Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

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, 2012		October 31, 2011
Land and improvements	$	8,317	$	9,671
Buildings and improvements	99,481		109,293
Machinery and equipment	345,312		342,557
Furniture and fixtures	11,763		11,450
Construction in progress	13,335		8,744
Total, at cost	478,208		481,715
Less: Accumulated depreciation	363,567		360,248
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	114,641	$	121,467

Assets held for sale consist of the following:



	July 31, 2012		October 31, 2011
Land and improvements	$	1,364	$	—
Buildings and improvements	10,249		—
Total, at cost	11,613		—
Less: Accumulated depreciation	10,213		—
Assets held for sale, net	$	1,400	$	—

- 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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