Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income was primarily related to employee retirement plans. The tables below provide, for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (amounts in thousands):


	2020		2019		2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	(5,831)	$	694	$	(1,910)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(3,329)		(9,094)		3,115
Gross amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	1,491		304		953
Income tax benefit (expense)	471		2,265		(1,142)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(1,367)		(6,525)		2,926
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	—		—		(322)
Balance, end of period	$	(7,198)	$	(5,831)	$	694

Reclassifications for the amortization of the employee retirement plans are included in “Other income – net” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.