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Segment Information And Business And Credit Concentrations
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
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 January 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 have been adequately provided for in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated net sales during the three months ended January 31, 2013 and 2012.

For the three months ended January 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 66% and 73%, respectively, of consolidated net sales were from customers in the United States, and approximately 34% and 27%, respectively, were from customers outside of the United States. For the three months ended January 31, 2013, 10.6% of consolidated net sales were attributable to one country outside of the United States. No one country outside of the United States accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated net sales during the three months ended January 31, 2012.

The Company has a single reportable segment for purposes of segment reporting, exclusive of Centric Solutions LLC ("Centric Solutions"). For the three months ended January 31, 2013 and 2012, Centric Solutions generated revenues, net of intercompany sales, totaling $253,522 and $359,538, respectively. For the three months ended January 31, 2013 and 2012, Centric Solutions incurred operating losses of $77,710 and $166,135, respectively. Total assets of Centric Solutions of approximately $252,000 (net of intercompany amounts) are included in the total consolidated assets of the Company as of January 31, 2013.