RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY

Fair Value Measurements

In January 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that requires new disclosures about recurring and nonrecurring fair-value measurements including significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair-value measurements and a description of the reasons for the transfers. In addition, the standard requires new disclosures regarding activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, including information on purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair-value measurements. The Company adopted the guidance for Level 1 and Level 2 fair-value measurements for the second fiscal quarter beginning February 1, 2010. The Company adopted the guidance for Level 3 fair-value measurements for the second fiscal quarter beginning February 1, 2011, as required. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the disclosures for fair-value measurements.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other

In December 2010, the FASB amended the existing guidance to modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. Upon adoption of the amendments, an entity with reporting units that have carrying amounts that are zero or negative is required to assess whether it is more likely than not that the reporting units’ goodwill is impaired. If the entity determines that it is more likely than not that the goodwill of one or more of its reporting units is impaired, the entity should perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test for those reporting unit(s).

Broad Transactions – Business Combinations

In December 2010, the FASB amended the existing guidance to specify that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only.

The amendments in this guidance also expand the supplemental pro forma disclosures under the guidance to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. The amendments in this guidance are effective for the Company prospectively for business combinations for which an acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on November 1, 2011.