Employee Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Retirement Plans

Employee Retirement Plans

We have two unfunded supplemental retirement plans (“SRPs”). The table below provides, for the periods indicated, costs recognized and payments made related to our SRPs (amounts in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,				Three months ended July 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Service cost	$	358	$	354	$	123	$	118
Interest cost	955		782		319		261
Amortization of prior service cost	486		633		164		211
Amortization of unrecognized losses	9		108		3		36
Total costs	$	1,808	$	1,877	$	609	$	626
Benefits paid	$	677	$	677	$	233	$	233