Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

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

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income and Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

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

	Six months ended April 30, 2015
	Employee retirement plans			Available-for-sale securities			Derivative instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,789	)	$	(2	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,838	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(754		)	3			(22		)	(773		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	432									432
Income tax benefit (expense)	121			(1		)	8			128
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(201		)	2			(14		)	(213		)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,990	)	$	—		$	(61	)	$	(3,051	)

	Six months ended April 30, 2014
	Employee retirement plans			Available-for-sale securities			Derivative instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,112	)	$	(5	)	$	(270	)	$	(2,387	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(77		)	(29		)	365			259
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	328			(6		)				322
Income tax (expense) benefit	(95		)	13			(142		)	(224		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	156			(22		)	223			357
Balance, end of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)

	Three months ended April 30, 2015
	Employee retirement plans			Available-for-sale securities		Derivative instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,967	)	$	—	$	(54	)	$	(3,021	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(253		)			(11		)	(264		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	216								216
Income tax benefit	14					4			18
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(23		)	—		(7		)	(30		)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,990	)	$	—	$	(61	)	$	(3,051	)

	Three months ended April 30, 2014
	Employee retirement plans			Available-for-sale securities			Derivative instruments			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	(2,059	)	$	(36	)	$	(29	)	$	(2,124	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications							(28		)	(28		)
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	164			15						179
Income tax (expense) benefit	(61		)	(6		)	10			(57		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	103			9			(18		)	94
Balance, end of period	$	(1,956	)	$	(27	)	$	(47	)	$	(2,030	)

Reclassifications for the amortization of the employee retirement plans are included in “Selling, general and administrative” expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Reclassifications for the realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in “Other income - net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.