Comprehensive Income (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Components of comprehensive income

The following table presents the components of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,
    Six Months Ended
April 30,
 

(in thousands)

   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net income

   $ 11,712      $ 14,192      $ 22,342      $ 22,581   

Other comprehensive income:

        

Unrealized (losses) gains on auction rate securities

     (153 )      (406 )      2,324        332   

Reclass adjustment for credit losses recognized in earnings

     313        —          313        —     

Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap agreement

     39        (28 )      11        596   

Foreign currency translation

     171        438        69        586   

Actuarial gains—adjustments to pension and other post-retirement plans

     24        16        49        33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax (expense) benefit related to other comprehensive income

     (92 )      170        (1,105 )      (391 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 12,014      $ 14,382      $ 24,003      $ 23,737