Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

    Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	October 31,
	2014		2013
Land and improvements	$	11,452	$	11,050
Buildings and improvements	117,776		109,977
Machinery and equipment	455,482		411,847
Furniture and fixtures	11,161		11,568
Construction in progress	52,345		28,982
Total, at cost	648,216		573,424
Less: Accumulated depreciation	373,388		375,550
Property, plant and equipment, net	$274,828		$197,874

Depreciation expense was $25,638 and $20,878 in fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively.

    During the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, interest capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment was $272 and $112, respectively. The Company had unpaid capital expenditures included in accounts payable of approximately $5,415 and $1,978 at October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and consequently such amounts are excluded from capital expenditures in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal years 2014 and 2013. The Company has commitments for capital expenditures of $21,000 at October 31, 2014 that will be incurred in 2015.

Capital Leases:

	October 31,
	2014	2013
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$7,639	$	—
Less: Accumulated depreciation	367	$	—
Leased property, net	$7,272	$	—

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

Twelve Months Ending October 31,
2015	$1,096
2016	1,096
2017	1,096
2018	1,096
2019	814
Thereafter	2,660
	7,858
Less amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	891
Total obligations under capital leases	$6,967