Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

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, 2017		October 31, 2016
Land and improvements	$	11,357	$	11,358
Buildings and improvements	119,045		117,291
Machinery and equipment	519,290		505,768
Furniture and fixtures	21,669		18,200
Construction in progress	46,100		37,612
Total, at cost	717,461		690,229
Less: Accumulated depreciation	449,996		424,392
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	267,465	$	265,837

Depreciation expense was $10,281 and $8,896 for the three months ended July 31,2017 and 2016, respectively, and $29,252 and $26,690 for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and July 31, 2016, respectively.

Capital Leases:

	July 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	7,265	$	7,295
Less: Accumulated depreciation	2,259		1,781
Leased property, net	$	5,006	$	5,514

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

Twelve Months Ending July 31,
2018	$	904
2019	763
2020	416
2021	2,009
	4,092
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	387
Future minimum rental payments	$	4,479