Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:        

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Land and improvements	$	11,354	$	11,330
Buildings and improvements	119,352		118,166
Machinery and equipment	489,105		488,047
Furniture and fixtures	17,992		13,901
Construction in progress	45,091		51,253
Total, at cost	682,894		682,697
Less: Accumulated depreciation	409,867		402,437
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	273,027	$	280,260

Depreciation expense was $8,725 and $8,100 for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and January 31, 2015, respectively.

Capital Leases:

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	6,977	$	7,019
Less: Accumulated depreciation	1,301		1,142
Leased property, net	$	5,676	$	5,877

Total obligations under capital leases and future minimum rental payments to be made under capital leases at January 31, 2016 are as follows:

Twelve Months Ending January 31,
2017	$	856
2018	872
2019	869
2020	507
2021	2,084
	5,188
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	631
Future minimum rental payments	$	5,819