Goodwill and Intangible Assets(Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

Balance October 31, 2012		$	—
	Acquisitions	6,768
	Divestitures	—
	Foreign currency translation and other	—
Balance October 31, 2013		6,768
	Acquisitions, including adjustments on prior year acquisitions	24,887
	Divestitures	—
	Foreign currency translation and other	(768		)
Balance October 31, 2014		$	30,887

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets acquired with the acquisitions described in Note 2 consist of the following:

		Customer Relationships			Developed Technology			Non-Compete			Trade Name			Trademark			Total
Balance October 31, 2012		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Acquisitions	13,462			2,707			744			1,875			166			18,954
	Amortization expense	(771		)	(136		)	(310		)	(128		)	(4		)	(1,349		)
	Foreign currency translation and other	—			—			—			—			—			—
Balance October 31, 2013		12,691			2,571			434			1,747			162			17,605
	Acquisitions	4,456			2,300			—			—			—			6,756
	Amortization expense	(1,183		)	(560		)	(372		)	(123		)	(17		)	(2,255		)
	Foreign currency translation and other	(108		)	—			—			—			—			(108		)
Balance October 31, 2014		$	15,856		$	4,311		$	62		$	1,624		$	145		$	21,998

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects intangible assets and related accumulated amortization:

	October 31, 2014
	Useful Life	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Foreign Currency Adjustment			Net
Trade Name (Albany-Chicago)	15 years	$	1,850	$	(226	)	$	—		$	1,624
Non-compete (Albany-Chicago)	2 years	744		(682		)	—			62
Customer Relationships (Albany-Chicago)	13 years	13,462		(1,898		)	—			11,564
Trade Name (Contech)	0.25 years	25		(25		)	—			—
Trademark (Contech)	10 years	166		(21		)	—			145
Developed Technology (Contech)	5 years	2,707		(677		)	—			2,030
Customer Relationships (FMS)	10 years	1,136		(36		)	(108		)	992
Customer Relationships (Radar)	14 years	3,320		(20		)	—			3,300
EPTC Technology (Radar)	10 years	2,300		(19		)	—			2,281
Total intangible assets		$	25,710	$	(3,604	)	(108		)	$	21,998

	October 31, 2013
	Useful Life	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Trade Name (Albany-Chicago)	15 years	$	1,850	$	(103	)	$	1,747
Non-compete (Albany-Chicago)	2 years	744		(310		)	434
Customer Relationships (Albany-Chicago)	13 years	13,462		(771		)	12,691
Trade Name (Contech)	0.25 years	25		(25		)	—
Trademark (Contech)	10 years	166		(4		)	162
Developed Technology (Contech)	5 years	2,707		(136		)	2,571
Total intangible assets		18,954		(1,349		)	17,605

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Total amortization expense for the years ending October 31, 2014 and 2013 was $2,255 and $1,349, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the following fiscal years ending is estimated to be as follows:

2015	$	2,349
2016	2,287
2017	2,287
2018	2,151
2019	1,745
Thereafter	11,179
	$	21,998