Employee Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Employee Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans (Tables) [Abstract]

Information related to the Company's plan

	2011			2010			2009
Plan costs:
Service cost	$	305		$	270		$	132
Interest cost		1,290			1,396			1,366
Amortization of prior service cost		694			1,248			1,076
Acceleration of benefits					72
Amortization of unrecognized gains								(1,272	)
	$	2,289		$	2,986		$	1,302
Projected benefit obligation:
Beginning of year	$	26,037		$	25,161		$	19,005
Plan amendments adopted during year					202
Service cost		305			270			132
Interest cost		1,290			1,396			1,366
Benefit payments		(504	)		(125	)		(125	)
Change in unrecognized gain/loss		2,638			(867	)		4,783
Projected benefit obligation, end of year	$	29,766		$	26,037		$	25,161
Unamortized prior service cost:
Beginning of year	$	4,027		$	5,145		$	6,221
Plan amendments adopted during year					130
Amortization of prior service cost		(694	)		(1,248	)		(1,076	)
Unamortized prior service cost, end of year	$	3,333		$	4,027		$	5,145
Accumulated unrecognized (loss) gain, October 31	$	(1,064	)	$	1,574		$	707
Accumulated benefit obligation, October 31	$	29,766		$	26,037		$	25,161
Accrued benefit obligation, October 31	$	29,766		$	26,037		$	25,161

Amounts of benefits the Company required to pay in for the next five fiscal years

Year ending October 31,	Amount
2012	$	641
2013	$	1,551
2014	$	1,638
2015	$	1,645
2016	$	1,761
November 1, 2016 - October 31, 2021	$	11,522