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Insurance (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Standby Letters of Credit, Surety Bonds and Restricted Insurance Deposits Outstanding to Collateralize Self-Insurance Obligations

We had the following standby letters of credit, surety bonds, and restricted insurance deposits outstanding at October 31, 2013 and 2012, to collateralize our self-insurance obligations:

 

     October 31,  
(in thousands)    2013      2012  

Standby letters of credit

   $ 97,650         $ 104,968     

Surety bonds

     40,538           34,933     

Restricted insurance deposits

     28,466           31,720     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 166,654         $ 171,621