Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

BENEFIT PLANS

The components of net periodic benefit cost of the defined benefit and postretirement benefit plans for the three months endedJanuary 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended January 31,
(in thousands)	2014			2013
Defined Benefit Plans
Interest	$	120		$	100
Expected return on assets	(118		)	(103		)
Amortization of actuarial loss	28			34
Net expense	$	30		$	31
Postretirement Benefit Plans
Interest	$	57		$	51
Service cost	3			3
Settlement loss recognized	—			27
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss	(2		)	1
Net expense	$	58		$	82