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Note 9 (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract] |
Loan Origination Reserves [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Loan origination reserves, beginning of period |  | $ | 9,766 |  |  | $ | 6,570 |  |  | $ | 9,334 |  |  | $ | 5,063 |
Provisions for losses during the period |  |  | 345 |  |  |  | 950 |  |  |  | 1,680 |  |  |  | 3,339 |
Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | 220 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 272 |
Payments/settlements |  |  | - |  |  |  | (359 | ) |  |  | (650 | ) |  |  | (1,293 | )
Loan origination reserves, end of period |  | $ | 10,371 |  |  | $ | 7,381 |  |  | $ | 10,371 |  |  | $ | 7,381 |

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