Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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 SRPs (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Service cost	$	235	$	236	$	117	$	117
Interest cost	636		521		318		261
Amortization of prior service cost	322		422		161		211
Amortization of unrecognized losses	6		72		3		36
Total costs	$	1,199	$	1,251	$	599	$	625
Benefits paid	$	444	$	444	$	211	$	211