Supplemental Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Note 18. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following represents supplemental cash flow information:


	Year Ended October 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Cash interest paid	$	182	$	241	$	264
Income taxes paid	$	17		16		—
Noncash financing and investing activity:
Common stock issued for employee annual incentive bonus	$	707		673		1,076
Common stock issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan in settlement of prior year accrued employee contributions	$	58		109		—
Adjustment for modification of redeemable preferred stock of subsidiary	$	8,987		—		—

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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