Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

Income (loss) before income taxes consists of the following:



	Years Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Domestic	$	(17,821	)	$	(3,635	)	$	4,251
Foreign	(2,737		)	9,895			2,172
Total	$	(20,558	)	$	6,260		$	6,423

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations were as follows:



		Years Ended October 31,
		2019			2018			2017
Current:
	Federal	$	—		$	1,998		$	66
	State and local	113			(157		)	386
	Foreign	2,289			2,710			2,494
Total current		2,402			4,551			2,946
Deferred:
	Federal	(3,265		)	(10,692		)	856
	State and local	120			700			(329		)
	Foreign	132			222			3,647
Total deferred		(3,013		)	(9,770		)	4,174
	Provision (benefit)	$	(611	)	$	(5,219	)	$	7,120

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) included in the consolidated balance sheet consist of the tax effects of temporary differences related to the following:



		Years Ended October 31,
		2019			2018
Deferred tax assets:
	Accrued compensation and benefits	$	1,515		$	1,405
	Inventory	329			424
	State depreciation adjustments and loss carryforwards	4,722			5,309
	Pension obligations and post retirement benefits	5,261			3,053
	Net operating losses	29,230			26,695
	Tax credit carryforwards	9,127			5,958
	Other accruals and reserves	1,202			2,889
	Goodwill and intangible amortization	2,455			3,331
	Interest expense disallowance	3,056			—
	Foreign currency translation	—			116
	Interest rate swap	186			—
Total deferred tax assets		57,083			49,180
Less: Valuation allowance		(30,222		)	(24,051		)
Net deferred tax assets		$	26,861		$	25,129
Deferred tax liabilities:
	Fixed assets	$	(20,075	)	$	(20,631	)
	Prepaid expenses and other	(920		)	(1,727		)
	Uncertain tax positions	(1,405		)	—
	Foreign currency translation	(90		)	—
Net deferred tax (liability) asset		$	4,371		$	2,771

Change in net deferred tax asset:
	Benefit (provision) for deferred taxes	$	3,013		$	9,769
	Acquisitions	—			(872		)
	Uncertain tax positions	(810		)	—
	Currency translation adjustment	74			(347		)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss):
	Defined benefit pension plans & other post-retirement benefits	(217		)	(1,442		)
	Marketable securities	—			10
	Derivatives and hedging	217			(588		)
	Other adjustments	(677		)	(931		)
	Total change in net deferred tax asset	$	1,600		$	5,599

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

Activities and balances of unrecognized tax benefits for 2019, 2018 and 2017 are summarized below:



	Years Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Balance at beginning of year	$	2,186		$	540		$	561
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	—			747			88
Additions for tax positions of prior years	537			1,079			9
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(33		)	(68		)	—
Reductions as a result of lapse of applicable statute of limitations	—			(112		)	(118		)
Balance at end of year	$	2,690		$	2,186		$	540

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of income tax expense / (benefit) is as follows:



	Years Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate	$	(4,182	)	$	1,461		$	2,248
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit	(42		)	(321		)	(1,639		)
Valuation allowance change	3,995			674			5,749
Domestic tax credits	(3,100		)	(3,308		)	(803		)
Domestic production activities deduction	—			—			(455		)
Foreign operations	1,368			1,188			1,182
Adjustment of uncertain tax positions	595			1,886			(83		)
Provision to return adjustment	247			(3,355		)	285
Adjustment for tax law change	—			(3,966		)	—
Other	508			522			636
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(611	)	$	(5,219	)	$	7,120

Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block]

The table below summarizes the various state and country operating losses, credit carry forwards and associated valuation allowances as of October 31, 2019 and 2018.



	October 31, 2019						October 31, 2018
Jurisdiction	Gross NOL Carryforward		NOL Tax Effected		Valuation Allowance		Gross NOL Carryforward		NOL Tax Effected		Valuation Allowance
Netherlands	$	43,954	$	10,988	$	10,988	$	42,712	$	10,678	$	10,678
Italy	22,520		5,405		5,405		17,996		4,319		4,319
Sweden	23,350		5,081		40		24,404		5,165		39
China	6,261		1,565		1,565		4,442		1,111		1,111
Hong Kong	240		40		40		221		36		36
Mexico	1,942		583		583		1,693		508		508
U.S. (State)	76,447		4,745		4,745		76,073		4,666		4,666
U.S. Federal	26,513		5,568		—		23,228		4,878		—
Total	$	201,227	$	33,975	$	23,366	$	190,769	$	31,361	$	21,357