Note 2 - Selected Balance Sheet Data (Detail) - Other Current Assets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$ 4,230	$ 3,772
Other receivables	1,595	1,707
Other	1,402	1,422
Total	$ 7,227	$ 6,901

The total of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, and the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, as of the balance sheet date, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet. Current assets are expected to be realized or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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Sum of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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