Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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:

	July 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Land and improvements	$	11,320	$	11,050
Buildings and improvements	112,919		109,977
Machinery and equipment	439,543		411,847
Furniture and fixtures	14,623		11,568
Construction in progress	41,456		28,982
Total, at cost	619,861		573,424
Less: Accumulated depreciation	385,687		375,550
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	234,174	$	197,874

Depreciation expense was $6,664 and $4,591 for the three months ended July 31, 2014 and July 31, 2013, respectively and was $18,459 and $13,675 for the nine months ended July 31, 2014 and July 31, 2013, respectively.

Capital Leases:

	July 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	7,363	$	—
Less: Accumulated depreciation	170		—
Leased property, net	$	7,193	$	—

Future minimum rental payments to be made under capital leases at July 31, 2014 are as follows:

Twelve Months Ending July 31,
2015	$	996
2016	996
2017	996
2018	996
2019	839
Thereafter	3,085
	7,908
Lease amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	1,030
Total obligations under capital leases	$	6,878