Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 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:



	October 31, 2011		October 31, 2010
Land and improvements	$	9,671	$	8,460
Buildings and improvements	109,293		102,671
Machinery and equipment	342,557		339,931
Furniture and fixtures	11,450		11,029
Construction in progress	8,744		3,106
Total, at cost	481,715		465,197
Less: Accumulated depreciation	360,248		340,104
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	121,467	$	125,093

Depreciation expense was $22,367 and $26,220 in fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively.

During the years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, interest capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment was $204 and $42, respectively. The Company had unpaid capital expenditures of approximately $614 and $281 at October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and such amounts are included in accounts payable at those dates and excluded from capital expenditures in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal years 2011 and 2010. The Company has commitments for capital expenditures of $621 at October 31, 2011 that will be incurred in 2012.

- 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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