Notes payable

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Notes payable [Abstract]

Notes payable

Note 7 — Notes payable

Bank lines of credit and notes payable are summarized as follows:

	2011			2010
Maximum borrowings under bank lines of credit:
Domestic banks	$	—		$	—
Foreign banks		43,305			39,710
Total	$	43,305		$	39,710
Outstanding notes payable:
Domestic bank debt	$	—		$	—
Foreign bank debt		33			2,160
Total	$	33		$	2,160
Weighted-average interest rate on notes payable		1.5	%		4.1	%
Unused bank lines of credit	$	43,272		$	37,550