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Retirement, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost [Member]  
Reconciliation of the Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Accrued Benefit Cost and the Amount Recognized in Financial Statements for Pension Plans

A reconciliation of the benefit obligations, plan assets, accrued benefit cost and the amount recognized in financial statements for pension plans is as follows:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

345,479

 

 

$

299,716

 

 

$

96,831

 

 

$

85,543

 

Service cost

 

 

10,851

 

 

 

8,071

 

 

 

2,816

 

 

 

2,597

 

Interest cost

 

 

15,037

 

 

 

13,921

 

 

 

2,561

 

 

 

3,185

 

Participant contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

137

 

Plan amendments

 

 

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

 

 

 

(419

)

Settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,260

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange rate change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,906

)

 

 

(5,343

)

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

1,371

 

 

 

34,610

 

 

 

2,751

 

 

 

13,293

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(11,699

)

 

 

(11,025

)

 

 

(3,780

)

 

 

(2,162

)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

361,039

 

 

$

345,479

 

 

$

90,615

 

 

$

96,831

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning fair value of plan assets

 

$

277,912

 

 

$

243,506

 

 

$

39,618

 

 

$

37,078

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

5,868

 

 

 

25,535

 

 

 

1,960

 

 

 

1,627

 

Company contributions

 

 

23,239

 

 

 

19,896

 

 

 

4,888

 

 

 

4,009

 

Participant contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

137

 

Settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,277

)

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange rate change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,063

)

 

 

(1,071

)

Benefits paid

 

 

(11,699

)

 

 

(11,025

)

 

 

(3,780

)

 

 

(2,162

)

Ending fair value of plan assets

 

$

295,320

 

 

$

277,912

 

 

$

37,473

 

 

$

39,618

 

Funded status at end of year

 

$

(65,719

)

 

$

(67,567

)

 

$

(53,142

)

 

$

(57,213

)

Amounts recognized in financial statements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent asset

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

17

 

Accrued benefit liability

 

 

(784

)

 

 

(709

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(6

)

Long-term pension and retirement obligations

 

 

(64,935

)

 

 

(66,858

)

 

 

(53,135

)

 

 

(57,224

)

Total amount recognized in financial statements

 

$

(65,719

)

 

$

(67,567

)

 

$

(53,142

)

 

$

(57,213

)

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive

   (gain) loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial loss

 

$

114,898

 

 

$

111,337

 

 

$

30,544

 

 

$

34,683

 

Prior service cost (credit)

 

 

(235

)

 

 

(47

)

 

 

(818

)

 

 

(995

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

$

114,663

 

 

$

111,290

 

 

$

29,726

 

 

$

33,688

 

Amounts expected to be recognized during next fiscal year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net actuarial loss

 

$

7,691

 

 

$

8,694

 

 

$

1,902

 

 

$

2,459

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

77

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

(89

)

 

 

(97

)

Total

 

$

7,768

 

 

$

8,815

 

 

$

1,813

 

 

$

2,362

 

 

Summary of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Gain) Loss

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (gain) loss:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

111,290

 

 

$

93,541

 

 

$

33,688

 

 

$

23,594

 

Net (gain) loss arising during the year

 

 

13,820

 

 

 

26,372

 

 

 

2,380

 

 

 

13,438

 

Prior service cost (credit) arising during the year

 

 

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

 

 

 

(419

)

Net gain (loss) recognized during the year

 

 

(9,742

)

 

 

(7,940

)

 

 

(2,268

)

 

 

(1,233

)

Prior service (cost) credit recognized during the year

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(237

)

 

 

90

 

 

 

101

 

Settlement loss

 

 

(516

)

 

 

(632

)

 

 

(1,319

)

 

 

 

Curtailment loss

 

 

(68

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange rate effect during the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,845

)

 

 

(1,793

)

Balance at end of year

 

$

114,663

 

 

$

111,290

 

 

$

29,726

 

 

$

33,688

 

 

Accumulated Benefit Obligation

Information regarding the accumulated benefit obligation is as follows:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

For all plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

$

354,567

 

 

$

336,464

 

 

$

69,489

 

 

$

75,305

 

For plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation

 

 

361,040

 

 

 

345,479

 

 

 

82,521

 

 

 

87,128

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

 

354,567

 

 

 

336,464

 

 

 

69,444

 

 

 

73,135

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

 

295,320

 

 

 

277,912

 

 

 

37,424

 

 

 

37,415

 

 

Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Net pension benefit costs include the following components:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Service cost

 

$

10,851

 

 

$

8,071

 

 

$

8,896

 

 

$

2,816

 

 

$

2,597

 

 

$

2,098

 

Interest cost

 

 

15,037

 

 

 

13,921

 

 

 

12,314

 

 

 

2,561

 

 

 

3,185

 

 

 

2,872

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(18,316

)

 

 

(17,297

)

 

 

(15,241

)

 

 

(1,589

)

 

 

(1,772

)

 

 

(1,512

)

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

121

 

 

 

237

 

 

 

157

 

 

 

(90

)

 

 

(101

)

 

 

(81

)

Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

9,742

 

 

 

7,940

 

 

 

13,995

 

 

 

2,285

 

 

 

1,233

 

 

 

1,406

 

Settlement loss

 

 

516

 

 

 

632

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curtailment loss

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total benefit cost

 

$

18,019

 

 

$

13,504

 

 

$

20,121

 

 

$

7,302

 

 

$

5,142

 

 

$

4,783

 

 

Weighted Average Assumptions Representing the Rates Used to Develop the Actuarial Present Value of Projected Benefit Obligation and the Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The weighted average assumptions used in the valuation of pension benefits were as follows:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at

   October 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.39

%

 

 

4.29

%

 

 

4.75

%

 

 

2.81

%

 

 

2.94

%

 

 

3.72

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

3.50

 

 

 

3.49

 

 

 

3.30

 

 

 

3.22

 

 

 

3.19

 

 

 

3.18

 

Assumptions used to determine net benefit costs for

   the years ended October 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.29

 

 

 

4.75

 

 

 

3.85

 

 

 

2.94

 

 

 

3.72

 

 

 

3.52

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

6.76

 

 

 

7.24

 

 

 

7.24

 

 

 

4.39

 

 

 

4.60

 

 

 

4.43

 

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

3.49

 

 

 

3.30

 

 

 

3.30

 

 

 

3.19

 

 

 

3.18

 

 

 

3.13

 

 

The Effect of a One Percent Change in the Discount Rate, Expected Return on Assets and Compensation Increase

The effect of a one percent change in the discount rate, expected return on assets and compensation increase is shown in the table below. Bracketed numbers represent decreases in expense and obligation amounts.

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

1% Point

Increase

 

 

1% Point

Decrease

 

 

1% Point

Increase

 

 

1% Point

Decrease

 

Discount rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect on total service and interest cost

   components in 2015

 

$

(5,156

)

 

$

6,335

 

 

$

(1,605

)

 

$

2,206

 

Effect on pension obligation as of October 31,

   2015

 

$

(45,247

)

 

$

56,766

 

 

$

(15,901

)

 

$

19,273

 

Expected return on assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect on total service and interest cost

   components in 2015

 

$

(2,582

)

 

$

2,582

 

 

$

(362

)

 

$

362

 

Compensation increase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect on total service and interest cost

   components in 2015

 

$

3,891

 

 

$

(2,228

)

 

$

1,274

 

 

$

(1,041

)

Effect on pension obligation as of October 31,

   2015

 

$

19,507

 

 

$

(11,101

)

 

$

7,652

 

 

$

(6,922

)

 

Allocation of Pension Plan Assets

The allocation of pension plan assets as of October 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

Asset Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities

 

 

19

 

%

 

23

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

Debt securities

 

 

29

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

58

 

 

Pooled investment funds

 

 

51

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

42

 

 

Other

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

100

 

%

 

100

 

%

 

100

 

%

 

100

 

%

 

Fair Values of Pension Plan Assets

The fair values of our pension plan assets at October 31, 2015 by asset category are in the table below:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Cash

 

$

1,781

 

 

$

1,781

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Money market funds

 

 

4,286

 

 

 

4,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic materials

 

 

2,705

 

 

 

2,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer goods

 

 

4,173

 

 

 

4,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial

 

 

6,989

 

 

 

6,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare

 

 

3,436

 

 

 

3,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial goods

 

 

3,105

 

 

 

3,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

 

4,080

 

 

 

4,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

 

822

 

 

 

822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

 

28,112

 

 

 

28,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.  Government

 

 

29,219

 

 

 

7,276

 

 

 

21,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

54,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

1,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other types of investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,432

 

Real estate collective funds

 

 

18,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pooled investment funds

 

 

131,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

131,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,033

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

668

 

 

 

668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

295,320

 

 

$

67,433

 

 

$

209,060

 

