Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity by component for the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

		Pension and Post Retirement Plan Liability			Marketable Securities Adjustment			Interest Rate Swap Adjustment			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at October 31, 2014		$	(27,371	)	$	100		$	(1,558	)	$	(8,052	)	$	(36,881	)
	Other comprehensive loss	(4,169		)	(163		)	(1,504		)	(7,428		)	(13,264		)
Balance at January 31, 2015		$	(31,540	)	$	(63	)	$	(3,062	)	$	(15,480	)	$	(50,145	)

		Pension and Post Retirement Plan Liability			Marketable Securities Adjustment		Interest Rate Swap Adjustment		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at October 31, 2013		$	(26,082	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(26,082	)
	Other comprehensive loss	(408		)	—		—		—		(408		)
Balance at January 31, 2014		$	(26,490	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(26,490	)

The following table reflects the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the Company for January 31, 2015:

		For the three months ended January 31,						Affected line item in the Statement Where Net Income Presented
		2015			2014			Income Presented
Pension and Post-Retirement Plan Benefits
	Interest costs	$	866		$	937		Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") (1)
	Return on plan assets	(1,174		)	(1,070		)	SG&A (1)
	Net actuarial loss	297			269			SG&A (1)
		(11		)	136			Total before taxes
		4			52			Income tax benefit
	Total reclassifications	$	(7	)	$	188		Net of taxes

(1) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 10- Employee Benefit Plans for further information.

For the first three months ended January 31, 2015, the Company recorded a net increase to the unfunded pension liability of approximately $4,169. The net increase was primarily due to a decrease in the discount rate from 4.00% to 3.4% offset by a increase in the fair value of the underlying pension assets and the related tax benefit.