Note 11 - Senior Notes and Term Loan (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	January 31, 2017(1) (2)	October 31, 2016(1) (2)
Senior Secured Term Loan, net of debt issuance costs	$72,623	$72,646
Senior Secured Notes:
7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due October 15, 2020	$570,101	$569,641
10.0% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due October 15, 2018 (net of discount)	69,372	68,951
9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 15, 2020	143,439	143,337
9.5% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2020	74,192	74,140
2.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	53,031	53,022
5.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	132,425	131,998
Total Senior Secured Notes, net of debt issuance costs	$1,042,560	$1,041,089
Senior Notes:
7.0% Senior Notes due January 15, 2019	$131,603	$148,800
8.0% Senior Notes due November 1, 2019	233,667	247,348
Total Senior Notes, net of debt issuance costs	$365,270	$396,148
11.0% Senior Amortizing Notes due December 1, 2017, net of debt issuance costs	$3,911	$6,152
Senior Exchangeable Notes due December 1, 2017, net of debt issuance costs	$51,647	$57,298

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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