Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:



	July 31, 2011		October 31, 2010
Land and improvements	$	8,834	$	8,460
Buildings and improvements	104,322		102,671
Machinery and equipment	336,629		339,931
Furniture and fixtures	11,180		11,029
Construction in progress	12,671		3,106
Total, at cost	473,636		465,197
Less: Accumulated depreciation	350,589		340,104
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	123,047	$	125,093

- 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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