Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 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:



	October 31, 2012		October 31, 2011
Land and improvements	$	8,408	$	9,671
Buildings and improvements	99,855		109,293
Machinery and equipment	341,568		342,557
Furniture and fixtures	11,372		11,450
Construction in progress	13,636		8,744
Total, at cost	474,839		481,715
Less: Accumulated depreciation	357,738		360,248
Property, plant and equipment, net	117,101		121,467

Depreciation expense was $18,793 and $22,367 in fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively.

During the years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, interest capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment was $34 and $204, respectively. The Company had unpaid capital expenditures of approximately $802 and $614 at October 31, 2012 and 2011, 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 2012 and 2011. The Company has commitments for capital expenditures of $1,860 at October 31, 2012 that will be incurred in 2013.

- 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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