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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in thousands)

 

                                     
    Fiscal year
ended
October 31:		   Balance at
beginning
of year		     Additions(1)     Deductions(2)     Balance at
end
of year		  

Allowance for customer deductions

   2009     1,231       6,080       6,058       1,253  
    2010     1,253       6,474       6,912       815  
    2011     815       8,674       7,693       1,796  
           

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   2009     982       122       4       1,100  
    2010     1,100       127       670       557  
    2011     557       91       159       489  

 

(1) Charged to net sales (customer deductions) or costs and expenses (doubtful accounts).
(2) Customer deductions taken or write off of accounts receivables.