STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

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, 2018		January 31, 2017
November 1, 2014	102,193 (a)	$	—	$	634
November 1, 2015	145,741 (e)	846		3,291
November 1, 2016	87,138 (e)	3,326		—
November 1, 2017 (1)	— (e)	—		—
Total compensation cost		$	4,172	$	3,925

Note (1) - As of January 31, 2018, the Company could not determine that achievement of the applicable performance-based criteria is probable for the agreements entered into on November 1, 2017 due to the uncertainties discussed above, and therefore recorded no compensation expense related to those agreements.