Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Components of the net periodic benefit cost for our defined benefit pension plans and our other postretirement employee benefits (OPEB) plan for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below.

	Qualified Pension						Nonqualified Pension				Other Benefits
In thousands	2015			2014			2015		2014		2015			2014
Service cost	$	2,452		$	2,600		$	—	$	—	$	295		$	277
Interest cost	3,063			2,950			52		45		369			362
Expected return on plan assets	(5,860		)	(5,475		)	—		—		(459		)	(457		)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(548		)	(550		)	58		20		—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	2,407			2,025			21		12		7			—
Total	$	1,514		$	1,550		$	131	$	77	$	212		$	182

Components of the net periodic benefit cost for our defined benefit pension plans and our OPEB plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below.

	Qualified Pension						Nonqualified Pension				Other Benefits
In thousands	2015			2014			2015		2014		2015			2014
Service cost	$	8,552		$	8,100		$	—	$	—	$	886		$	831
Interest cost	9,013			8,850			157		135		1,107			1,086
Expected return on plan assets	(17,710		)	(16,875		)	—		—		(1,378		)	(1,372		)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(1,648		)	(1,650		)	173		61		—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss	6,507			5,775			64		35		22			—
Total	$	4,714		$	4,200		$	394	$	231	$	637		$	545

Anticipated Employer Contribution To Benefit Plans

We anticipate that we will contribute the following additional amounts to our plans in 2015.

In thousands
Nonqualified pension plans	$	146
OPEB plan	1,500