Note 3 - Intangible Assets And Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)		July 31, 2013			October 31, 2012
			(In thousands)
Amortizable intangible assets:
Patents, games and products		10	$	67,925		$	67,174
Less: accumulated amortization				(55,951	)		(53,182	)
				11,974			13,992
Customer relationships		10		24,967			26,623
Less: accumulated amortization				(16,017	)		(15,197	)
				8,950			11,426
Licenses and other		6		23,665			22,935
Less: accumulated amortization				(11,665	)		(10,024	)
				12,000			12,911
Total			$	32,924		$	38,329

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Activity by Segment	Utility			Proprietary Table Games		Electronic Table Systems			Electronic Gaming Machines			Total
	(In thousands)
Goodwill	$	48,818		$	10,253	$	35,328		$	13,130		$	107,529
Accumulated impairments		-			-		(22,137	)		-		$	(22,137	)
Balance as of October 31, 2011	$	48,818		$	10,253	$	13,191		$	13,130		$	85,392
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(3,468	)		-		(466	)		(463	)	$	(4,397	)
Acquisition		-			3,000		-			-			3,000
Other		-			955		-			-			955
Balance as of October 31, 2012	$	45,350		$	14,208	$	12,725		$	12,667		$	84,950
Foreign currency translation adjustment		85			-		(1,402	)		(1,397	)	$	(2,714	)
Acquisition		-			-		-			2,650			2,650
Other		-			549		-			-			549
Balance as of July 31, 2013	$	45,435		$	14,757	$	11,323		$	13,920		$	85,435