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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Components of the net periodic benefit cost for our defined benefit pension plans and our other postretirement employee benefits (OPEB) plan for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015 are presented below.
 
Qualified Pension
 
Nonqualified
Pension
 
Other Benefits
In thousands
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Service cost
$
2,750

 
$
3,050

 
$

 
$

 
$
294

 
$
295

Interest cost
2,400

 
2,975

 
40

 
52

 
321

 
369

Expected return on plan assets
(6,000
)
 
(5,925
)
 

 

 
(442
)
 
(459
)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost
(550
)
 
(550
)
 
52

 
58

 
(83
)
 

Amortization of actuarial loss
2,100

 
2,050

 
20

 
21

 
115

 
7

Total
$
700

 
$
1,600

 
$
112

 
$
131

 
$
205

 
$
212

Anticipated Employer Contribution To Benefit Plans
We anticipate that we will contribute the following additional amounts to our plans in 2016.
In thousands
 
Nonqualified pension plans
$
389

OPEB plan
1,300