Related Party Receivables	6 Months Ended
Related Party Receivables	Apr. 30, 2016
Related Party Receivables [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Related Party Receivables The Company had sales to MTD Products Inc. and its affiliates of $2,052 and $2,085 for the three and six months ended April 30, 2016, respectively, and $2,863 and $3,787 for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015, respectively. At April 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the Company had related party receivable balances of $1,978 and $1,092, respectively, due from MTD Products Inc. and its affiliates. As of April 30, 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 six months of 2016 were minimal. On March 11, 2014, the Company entered into a manufacturing agreement with Velocys, plc. 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 favorable adjustment of $21 and a cumulative market-to-market unfavorable adjustment of $120, net of tax, was recorded as income/loss to other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended April 30, 2016, respectively. A cumulative market-to-market unfavorable adjustment of $28 and $191, net of tax, was recorded as a loss to other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015, respectively. The Company had zero sales to Velocys for the three months ended April 30, 2016 and had sales of $7 for the six months ended April 30, 2016 and $197 for both the three and six months ended April 30, 2015. At April 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the Company had a related party receivable balance of $0 and $9, respectively, 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.