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Segment Information And Business And Credit Concentrations
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Segment Information And Business And Credit Concentrations [Abstract]  
Segment Information And Business And Credit Concentrations

(10) Segment Information and Business and Credit Concentrations

The Company provides credit, in the normal course of business, to various commercial enterprises, governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations. Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is limited due to the Company's large number of customers. The Company also manages exposure to credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Management believes that credit risks as of April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011 have been adequately provided for in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

For the three months ended April 30, 2012, 13.3% of consolidated net sales were attributable to one major domestic customer. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated net sales during the six months ended April 30, 2012. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated net sales during the three and six months ended April 30, 2011.

For the six months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, approximately 73% and 75%, respectively, of consolidated net sales were from customers in the United States, and approximately 27% and 25%, respectively, were from customers outside of the United States.

The Company has a single reportable segment for purposes of segment reporting, exclusive of Centric Solutions LLC ("Centric Solutions"). For the three months and six months ended April 30, 2012, Centric Solutions generated revenues totaling $480,923 and $863,779, respectively, and incurred operating losses of $174,417 and $340,552, respectively. For the three months and six months ended April 30, 2011, Centric Solutions generated revenues totaling $231,773 and $251,371, respectively, and incurred operating losses of $195,101 and $459,109, respectively. Total assets of Centric Solutions of approximately $548,000 (net of intercompany amounts) are included in the total consolidated assets of the Company as of April 30, 2012.