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Note 2 - Stock Compensation
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

2.

Stock Compensation


For both the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s total stock-based compensation expense was $3.5 million ($2.6 million net of tax for the three months ended January 31, 2015). Included in this total stock-based compensation expense was the vesting of stock options of $0.9 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.