Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The components of inventory at January 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 consisted of the following:

	January 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Raw materials	$	19,563	$	20,599
Work-in-process (1)	32,289		35,586
Inventories	$	51,852	$	56,185

(1) Work-in-process includes the standard components of inventory used to build the typical modules or stack components that are intended to be used in future power plant orders or to service SA's. Included in work-in-process as of January 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 is $6.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively, of completed standard components.