Marketable Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities Table

The composition of these securities as of January 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 is as follows.

	January 31, 2015				October 31, 2014
In thousands	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
Current trading securities:
Money markets	$	45	$	45	$	22	$	22
Mutual funds	91		153		106		192
Total current trading securities	136		198		128		214
Noncurrent trading securities:
Money markets	479		479		447		447
Mutual funds	3,599		4,064		2,598		3,280
Total noncurrent trading securities	4,078		4,543		3,045		3,727
Total trading securities	$	4,214	$	4,741	$	3,173	$	3,941