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, 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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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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CREDIT AGREEMENTS AND BORROWINGS (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 New Credit Facility [Member] LIBOR-Based Rate [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 New Credit Facility [Member] Federal Funds Rate [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Acquisition-related Costs [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 China [Member] New Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 China [Member] New Credit Facility [Member] CNY	Oct. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Prior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] New Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member] Prior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] New Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] Taiwan [Member] TWD	Oct. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] United Kingdom [Member] GBP (£)	Oct. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] Germany [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] China [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] China [Member] CNY	Oct. 31, 2012 Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] China [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Backup Letter of Credit [Member] Prior Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Backup Letter of Credit [Member] Prior Credit Facility [Member] TWD
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 3,300	20,000	$ 15,000	$ 12,500	$ 3,000	$ 3,000	100,000	£ 1,000	€ 1,500	$ 6,600	40,000		$ 3,400	100,000
Line of credit, maturity date											Dec. 30, 2013			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				383										3,300		3,200
Borrowings available under credit facility	22,800
Minimum working capital requirement								90,000
Minimum tangible net worth requirement								120,000
Maximum dividends allowable								$ 1,000