Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Amount Minimum Tangible Net Worth.

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Amount Minimum Working Capital.

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Amount Of Allowable Investment.

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Maximum Allowable Dividends.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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DEBT AGREEMENTS (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 New Credit Facility [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 New Credit Facility [Member] Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] New Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 Letter Of Credit [Member] New Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] Taiwan [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] Taiwan [Member] TWD	Jul. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] United Kingdom [Member] GBP (£)	Jul. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] Germany [Member] EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] China [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] China [Member] CNY	Oct. 31, 2012 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] China [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] Italy [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 12,500	$ 3,000	$ 3,300	100,000	£ 1,000	€ 1,500	$ 6,500	40,000
Line of credit, maturity date				Dec. 07, 2014		Dec. 07, 2014	Dec. 07, 2014	Dec. 07, 2014		Feb. 22, 2014	Feb. 22, 2014
Interest rate spread		1.00%	0.50%	1.00%
Percentage fee on portion that is not utilized				0.05%
Line of credit amount outstanding										3,200		3,200	2,500
Borrowings available under credit facility	22,600
Allowable investments in subsidiaries				5,000
Minimum working capital requirement				90,000
Minimum tangible net worth requirement				120,000
Maximum dividends allowable				$ 1,000