Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]  
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
The tables below provide, for the periods indicated, the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (amounts in thousands):
 
 
 
Three months ended January 31, 2014
 
 
Employee retirement plans
 
Available-for-sale securities
 
Derivative instruments
 
Total
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
(2,112
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(270
)
 
$
(2,387
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
 
(77
)
 
(29
)
 
393

 
287

Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
164

 
(21
)
 

 
143

Income tax (expense) benefit
 
(34
)
 
19

 
(152
)
 
(167
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
53

 
(31
)
 
241

 
263

Balance, end of period
 
$
(2,059
)
 
$
(36
)
 
$
(29
)
 
$
(2,124
)

 
 
Three months ended January 31, 2013
 
 
Employee retirement plans
 
Available-for-sale securities
 
Derivative instruments
 
Total
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
(4,446
)
 
$
180

 
$
(553
)
 
$
(4,819
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
 
(519
)
 
138

 
151

 
(230
)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
247

 

 

 
247

Income tax (expense) benefit
 
99

 
(42
)
 
(58
)
 
(1
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
(173
)
 
96

 
93

 
16

Balance, end of period
 
$
(4,619
)
 
$
276

 
$
(460
)
 
$
(4,803
)

Reclassifications for the amortization of the employee retirement plans are included in "Selling, general and administrative" expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 9 for additional information.
Reclassifications for the realized loss on available-for-sale securities are included in "Other income - net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.