Note 2 - Stock Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

2.	Stock Compensation

The Company had total stock-based compensation expense of $

0.1

million and

$1.6

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2017,

respectively, and stock-based compensation expense of

$1.0

million and

$1.8

million (

$0.8

million and

$1.5

million net of tax) for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2016,

respectively. Included in total stock-based compensation for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2017

was the vesting of stock options of

$0.2

million and

$0.4

million, respectively. Included in total stock based compensation was expense of

$0.3

million for the

three

months ended

July 31, 2016

and income of

$1.6

million for the

nine

months ended

July 31, 2016,

in each case related to stock options. The income was due to

$2.1

million of previously recognized expense of certain performance based stock option grants for which the performance metrics were

longer expected to be satisfied, partially offset by expense from the vesting of stock options of

$0.5

million during the

nine

months ended

July 31, 2016.