Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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):

	Nine months ended July 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	(247		)	(15		)	324			62
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	495			(6		)				489
Income tax (expense) benefit	(95		)	7			(126		)	(214		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	153			(14		)	198			337
Balance, end of period	$	(1,959	)	$	(19	)	$	(72	)	$	(2,050	)

	Nine months ended July 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	(826		)	(191		)	556			(461		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	741			15						756
Income tax benefit (expense)	30			69			(205		)	(106		)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(55		)	(107		)	351			189
Balance, end of period	$	(4,501	)	$	73		$	(202	)	$	(4,630	)

	Three months ended July 31, 2014
	Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(170		)	14			(41		)	(197		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	167									167
Income tax (expense) benefit				(6		)	16			10
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(3		)	8			(25		)	(20		)
Balance, end of period	$	(1,959	)	$	(19	)	$	(72	)	$	(2,050	)

	Three months ended July 31, 2013
	Employee Retirement Plans			Available-for-Sale Securities			Derivative Instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(4,464	)	$	143		$	(540	)	$	(4,861	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(307		)	(262		)	532			(37		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	247			152						399
Income tax benefit (expense)	23			40			(194		)	(131		)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(37		)	(70		)	338			231
Balance, end of period	$	(4,501	)	$	73		$	(202	)	$	(4,630	)

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 10, “Employee Retirement Plans” for additional information.

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