Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:



	January 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Land and improvements	$	11,229	$	11,050
Buildings and improvements	110,800		109,977
Machinery and equipment	415,477		411,847
Furniture and fixtures	11,722		11,568
Construction in progress	27,211		28,982
Total, at cost	576,439		573,424
Less: Accumulated depreciation	378,604		375,550
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	197,835	$	197,874

Depreciation expense was $5,874 and $4,140 for the periods ended January 31, 2014 and January 31, 2013, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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