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Employee Retirement Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Costs and payments related to supplemental retirement plans | The table below provides, for the periods indicated, costs recognized and payments made related to its SERPs (amounts in thousands):
| Six months ended April 30, |  | Three months ended April 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Service cost | $ | 236 |  |  | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | 97 |
Interest cost | 521 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 261 |  |  | 303 |
Amortization of prior service obligation | 422 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 211 |  |  | 184 |
Amortization of unrecognized losses | 72 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 17 |
Total costs | $ | 1,251 |  |  | $ | 1,202 |  |  | $ | 625 |  |  | $ | 601 |
Benefits paid | $ | 444 |  |  | $ | 225 |  |  | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | 110 |

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