Debt and Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

At October 31, 2012 and 2011, debt consisted of the following:

	2012			2011
Revolving credit facility	$	4,000		$	4,000
Connecticut Development Authority Note	3,466			3,653
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Note	847			775
Capitalized lease obligations	234			248
Total debt	$	8,547		$	8,676
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(5,161		)	(5,056		)
Long-term debt	$	3,386		$	3,620

schedule of future minimum debt and lease payments [Text Block]

Aggregate annual principal payments under our loan agreements, excluding payments relating to the revolving credit facility, and capital lease obligations for the years subsequent to October 31, 2012 are as follows:

2013	1,162
2014	289
2015	232
2016	227
2017	239
Thereafter	2,398
	$	4,547