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Cash dividend and declared dividends
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
Disclosure - Cash Dividend and Declared Dividends - Additional Information [Abstract]  
Cash dividend and declared dividends
Note 12 - Cash dividend and declared dividends
 
The Company paid dividends of $0.07 per share during the three months ended July 31, 2013 for a total of $546,000 and $0.24 per share (in aggregate) during the nine months ended July 31, 2013 for a total of $1.8 million. The Company paid dividends of $0.05 per share during the three months ended July 31, 2012 for a total of $343,000 and $0.15 per share (in aggregate) during the nine months ended July 31, 2012 for a total of $1.0 million.