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Discontinued operations
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued operations
Note 3 - Discontinued operations
 
During 2013, the Company sold its RF Neulink and RadioMobile divisions, which together had comprised the Company’s RF Wireless segment. The divisions were sold pursuant to asset purchase agreements, whereby no purchase price was paid at the closing. Rather, the agreements stipulated royalty payments from each of the purchasers over a three-year period. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2016, the Company recognized approximately $200 and $1,800 of royalty income for RF Neulink, which amount has been included within discontinued operations. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2015, the Company recognized approximately $1,000 and $22,000 of royalty income for the RF Neulink and RadioMobile divisions, respectively, which amounts have been included within discontinued operations.
 
During March 2016, the Company announced the shutdown of its Bioconnect division, which comprised the entire operations of the Medical Cabling and Interconnect segment. The closure is part of the Company’s ongoing plan to close or dispose of underperforming divisions that are not part of the Company’s core operations. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2016, the Company recognized approximately $59,000 and $99,000 of loss, net of tax, for the Bioconnect division, respectively, which amounts have been included within discontinued operations. Included in the fiscal 2016 quarter loss, the Company recognized a $173,000 pretax write-down on Bioconnect division’s inventory. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2015, the Company recognized approximately $84,000 and $194,000 of income, net of tax, for the Bioconnect division, respectively, which amounts have been included within discontinued operations.