Related Party Receivables	3 Months Ended
Related Party Receivables	Jan. 31, 2016
Related Party Receivables [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Related Party Receivables The Company has sales to MTD Products Inc. and its affiliates of $33 and $924 for three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. At January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the Company had related party receivable balances of $13 and $1,092, respectively, due from MTD Products Inc. and its affiliates. As of January 31, 2016, the Company had one joint venture in China. While the joint venture is consolidated in the Company's operations, operating activities in the first three months of 2016 were minimal. 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 $140 and $163, net of tax, was recorded as a loss to other comprehensive loss for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company had sales to Velocys of $7 for three months ended January 31, 2016 and no sales for the three months ended January 31, 2015. At January 31, 2016, the Company had a receivable balances of $1 due from Velocys.

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.