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Adjusted to include acquisition related expenses.

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Business combination pro forma amortization of intangibles.

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Goodwill related to a previous acquisition that is tax deductible.

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Nonrecurring expense related to the fair value adjustment to acquisition-date inventory excluded from pro forma results.

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Nonrecurring expense related to the fair value adjustment to acquisition-date inventory included in pro forma results.

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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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This element represents the acquisition-date fair value of any tangible or intangible assets, including a business or subsidiary of the acquirer, but excluding cash, transferred by the entity to the former owners of the acquire.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The useful life of all finite-lived intangible assets. This may be stated as a fixed number (for example, 10 years) if all assets have the same useful life, or it can be stated in a range (for example, six to eight years) if there is a range of useful lives in the asset group.

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Acquisition (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Value Plastics Inc [Member]	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Customer relationships [Member] Year	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Customer relationships [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Trade names [Member] Year	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Trade names [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Technology and know-how [member] Year	Aug. 26, 2011 Value Plastics Inc [Member] Technology and know-how [member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Micromedics Inc [Member]	Nov. 02, 2010 Micromedics Inc [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Micromedics Inc [Member] Customer relationships [Member] Year	Nov. 02, 2010 Micromedics Inc [Member] Customer relationships [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Constructiewerkhuizen G Verbruggen NV [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Constructiewerkhuizen G Verbruggen NV [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Constructiewerkhuizen G Verbruggen NV [Member] Customer relationships [Member] Year	Jun. 30, 2011 Constructiewerkhuizen G Verbruggen NV [Member] Customer relationships [Member]	Jan. 31, 2010 GLT Gesellschaft Fur Lottechnik [Member]	Jan. 05, 2010 GLT Gesellschaft Fur Lottechnik [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 GLT Gesellschaft Fur Lottechnik [Member] Customer relationships [Member] Year	Jan. 05, 2010 GLT Gesellschaft Fur Lottechnik [Member] Customer relationships [Member]
Acquisitions (Textuals) [Abstract]
Acquired percent of the outstanding shares					100.00%								100.00%				100.00%				100.00%
Fair value of the consideration transferred													$ 21,296				$ 13,305				$ 22,021
Fair value of the consideration transferred, net of cash acquired																					18,576
Goodwill												13,312				8,461				6,034
Fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, goodwill			15,600
Fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, intangible assets							40,400		15,400		18,500		7,500		4,550		4,017		2,900		7,270		5,661
Customer relationships amortization period						25		20		15				10				11				10
Intangible assets, amortization expense			3,829	3,829
Acquisition related expenses excluded from results	375
Adjusted to include acquisition related expenses		375
Nonrecurring expense related to the fair value adjustment to acquisition-date inventory excluded from pro forma results	2,401
Nonrecurring expense related to the fair value adjustment to acquisition-date inventory included in pro forma results		$ 4,575