EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

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 $1.1 million, $933,000, and $884,000, for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.