Employee Share Based Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

The compensation expense related to the incentive compensation plans for the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and the amounts recorded as liabilities in "Other noncurrent liabilities" in "Noncurrent Liabilities" with the current portion recorded in "Other current liabilities" in "Current Liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2014 and 2013 are presented below.

In thousands	2014		2013		2012
Compensation expense	$	8,496	$	4,526	$	5,730
Tax benefit	2,476		1,538		2,080
Liability	15,130		11,098

Expected Payout For Approved Incentive Compensation Plans [Table Text Block]

Based on current accrual assumptions as of October 31, 2014, the expected payout for the approved incentive compensation awards at target will occur in the following fiscal years.

In thousands	2015		2016		2017
Amount of payout	$	7,204	$	4,980	$	2,946