Property Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:        

	January 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Land and improvements	$	11,358	$	11,358
Buildings and improvements	118,289		117,291
Machinery and equipment	509,760		505,768
Furniture and fixtures	18,396		18,200
Construction in progress	42,930		37,612
Total, at cost	700,733		690,229
Less: Accumulated depreciation	433,444		424,392
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	267,289	$	265,837

Schedule of Capital Leased Assets [Table Text Block]

	January 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	6,894	$	7,295
Less: Accumulated depreciation	1,938		1,781
Leased property, net	$	4,956	$	5,514

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]

Total obligations under capital leases and future minimum rental payments to be made under capital leases at January 31, 2017 are as follows:

Twelve Months Ending January 31,
2018	$	865
2019	862
2020	498
2021	2,048
	4,273
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	465
Future minimum rental payments	$	4,738