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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES [Abstract]  
Schedule of Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
    January 31, 2013     October 31, 2012  
    Balance sheet   Fair     Balance sheet   Fair  
Derivatives   Location   value     location   value  
                     
Designated as hedging instruments:                        
Foreign exchange forward contracts   Derivative assets   $ 101     Derivative assets   $ 705  
Foreign exchange forward contracts   Derivative liabilities   $ 1,913     Derivative liabilities   $ 492  
                         
Not designated as hedging instruments:                        
Foreign exchange forward contracts   Derivative assets   $ 31     Derivative assets   $ 3  
Foreign exchange forward contracts   Derivative liabilities   $ 970     Derivative liabilities   $ 77  
Schedule of Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheets, Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Statements of Operations

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Certain Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Derivative instruments had the following effects (before tax) on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Comprehensive Income and Changes in Shareholders' Equity during the three months ended January 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

 

          Location of gain      
    Amount of gain (loss)     (loss) reclassified   Amount of gain (loss)  
    recognized in Other     from Other   reclassified from Other  
Derivatives   comprehensive loss     comprehensive loss   comprehensive loss  
    Three months ended         Three months ended  
    January 31,         January 31,  
    2013     2012         2013     2012  
Designated as hedging instruments:                                    
(Effective portion)                                    
Foreign exchange forward contracts                                    
- Intercompany sales/purchases   $ (1,544 )   $ 2,703     Cost of sales and service   $ 953     $ (676 )
                                     
Foreign exchange forward contract                                    
- Net investment   $ (173 )   $ 249                      

 

We recognized a loss of $64,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2013, and a gain of $178,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2012 as a result of contracts closed early that were deemed ineffective for financial reporting purposes and did not qualify as cash flow hedges. We recognized the following gains and losses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income during the three months ended January 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands) on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:

 

    Location of gain      
    (loss) recognized in   Amount of gain (loss)  
Derivatives   operations   Recognized in operations  
        Three months ended January 31,  
        2013     2012  
Not designated as hedging instruments:                    
                     
Foreign exchange forward contracts   Other (income)
expense, net
  $ (1,088 )   $ 1,281