Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Note 6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment at October 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following:



	2012				2011			Estimated Useful Life
Land		$	524		$	524		—
Building and improvements		7,587			7,579			10-26 years
Machinery, equipment and software		68,265			66,552			3-8 years
Furniture and fixtures		2,786			2,755			10 years
Power plants for use under PPAs		10,866			13,538			3-10 years
Construction in progress		7,970			5,762
		97,998			96,710
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(74,740		)	(72,785		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	23,258		$	23,925

Depreciation expense was $5.2 million, $6.4 million and $7.4 million for the years ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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