Note 6 - Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(In thousands, except per share amount)
Outstanding at November 1, 2012		3,010		$	14.68
Granted		522			13.13
Exercised		(87	)		6.13
Forfeited		(5	)		15.09
Expired		(329	)		26.21
Outstanding at January 31, 2013		3,111		$	13.44		6.3	$	11,922
Fully vested and expected to vest at Janaury 31, 2013		3,051		$	13.46		6.2	$	11,794
Exercisable at January 31, 2013		1,935		$	14.45		4.6	$	8,385

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

	Shares			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Remaining Vesting Period		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(In thousands, except per share amount)
Nonvested at November 1, 2012		652		$	11.79
Granted		304			13.13
Vested		(176	)		11.20
Forfeited		-			-
Nonvested at January 31, 2013		780		$	12.45		1.9	$	11,545
Expected to vest		742		$	12.44		1.8	$	10,977

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Compensation costs:
Stock options	$	564		$	491
Restricted stock		845			441
Total compensation cost	$	1,409		$	932
Related tax benefit	$	(494	)	$	(324	)

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended January 31, 2013
Option valuation assumptions:
Expected dividend yield	None
Expected volatility		63.1	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.6	%
Expected term (in years)	4.4