Property Plant and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:        

	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Land and improvements	$	10,955	$	11,416
Buildings and improvements	126,501		124,406
Machinery and equipment	558,745		504,785
Furniture and fixtures	23,570		22,209
Construction in progress	35,901		40,356
Total, at cost	755,672		703,172
Less: Accumulated depreciation	441,866		436,281
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	313,806	$	266,891

Schedule of Capital Leased Assets [Table Text Block]

	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	6,877	$	7,099
Less: Accumulated depreciation	2,901		2,420
Leased property, net	$	3,976	$	4,679

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 July 31, 2018 are as follows:

Twelve Months Ended July 31,
2019	$	730
2020	383
2021	1,848
	2,961
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	258
Future minimum rental payments	$	3,219