 

$

18,827

 

 

$

37,473

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

17,033

 

 

$

20,432

 

 

The fair values of our pension plan assets at October 31, 2014 by asset category are in the table below:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Cash

 

$

1,617

 

 

$

1,617

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Money market funds

 

 

2,820

 

 

 

2,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic materials

 

 

3,224

 

 

 

3,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer goods

 

 

5,114

 

 

 

5,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial

 

 

8,036

 

 

 

8,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare

 

 

4,372

 

 

 

4,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial goods

 

 

3,527

 

 

 

3,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

 

4,226

 

 

 

4,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

 

1,084

 

 

 

1,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

 

31,255

 

 

 

31,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.  Government

 

 

26,447

 

 

 

7,877

 

 

 

18,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

50,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

2,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other types of investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,174

 

Real estate collective funds

 

 

16,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pooled investment funds

 

 

115,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

115,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,436

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

612

 

 

 

612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

277,912

 

 

$

73,764

 

 

$

187,653

 

 

$

16,495

 

 

$

39,618

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

16,436

 

 

$

23,174

 

 

Change in Level 3 Fair Value of Plan Assets

The following tables present an analysis of changes during the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014 in Level 3 plan assets, by plan asset class, for U.S. and International pension plans using significant unobservable inputs to measure fair value:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

Real estate

collective funds

 

 

Insurance

contracts

 

 

Total

 

Beginning balance at October 31, 2014

 

$

16,495

 

 

$

23,174

 

 

$

39,669

 

Actual return on plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets held, end of year

 

 

2,469

 

 

 

724

 

 

 

3,193

 

Assets sold during the period

 

 

36

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

43

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

3,769

 

 

 

3,769

 

Sales

 

 

(173

)

 

 

(5,763

)

 

 

(5,936

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

(1,479

)

 

 

(1,479

)

Ending balance at October 31, 2015

 

$

18,827

 

 

$

20,432

 

 

$

39,259

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

Real estate

collective funds

 

 

Insurance

contracts

 

 

Total

 

Beginning balance at October 31, 2013

 

$

14,958

 

 

$

22,093

 

 

$

37,051

 

Actual return on plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets held, end of year

 

 

1,667

 

 

 

771

 

 

 

2,438

 

Assets sold during the period

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

2,816

 

 

 

2,816

 

Sales

 

 

(155

)

 

 

(1,529

)

 

 

(1,684

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

(977

)

 

 

(977

)

Ending balance at October 31, 2014

 

$

16,495

 

 

$

23,174

 

 

$

39,669

 

 

Retiree Pension Benefit Payments

Retiree pension benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are anticipated to be paid as follows:

 

Year

 

United States

 

 

International

 

2016

 

$

11,741

 

 

$

3,010

 

2017

 

 

12,862

 

 

 

2,689

 

2018

 

 

13,878

 

 

 

3,383

 

2019

 

 

15,095

 

 

 

5,140

 

2020

 

 

16,389

 

 

 

3,723

 

2021-2025

 

 

101,531

 

 

 

19,573

 

 

Components of Net Postretirement Benefit Cost [Member]  
Reconciliation of the Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Accrued Benefit Cost and the Amount Recognized in Financial Statements for Pension Plans

A reconciliation of the benefit obligations, accrued benefit cost and the amount recognized in financial statements for other postretirement plans is as follows:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

69,479

 

 

$

61,004

 

 

$

897

 

 

$

768

 

Service cost

 

 

979

 

 

 

1,037

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

28

 

Interest cost

 

 

2,946

 

 

 

3,062

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

38

 

Participant contributions

 

 

412

 

 

 

431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange rate change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(111

)

 

 

(63

)

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

(3,677

)

 

 

6,015

 

 

 

(321

)

 

 

130

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(1,824

)

 

 

(2,070

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(4

)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

68,315

 

 

$

69,479

 

 

$

524

 

 

$

897

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning fair value of plan assets

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Company contributions

 

 

1,412

 

 

 

1,639

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

Participant contributions

 

 

412

 

 

 

431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(1,824

)

 

 

(2,070

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(4

)

Ending fair value of plan assets

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Funded status at end of year

 

$

(68,315

)

 

$

(69,479

)

 

$

(524

)

 

$

(897

)

Amounts recognized in financial statements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued benefit liability

 

$

(2,142

)

 

$

(2,069

)

 

$

(7

)

 

$

(7

)

Long-term postretirement obligations

 

 

(66,173

)

