CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 3,961us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 3,536us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 7,727us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 5,905us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities, net of acquisition:
Provision for doubtful accounts	32us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	31us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	(20)us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	(51)us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
Deferred income taxes	(511)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(17)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(840)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(14)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Equity in income of affiliates	(47)	(81)	(90)	(165)
Depreciation and amortization	721us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	816us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	1,447us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	1,551us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Foreign currency (gain) loss	494	(802)	3,306	(800)
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives	3,193us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	391us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	568us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	528us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
Stock-based compensation	312us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	146us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	569us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	392us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Change in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable	1,814us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	(2,652)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	7,509us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	(1,156)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
(Increase) decrease in inventories	542us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	(689)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	182us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	(23)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses	585	(332)	(346)	(1,324)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable	(3,932)	(2,527)	(3,696)	1,668
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses	(960)	1,113	(2,986)	(556)
Net change in derivative assets and liabilities	(28)	221	72	108
Other	(178)	131	1,081	(2)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	5,998	(715)	14,483	6,061
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(733)	(615)	(1,054)	(951)
Software development costs	(358)us-gaap_PaymentsToDevelopSoftware	(240)us-gaap_PaymentsToDevelopSoftware	(561)us-gaap_PaymentsToDevelopSoftware	(423)us-gaap_PaymentsToDevelopSoftware
Other investments	(12)	(9)	(167)	(215)
Proceeds from sale of equipment			51	126
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(1,103)	(864)	(1,731)	(1,463)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options	66	299	257	300
Dividends paid	(525)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	(456)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	(982)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	(780)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Repayment of short- term debt		(3)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt		(386)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(459)	(160)	(725)	(866)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	429	420	(1,153)	138
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,865	(1,319)	10,874	3,870
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	59,855	47,993	53,846	42,804
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 64,720	$ 46,674	$ 64,720	$ 46,674

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.