STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Compensation Cost Related to Performance Share Agreements

The Company's compensation cost related to performance share agreements is summarized as follows (in thousands, except number of shares):

		Three months ended
Date of Performance Share Agreement	Number of shares issued (actual (a) or estimated (e))	January 31, 2017		January 31, 2016
November 1, 2013	146,169 (a)	$	—	$	767
November 1, 2014	102,387 (e)	634		—
November 1, 2015	113,084 (e)	3,291		—
November 1, 2016 (1)	— (e)	—		—
Total compensation cost		$	3,925	$	767

Note (1) - As of January 31, 2017, the Company could not determine that achievement of the applicable performance based criteria is probable for the agreements entered into on November 1, 2016 due to the uncertainties discussed above, and therefore recorded no compensation expense related to those agreements.