Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost of Defined Benefit Plans and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s defined benefit plans and post-retirement benefit plans attributable to participants associated with continuing operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended July  31,						Nine Months Ended July  31,
(in thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Defined Benefit Plans
Service cost	$	12		$	12		$	36		$	35
Interest		124			142			372			427
Expected return on plan assets		(122	)		(93	)		(365	)		(280	)
Amortization of actuarial losses		24			29			73			86
Net expense	$	38		$	90		$	116		$	268
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Service cost	$	3		$	3		$	9		$	10
Interest		62			64			185			192
Net expense	$	65		$	67		$	194		$	202