LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt

A summary of long-term debt is as follows:

October 31	2017			2016
Term loan, due October 25, 2019	$	100,750		$	110,500
7.800% Debentures, due June 15, 2027	100,000			100,000
6.625% Senior Notes, due May 1, 2037	123,792			123,730
4% Unsecured Note, due November 14, 2017	10,008			19,677
Less: unamortized discounts, debt issuance costs and deferred charges	(2,663		)	(2,946		)
Total long-term debt	331,887			350,961
Less: current portion of long-term debt	26,258			22,484
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	305,629		$	328,477