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Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Retirement Plans
Retirement Plans
Pension Plan
The Company has a non-contributory, single employer defined benefit pension plan that covers substantially all non-union employees.

The net periodic pension cost for this plan includes the following components:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
January 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In thousands)
Net periodic benefit cost:
 
 
 
Service cost
$
907

 
$
980

Interest cost
194

 
204

Expected return on plan assets
(365
)
 
(277
)
Amortization of net loss
62

 
50

Net periodic benefit cost
$
798

 
$
957



The Company made no contributions to its defined benefit plan during the three months ended January 31, 2013. In February 2013, the Company contributed $3.3 million to the plan and does not currently expect to make additional contributions during the fiscal year.