Business Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information [Text Block]

Business Segment Information

The Company conducts its business and reports its information as one operating segment - Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. The Chief Operating Decision Maker has been identified as the SLT, which includes all Vice Presidents plus the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as this team has the final authority over performance assessment and resource allocation decisions. In determining that one operating segment is appropriate, the Company considered the nature of the business activities, the existence of managers responsible for the operating activities and information presented to the Board of Directors for its consideration and advice. Customers and suppliers are substantially the same in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry.

Revenues of foreign geographic regions are attributed to external customers based upon the location of the entity recording the sale. These foreign revenues represent 16.7%, 15.9%, and 10.8% of total revenues for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Long-lived assets consist primarily of net property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangibles.

	Revenues						Long-Lived Assets
	2016		2015		2014		2016		2015		2014
United States	$	888,164	$	901,182	$	740,836	$	253,160	$	275,556	$	265,975
Europe	143,281		132,094		48,414		48,716		43,166		43,875
Rest of World	34,389		39,776		42,817		20,631		19,545		21,602
Total Company	$	1,065,834	$	1,073,052	$	832,067	$	322,507	$	338,267	$	331,452

The foreign currency gain or loss is included as a component of other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of income.    

	Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)
	2016			2015			2014
Europe	$	(802	)	$	(23	)	$	109
Rest of World	$	(772	)	$	(483	)	$	(111	)

The following details customers that accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014:

	Revenues
Customer	2016		2015		2014
FCA	17.1	%	17.4	%	13.9	%
General Motors	18.2	%	15.5	%	16.4	%