Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The tables below provide, for the periods indicated, the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30, 2014
	Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,112	)	$	(5	)	$	(270	)	$	(2,387	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(77		)	(29		)	365			259
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	328			(6		)				322
Income tax (expense) benefit	(95		)	13			(142		)	(224		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	156			(22		)	223			357
Balance, end of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)

	Three months ended April 30, 2014
	Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,059	)	$	(36	)	$	(29	)	$	(2,124	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications							(28		)	(28		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	164			15						179
Income tax (expense) benefit	(61		)	(6		)	10			(57		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	103			9			(18		)	94
Balance, end of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)

	Six months ended April 30, 2013
	Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,446	)	$	180		$	(553	)	$	(4,819	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(519		)	71			24			(424		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	494			(137		)	—			357
Income tax benefit (expense)	7			29			(11		)	25
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(18		)	(37		)	13			(42		)
Balance, end of period	$	(4,464	)	$	143		$	(540	)	$	(4,861	)

	Three months ended April 30, 2013
	Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,619	)	$	276		$	(460	)	$	(4,803	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	—			(67		)	(127		)	(194		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	247			(137		)	—			110
Income tax (expense) benefit	(92		)	71			47			26
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	155			(133		)	(80		)	(58		)
Balance, end of period	$	(4,464	)	$	143		$	(540	)	$	(4,861	)

Reclassifications for the amortization of the employee retirement plans are included in “Selling, general and administrative” expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 10, “Employee Retirement Plans” for additional information.

Reclassifications for the realized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities are included in “Other income - net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.