Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

The tables below provide, for the periods indicated, the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended January 31, 2014
	Employee retirement plans			Available-for-sale securities			Derivative instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,112	)	$	(5	)	$	(270	)	$	(2,387	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(77		)	(29		)	393			287
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	164			(21		)				143
Income tax (expense) benefit	(34		)	19			(152		)	(167		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	53			(31		)	241			263
Balance, end of period	$	(2,059	)	$	(36	)	$	(29	)	$	(2,124	)

	Three months ended January 31, 2013
	Employee retirement plans			Available-for-sale securities			Derivative instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,446	)	$	180		$	(553	)	$	(4,819	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(519		)	138			151			(230		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	247									247
Income tax (expense) benefit	99			(42		)	(58		)	(1		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(173		)	96			93			16
Balance, end of period	$	(4,619	)	$	276		$	(460	)	$	(4,803	)

Reclassifications for the amortization of the employee retirement plans are included in "Selling, general and administrative" expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 9 for additional information.

Reclassifications for the realized loss on available-for-sale securities are included in "Other income - net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.