Short Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

A summary of the short-term debt activity for the twelve months ended October 31, 2013 is as follows.

	Short-Term Debt Activity

		Credit			Commercial			Total
In thousands		Facility			Paper			Borrowings

	Minimum amount outstanding ⁽¹⁾	$	-		$	220,000		$	220,000
	Maximum amount outstanding ⁽¹⁾	$	10,000		$	555,000		$	555,000
	Minimum interest rate ⁽²⁾		1.12	%		.23	%		.23	%
	Maximum interest rate		1.12	%		.45	%		1.12	%
	Weighted average interest rate		1.12	%		.32	%		.32	%

	⁽¹⁾ During December 2012, we were borrowing under both the credit facility and CP program for a portion of the month.
	⁽²⁾ This is the minimum rate when we were borrowing under the credit facility and/or CP program.