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Employee Retirement Plans
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2012
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee Retirement Plans
Employee Retirement Plans
The Company has two unfunded supplemental retirement plans (“SERPs”) for certain officers. The table below provides, for the periods indicated, costs recognized and payments made related to its SERPs (amounts in thousands):
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Service cost
$
291

 
$
229

 
$
97

 
$
76

Interest cost
909

 
968

 
303

 
323

Amortization of prior service obligation
553

 
520

 
184

 
173

Amortization of unrecognized losses
50

 

 
17

 

Total costs
$
1,803

 
$
1,717

 
$
601

 
$
572

Benefits paid
$
535

 
$
96

 
$
310

 
$
34