 

 

(67,410

)

 

 

(517

)

 

 

(890

)

Total amount recognized in financial statements

 

$

(68,315

)

 

$

(69,479

)

 

$

(524

)

 

$

(897

)

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

Amounts recognized in accumulated other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

comprehensive (gain) loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial (gain) loss

 

$

17,652

 

 

$

22,434

 

 

$

(379

)

 

$

(86

)

Prior service credit

 

 

(573

)

 

 

(1,012

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (gain) loss

 

$

17,079

 

 

$

21,422

 

 

$

(379

)

 

$

(86

)

Amounts expected to be recognized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

during next fiscal year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss

 

$

847

 

 

$

1,187

 

 

$

(25

)

 

$

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

(267

)

 

 

(438

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

580

 

 

$

749

 

 

$

(25

)

 

$

 

 

Summary of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Gain) Loss

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (gain) loss:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

21,422

 

 

$

16,393

 

 

$

(86

)

 

$

(243

)

Net (gain) loss arising during the year

 

 

(3,677

)

 

 

6,015

 

 

 

(321

)

 

 

130

 

Net gain (loss) recognized during the year

 

 

(1,104

)

 

 

(1,435

)

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

Prior service credit recognized during the year

 

 

438

 

 

 

449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange rate effect during the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

14

 

Balance at end of year

 

$

17,079

 

 

$

21,422

 

 

$

(379

)

 

$

(86

)

 

Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Net postretirement benefit costs include the following components:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

Service cost

 

$

979

 

 

$

1,037

 

 

$

1,145

 

 

$

29

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

35

 

Interest cost

 

 

2,946

 

 

 

3,062

 

 

 

2,598

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

38

 

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

(438

)

 

 

(449

)

 

 

(473

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

1,104

 

 

 

1,435

 

 

 

2,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(4

)

Total benefit cost

 

$

4,591

 

 

$

5,085

 

 

$

5,382

 

 

$

64

 

 

$

53

 

 

$

69

 

 

Weighted Average Assumptions Representing the Rates Used to Develop the Actuarial Present Value of Projected Benefit Obligation and the Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The weighted average assumptions used in the valuation of postretirement benefits were as follows:

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at

   October 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.50

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

4.80

%

 

 

4.35

%

 

 

4.25

%

 

 

4.95

%

Health care cost trend rate

 

 

3.72

 

 

 

3.93

 

 

 

4.12

 

 

 

6.31

 

 

 

6.48

 

 

 

6.65

 

Rate to which health care cost trend rate is

   assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate)

 

 

3.27

 

 

 

3.41

 

 

 

3.47

 

 

 

3.50

 

 

 

3.50

 

 

 

3.50

 

Year the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2031

 

 

 

2031

 

 

 

2031

 

Assumption used to determine net benefit costs for

   the years ended October 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

4.80

%

 

 

3.85

%

 

 

4.25

%

 

 

4.95

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

Retiree Pension Benefit Payments

Retiree postretirement benefit payments are anticipated to be paid as follows:

 

Year

 

United States

 

 

International

 

2016

 

$

2,142

 

 

$

7

 

2017

 

 

2,304

 

 

 

8

 

2018

 

 

2,466

 

 

 

11

 

2019

 

 

2,583

 

 

 

12

 

2020

 

 

2,773

 

 

 

12

 

2021-2025

 

 

17,097

 

 

 

78

 

 

Defined Benefit Plan Effect of One Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates and Discount Rate

The discount rate and the health care cost trend rate assumptions have a significant effect on the amounts reported. For example, a one-percentage point change in the discount rate and the assumed health care cost trend rate would have the following effects. Bracketed numbers represent decreases in expense and obligation amounts.

 

 

 

United States

 

 

International

 

 

 

1% Point

Increase

 

 

1% Point

Decrease

 

 

1% Point

Increase

 

 

1% Point

Decrease

 

Discount rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect on total service and interest cost

   components in 2015

 

$

(777

)

 

$

946

 

 

$

(6

)

 

$

7

 

Effect on postretirement obligation as of

   October 31, 2015

 

$

(9,474

)

 

$

12,040

 

 

$

(96

)

 

$

126

 

Health care trend rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect on total service and interest cost

   components in 2015

 

$

663

 

 

$

(524

)

 

$

17

 

 

$

(13

)

Effect on postretirement obligation as of

   October 31, 2015

 

$

10,492

 

 

$

(8,419

)

 

$

120

 

 

$

(93

)