Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Costs and payments related to supplemental retirement plans

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, costs recognized and payments made related to its SERPs (amounts in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended July 31,				Three Months Ended July 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	291	$	229	$	97	$	76
Interest cost	909		968		303		323
Amortization of prior service obligation	553		520		184		173
Amortization of unrecognized losses	50				17
Total costs	$	1,803	$	1,717	$	601	$	572
Benefits paid	$	535	$	96	$	310	$	34