Insurance (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Standby Letters of Credit, Surety Bonds and Restricted Insurance Deposits Outstanding to Collateralize Self-Insurance Obligations

We had the following standby letters of credit, surety bonds, and restricted insurance deposits outstanding at July 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, to collateralize our self-insurance obligations:

(in thousands)	July 31, 2013		October 31, 2012
Standby letters of credit	$	103,901	$	104,968
Surety bonds		39,344		34,933
Restricted insurance deposits		28,478		31,720
Total	$	171,723	$	171,621