Employee Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Projected benefit obligation [Roll Forward]
Plan amendments adopted during year	$ 511	$ 826	$ 575
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Period Increase (Decrease)	1,183	(3,636)	3,108
Unamortized Prior Service Cost [Roll Forward]
Plan amendments adopted during year	511	826	575
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]
Plan costs
Service cost	470	471	389
Interest cost	1,277	1,044	1,212
Amortization of prior service obligation	662	843	737
Amortization of unrecognized losses	8	144	66
Total costs	2,417	2,502	2,404
Projected benefit obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected Benefit Obligation, beginning of year	32,136	34,319	29,766
Plan amendments adopted during year	511	826	575
Service cost	470	471	389
Interest cost	1,277	1,044	1,212
Benefits paid	(971)	(888)	(731)
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Period Increase (Decrease)	1,183	(3,636)	3,108
Projected Benefit Obligation, end of year	34,606	32,136	34,319
Unamortized Prior Service Cost [Roll Forward]
Unamorized Prior Service Cost, beginning of year	3,154	3,171	3,333
Plan amendments adopted during year	511	826	575
Amortization of prior service cost	(662)	(843)	(737)
Unamorized Prior Service Cost, end of year	3,003	3,154	3,171
Accumulated unrecognized loss	1,703	527	4,307
Accumulated Benefit Obligation	34,606	32,136	34,319
Accrued Benefit Obligation	34,606	32,136	34,319
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year	995
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Two	1,778
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Three	2,028
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Four	2,124
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Five	2,449
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Five Fiscal Years Thereafter	$ 13,655

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For defined benefit pension plans, the actuarial present value of benefits (whether vested or nonvested) attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered before a specified date and based on employee service and compensation (if applicable) before that date. The accumulated benefit obligation differs from the projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumption about future compensation levels. For plans with flat-benefit or nonpay-related pension benefit formulas, the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation are the same.