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Employee Retirement Plans (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 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):
| Three months ended January 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Service cost | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 97 |
Interest cost | 261 |  |  | 303 |
Amortization of prior service obligation | 210 |  |  | 184 |
Amortization of unrecognized losses | 36 |  |  | 17 |
Total costs | $ | 625 |  |  | $ | 601 |
Benefits paid | $ | 233 |  |  | $ | 115 |

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