STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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				Six months ended
Date of Performance Share Agreement	Number of shares issued (actual (a) or estimated (e))	April 30, 2017		April 30, 2016		April 30, 2017		April 30, 2016
November 1, 2013	146,169 (a)	$	—	$	799	$	—	$	1,566
November 1, 2014	102,193 (e)	709		3,943		1,343		3,943
November 1, 2015	129,025 (e)	1,193		—		4,484		—
November 1, 2016 (1)	— (e)	—		—		—		—
Total compensation cost		$	1,902	$	4,742	$	5,827	$	5,509

Note (1) - As of April 30, 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.