Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Table)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Defined Benefit Plan [Abstract]

Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans [Table Text Block]

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:    

	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended July 31,						Three Months Ended July 31,
	2017			2016			2017		2016
Interest cost	$	821		$	892		$	3	$	4
Expected return on plan assets	(864		)	(1,142		)	—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	377			310			2		3
Net periodic cost	$	334		$	60		$	5	$	7

	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Retirement Benefits
	Nine months ended July 31,						Nine months ended July 31,
	2017			2016			2017		2016
Interest cost	$	2,462		$	2,675		$	9	$	12
Expected return on plan assets	(2,592		)	(3,426		)	—		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss	1,131			930			8		9
Net periodic cost	$	1,001		$	179		$	17	$	21