Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

    Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following:

	October 31,
	2018		2017
Land and improvements	$	13,954	$	11,416
Buildings and improvements	124,076		124,406
Machinery and equipment	493,522		504,785
Furniture and fixtures	22,556		22,209
Construction in progress	41,964		40,356
Total, at cost	696,072		703,172
Less: Accumulated depreciation	379,896		436,281
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	316,176	$	266,891

Depreciation expense was $43,356, $39,389 and $35,387 in fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

    During the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 interest capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment was $648, $704 and $636, respectively. We had unpaid capital expenditures included in accounts payable of $4,049, $4,239 and $5,604 at October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and consequently such amounts are excluded from capital expenditures in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal years 2018 and 2017.

During the fourth quarter of 2018, $6,300 of assets held for sale was reclassed to property, plant and equipment, net, as the equipment is no longer being actively marketed for sale.

Capital Leases:

	October 31,
	2018		2017
Leased Property:
Machinery and equipment	$	6,701	$	7,099
Less: Accumulated depreciation	$	3,073	$	2,420
Leased property, net	$	3,628	$	4,679

Future minimum rental payments to be made under capital leases at October 31, 2018 are as follows:

Twelve Months Ending October 31,
2019	$	589
2020	2,051
2021	—
2022	—
2023	—
	2,640
Plus amount representing interest ranging from 3.05% to 3.77%	219
Total obligations under capital leases	$	2,859