Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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:        

	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Land and improvements	$	11,344	$	11,330
Buildings and improvements	117,100		118,166
Machinery and equipment	495,869		488,047
Furniture and fixtures	18,299		13,901
Construction in progress	40,411		51,253
Total, at cost	683,023		682,697
Less: Accumulated depreciation	415,839		402,437
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	267,184	$	280,260

Depreciation expense was $8,867 and $8,613 for the three months ended July 31,2016 and July 31, 2015, respectively, and $26,612 and $24,288 for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 and July 31, 2015, respectively.

Capital Leases:

	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	7,295	$	7,019
Less: Accumulated depreciation	1,626		1,142
Leased property, net	$	5,669	$	5,877

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

Twelve Months Ending July 31,
2017	$	897
2018	881
2019	741
2020	393
2021	1,898
	4,810
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	552
Future minimum rental payments	$	5,362