Related Party Receivables	6 Months Ended
Related Party Receivables	Apr. 30, 2015
Related Party Receivables [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Related Party Receivables The Company had related party receivable balances for the period ended April 30, 2015 and October 31, 2014 of $2,667 and $533, respectively, due from MTD Products Inc. and its affiliates. On March 11, 2014, the Company entered into a manufacturing agreement with Velocys, plc (LSE:VLS). As part of the agreement, the Company invested $2,000, which is comprised of Velocys stock with a market value of $1,527 on the date of acquisition and a premium paid of $473, which is being amortized over the remaining life of the related supplier agreement. The Company re-measures available-for-sale securities at fair value and records the unrealized gain or loss in other comprehensive income until realized. A cumulative market-to-market unfavorable adjustment of $28 and $191, net of tax, was recorded as a loss to other comprehensive income for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015, respectively.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.