Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Costs and payments related to supplemental retirement plans

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,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Service cost	$	354	$	291	$	118	$	97
Interest cost	782		909		261		303
Amortization of prior service obligation	633		553		211		184
Amortization of unrecognized losses	108		50		36		17
Total costs	$	1,877	$	1,803	$	626	$	601
Benefits paid	$	677	$	535	$	233	$	310