RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

The following table summarizes the costs and charges associated with the restructuring plans during the three and six months ended April 30, 2017, which are recorded in restructuring and impairment charges in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):



	Fiscal Three Months Ended		Fiscal Six Months Ended
	April 30, 2017		April 30, 2017		Cost Incurred To Date (since inception)
General severance	$	155	$	1,043	$	8,387
Plant closing severance	90		1,330		3,070
Asset impairments	—		125		5,969
Other restructuring costs	70		80		711
Total restructuring costs	$	315	$	2,578	$	18,137

Restructuring Liability and Cash Payments

The following table summarizes our severance liability and cash payments made pursuant to the restructuring plans from inception through April 30, 2017 (in thousands):



	General Severance			Plant Closing Severance			Total
Balance at November 2, 2014	$	—		$	—		$	—
Costs incurred	3,887			1,575			5,462
Cash payments	(2,941		)	(1,575		)	(4,516		)
Accrued severance⁽¹⁾	739			—			739
Balance at November 1, 2015	$	1,685		$	—		$	1,685
Costs incurred⁽¹⁾	2,725			165			2,890
Cash payments	(3,928		)	(165		)	(4,093		)
Balance at October 30, 2016	$	482		$	—		$	482
Costs incurred and other	1,043			1,330			2,373
Cash payments	(1,317		)	(1,330		)	(2,647		)
Balance at April 30, 2017	$	208		$	—		$	208

(1)

During the second and fourth quarters of fiscal 2015, we entered into transition and separation agreements with certain executive officers. Each terminated executive officer was entitled to severance benefit payments issuable in two installments. The termination benefits were measured initially at the separation dates based on the fair value of the liability as of the termination date and were recognized ratably over the future service period. Costs incurred during fiscal 2016 exclude $0.7 million of amortization expense associated with these termination benefits.