Business Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Business Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Segment Information

The Company conducts its business and reports its information as one operating segment-Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. The CODM of the Company has been identified as the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), which includes all Vice President’s plus the CEO as this team has the final authority over performance assessment and resource allocation decisions. In determining that one operating segment is appropriate, the Company considered the nature of the business activities, the existence of managers responsible for the operating activities and information presented to the Board of Directors for its consideration and advice. Furthermore, the Company is a leading global supplier of lightweighting and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) solutions to the automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial markets. The Company offers one of the broadest portfolios of lightweighting solutions to the automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial markets, capable of delivering solutions in aluminum, magnesium, steel and steel alloys.

Revenues of foreign geographic regions are attributed to external customers based upon the location of the entity recording the sale. These foreign revenues represent 16.7% and 16.4% for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015, respectively and 5.5% and 5.8% of total revenues for three and six months ended April 30, 2014, respectively. Long-lived assets consist primarily of net property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangibles.

	Three Months Ended April 30,										Six Months Ended April 30,
	Revenues				Foreign Currency (Gain) Loss						Revenues				Foreign Currency (Gain)
	2015		2014		2015			2014			2015		2014		2015			2014
Geographic Region:	As Restated										As Restated
Europe	$	35,509	$	—	$	(560	)	$	—		$	66,763	$	—	$	(828	)	$	—
Mexico	$	11,227	$	11,514	$	9		$	(24	)	$	21,370	$	22,807	$	(47	)	$	(59	)
United States	$	233,439	$	197,458							$	448,951	$	369,704
Total Company	$	280,175	$	208,972							$	537,084	$	392,511

	Long-Lived Assets
	April 30, 2015		October 31, 2014
Geographic Region:	As Restated
Europe	$	41,797	$	75,546
Mexico	$	23,408	$	24,611
United States	$	275,304	$	235,606
Total Company	$	340,509	$	335,763

The foreign currency gain or loss is included as a component of other income in the condensed consolidated statements of income.