Business Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information [Text Block]

Business Segment Information

The Company conducts its business and reports its information as one operating segment - Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. The Chief Operating Decision Maker has been identified as the SLT, which includes all Vice Presidents plus the Chief Executive Officer of the Company 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. Customers and suppliers are substantially the same in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry.

Revenues of foreign geographic regions are attributed to external customers based upon the location of the entity recording the sale. These foreign revenues represent 15.9%, 10.8%, and 5.9% of total revenues for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Long-lived assets consist primarily of net property, plant and equipment.

	Revenues						Long-Lived Assets
	2015		2014		2013		2015		2014		2013
Europe	$	133,863	$	49,060	$	—	$	43,670	$	44,151	$	—
Mexico	41,827		45,902		41,524		24,509		24,611		16,403
United States	933,505		783,782		658,662		276,407		267,001		208,771
Total company	$	1,109,195	$	878,744	$	700,186	$	344,586	$	335,763	$	225,174

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

	Foreign Currency (Gain) Loss
	2015			2014			2013
Europe	$	(23	)	$	109		$	—
Mexico	$	(483	)	$	(111	)	$	(141	)

The following details customers that accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013:

	Revenues
Customer	2015		2014		2013
FCA	17.4	%	13.9	%	15.6	%
General Motors	15.5	%	16.4	%	20.9	%