Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

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,
	2017		2016
Land and improvements	$	11,416	$	11,358
Buildings and improvements	124,406		117,291
Machinery and equipment	504,785		505,768
Furniture and fixtures	22,209		18,200
Construction in progress	40,356		37,612
Total, at cost	703,172		690,229
Less: Accumulated depreciation	436,281		424,392
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	266,891	$	265,837

Depreciation expense was $39,389, $35,387, and $31,956 in fiscal 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively.

    During the years ended October 31, 2017 and 2016, interest capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment was $793 and $370, respectively. We had unpaid capital expenditures included in accounts payable of approximately $4,239, $5,604 and $4,225 at October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and consequently such amounts are excluded from capital expenditures in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal years 2017 and 2016.

Capital Leases:

	October 31,
	2017		2016
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	7,099	$	7,295
Less: Accumulated depreciation	$	2,420	$	1,781
Leased property, net	$	4,679	$	5,514

Future minimum rental payments to be made under capital leases at October 31, 2017 are as follows:

Twelve Months Ending October 31,
2018	$	895
2019	624
2020	401
2021	$	1,840
	3,760
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	373
Total obligations under capital leases	$	4,133