Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

    Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	October 31,
	2015		2014
Land and improvements	11,330		11,452
Buildings and improvements	118,166		117,776
Machinery and equipment	495,481		455,482
Furniture and fixtures	13,901		11,161
Construction in progress	51,252		52,345
Total, at cost	690,130		648,216
Less: Accumulated depreciation	409,870		373,388
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	280,260	$	274,828

Depreciation expense was $31,918, $25,638, and $20,878 in fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

    During the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, interest capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment was $526 and $272, respectively. The Company had unpaid capital expenditures included in accounts payable of approximately $4,225 and $5,415 at October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and consequently such amounts are excluded from capital expenditures in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal years 2015 and 2014. The Company has commitments for capital expenditures of $16,600 at October 31, 2015 that are expected to be incurred in 2016.

Capital Leases:

	October 31,
	2015		2014
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	7,019	$	7,639
Less: Accumulated depreciation	$	1,142	$	367
Leased property, net	$	5,877	$	7,272

Future minimum rental payments to be made under capital leases at October 31, 2015 are as follows:

Twelve Months Ending October 31,
2016	856
2017	872
2018	888
2019	617
2020	393
Thereafter	1,808
	5,434
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	679
Total obligations under capital leases	$	6,113