Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table 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

Schedule of Capital Leased Assets [Table Text Block]

Capital Leases:

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

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]

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