PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 3 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	January 31, 2016		November 1, 2015
Land	$	8,011	$	8,172
Buildings and improvements		119,168		121,472
Machinery and equipment		1,419,518		1,458,623
Leasehold improvements		18,279		18,856
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		12,360		12,700
Construction in progress		10,635		6,657
		1,587,971		1,626,480
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,068,699		1,079,196
	$	519,272	$	547,284

Equipment under capital leases are included in above property, plant and equipment as follows:

	January 31, 2016		November 1, 2015
Machinery and equipment	$	56,245	$	56,245
Less accumulated amortization		17,461		16,054
	$	38,784	$	40,191

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $19.1 million and $19.2 million for the three month periods ended January 31, 2016 and February 1, 2015, respectively.