Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates. To prepare financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management must make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates and may result in material effects on the Company’s operating results and financial position.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Fiscal Year End

Fiscal Year End. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to October 31 and consists of 52 weeks, with the exception that approximately every five years, the Company has a 53-week year. Fiscal 2016 and 2015 are both 52-week years. The third fiscal quarters of fiscal 2016 and 2015 ended on July 30, 2016 and August 1, 2015, respectively, and the prior fiscal year ended on October 31, 2015. For presentation purposes, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes refer to the closest calendar month end.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605).”  This ASU requires an entity to recognize revenue when goods are transferred or services are provided to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU also requires disclosures enabling users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Deferral of the Effective Date.” With the issuance of ASU 2015-14, the new revenue guidance ASU 2014-09 will be effective for fiscal 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period, using one of two prescribed retrospective methods. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, "Revenue from Contracts with Customer (Topic 606), Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing." This ASU finalizes the amendments to the guidance on the new revenue standard on the identification of performance obligations and accounting for licenses of intellectual property. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-2, "Leases (Topic 842)," which supersedes the lease requirements in "Leases (Topic 840)." This ASU requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease payment liability for most leases in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. This ASU also makes some changes to lessor accounting and aligns with the new revenue recognition guidance.  This ASU will be effective for fiscal 2020, including interim periods within that reporting period, and earlier adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-9, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." This ASU simplifies certain aspects of accounting for stock-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, provides an option to recognize gross stock-based compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur and modifies the treatment of statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as certain classifications in the statement of cash flows. This ASU will be effective for fiscal 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, and earlier adoption is permitted if all provisions are adopted in the same period. The Company will early adopt ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, and the Company does not currently expect adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.