Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

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):

	Three months ended January 31,
	2013		2012
Service cost	$	118	$	97
Interest cost	261		303
Amortization of prior service obligation	210		184
Amortization of unrecognized losses	36		17
Total costs	$	625	$	601
Benefits paid	$	233	$	115