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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:



	January 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	37,272	$	36,417
Work-in-process	14,376		12,044
Finished goods	16,244		13,382
Total material	67,892		61,843
Tooling	29,918		29,460
Total inventory	$	97,810	$	91,303

Total cost of inventory is net of reserves to reduce certain inventory from cost to net realizable value. Such reserves aggregated $3,427 and $3,985 at January 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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