REPOSITIONING EXPENSES

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

During the three and six months ended April 30, 2017, the Company incurred $1.8 million and $2.4 million in repositioning expenses, respectively, primarily from severance payments resulting from operational initiatives. In addition, the Company recorded inventory reserves of $0.4 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2017 relating to raw material and work in process inventory associated with the final phase of the winding down of the older section of the Swindon facility ("Swindon wind down") to allow us to re-purpose that area, which was expensed through cost of goods sold.

During the three and six months ended April 30, 2016, the Company incurred $1.3 million and $2.5 million in repositioning expenses, primarily from severance payments resulting from a realignment of DPS operations.

The following is a summary of these expenses and other charges associated with operational improvements as of and for the three and six months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016:



	As of and for the three months ended April 30, 2017
	DPS	PDS	DSS	Other	Total
	$	$	$	$	$
Total repositioning liability at January 31, 2017					4.6
Employee-related expenses	1.7	—	—	0.1	1.8
Repositioning expenses paid					(1.6	)
Foreign exchange					0.1
Total repositioning liability at April 30, 2017					4.9



	As of and for the three months ended April 30, 2016
	DPS		PDS	DSS	Other	Total
	$		$	$	$	$
Total repositioning liability at January 31, 2016						4.9
Employee-related expenses	1.6		—	—	—	1.6
Consulting, professional and project management costs	(0.3	)	—	—	—	(0.3	)
Total expenses	1.3		—	—	—	1.3
Repositioning expenses paid						(3.1	)
Foreign exchange						0.3
Total repositioning liability at April 30, 2016						3.4



	As of and for the six months ended April 30, 2017
	DPS	PDS	DSS	Other	Total
	$	$	$	$	$
Total repositioning liability at October 31, 2016					5.4
Employee-related expenses	1.9	—	—	0.5	2.4
Repositioning expenses paid					(3.1	)
Foreign exchange					0.2
Total repositioning liability at April 30, 2017					4.9

The balance of repositioning liabilities as of April 30, 2017 was recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not have any long-term repositioning liabilities as of April 30, 2017.



	As of and for the six months ended April 30, 2016
	DPS		PDS	DSS	Other	Total
	$		$	$	$	$
Total repositioning liability at October 31, 2015						22.9
Employee-related expenses	2.8		—	—	—	2.8
Consulting, professional and project management costs	(0.3	)	—	—	—	(0.3	)
Total expenses	2.5		—	—	—	2.5
Repositioning expenses paid						(21.8	)
Foreign exchange						(0.2	)
Total repositioning liability at April 30, 2016						3.4

The balance of repositioning liabilities as of April 30, 2016 was recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not have any long-term repositioning liabilities as of April 30, 2016.