Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

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

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

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

	Three months ended January 31, 2016
	Employee retirement plans			Derivative instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,478	)	$	(31	)	$	(2,509	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(757		)	43			(714		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	230						230
Income tax benefit (expense)	239			(16		)	223
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(288		)	27			(261		)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,766	)	$	(4	)	$	(2,770	)

	Three months ended January 31, 2015
	Employee retirement plans			Available-for-sale securities			Derivative instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,789	)	$	(2	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,838	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(501		)	3			(11		)	(509		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	216									216
Income tax benefit (expense)	107			(1		)	4			110
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(178		)	2			(7		)	(183		)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,967	)	$	—		$	(54	)	$	(3,021	)

Reclassifications for the amortization of the employee retirement plans are included in “Selling, general and administrative”

expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.