Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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 April 30, 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			39		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			21		21		115			7
Total	$	700		$	1,600		$	112	$	131	$	205		$	212

Components of the net periodic benefit cost for our defined benefit pension plans and our OPEB plan for the six months ended April 30, 2016 and 2015 are presented below.

	Qualified Pension						Nonqualified Pension				Other Benefits
In thousands	2016			2015			2016		2015		2016			2015
Service cost	$	5,500		$	6,100		$	—	$	—	$	589		$	591
Interest cost	4,800			5,950			79		104		641			738
Expected return on plan assets	(12,000		)	(11,850		)	—		—		(884		)	(919		)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(1,100		)	(1,100		)	104		115		(166		)	—
Amortization of actuarial loss	4,200			4,100			40		43		230			15
Total	$	1,400		$	3,200		$	223	$	262	$	410		$	425

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	$	257
OPEB plan	1,300