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Other Income (Expense), Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2011
Other Income (Expense), Net [Abstract] |
Components Of Other Income (Expense), Net |
|  | Year Ended October 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Interest income |  | $ | 2,117 |  |  | $ | 5,396 |  |  | $ | 10,831 |
Gain (loss) on investments |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | 3,846 |  |  |  | (6,442 | )
Gain (loss) on assets related to deferred compensation plan |  |  | 2,426 |  |  |  | 8,810 |  |  |  | 9,969 |
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) |  |  | 1,655 |  |  |  | (1,514 | ) |  |  | 7,097 |
Other, net |  |  | 136 |  |  |  | (1,990 | ) |  |  | 3,364 |
Total |  | $ | 6,270 |  |  | $ | 14,548 |  |  | $ | 24,819 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of non-operating income or non-operating expense that may include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, gains (losses) on securities sold, equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net gain (loss) on sales of business, interest expense and other miscellaneous income or expense items. + References No definition available. + Details
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