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Employee Retirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2011

Employee Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

Employee Retirement Benefits

The components of net periodic benefit cost for postretirement benefits are as follows:



	Three Months Ended
	April 30, 2011		April 30, 2010
Service cost	$	30	$	15
Interest cost	84		81
Amortization of actuarial losses	32		42
Net periodic benefit cost	$	146	$	138

- Definition

The entire disclosure for postemployment benefits, which may include supplemental unemployment benefits, obligations recognized for all types of benefits provided to former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries, and covered dependents after employment but before retirement. Disclosure may also include discussion that an obligation for postemployment benefits is not accrued in accordance with regulation only because the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

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