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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
9.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
 
We have defined contribution plans that include a majority of our employees, under which our matching contributions are primarily discretionary. The purpose of these plans is generally to provide additional financial security during retirement by providing employees with an incentive to save throughout their employment. Our contributions and related expense totaled $933,000, $884,000, and $787,000, for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.