Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment

    Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	October 31,
	2016		2015
Land and improvements	$	11,358	$	11,330
Buildings and improvements	117,291		118,166
Machinery and equipment	505,768		494,567
Furniture and fixtures	18,200		13,901
Construction in progress	37,612		51,253
Total, at cost	690,229		689,217
Less: Accumulated depreciation	424,392		409,994
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	265,837	$	279,223

Depreciation expense was $35,387, $31,956, and $25,675 in fiscal 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.

    During the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, interest capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment was $370 and $526, respectively. The Company had unpaid capital expenditures included in accounts payable of approximately $5,604, $4,225 and $5,415 at October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and consequently such amounts are excluded from capital expenditures in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal years 2016 and 2015. The Company has commitments for capital expenditures of $45,537 at October 31, 2016 that are expected to be incurred in 2017.

Capital Leases:

	October 31,
	2016		2015
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	7,295	$	7,019
Less: Accumulated depreciation	$	1,781	$	1,142
Leased property, net	$	5,514	$	5,877

Future minimum rental payments to be made under capital leases at October 31, 2016 are as follows:

Twelve Months Ending October 31,
2017	$	849
2018	865
2019	594
2020	372
2021	1,708
	4,388
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	489
Total obligations under capital leases	$	4,877