Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

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,
	2014		2013
Service cost	$	118	$	118
Interest cost	318		261
Amortization of prior service obligation	161		210
Amortization of unrecognized losses	3		36
Total costs	$	600	$	625
Benefits paid	$	233	$	233