SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION

Accounts Receivable



(in thousands)	January 31, 2017			October 31, 2016
Accounts receivable		$179,256			$205,386
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(3,227		)	(3,159		)
Accounts receivable, net		$176,029			$202,227

Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Percentage-of-Completion Contracts



(in thousands)	January 31, 2017			October 31, 2016
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts		$20,937			$19,086
Estimated earnings	14,110			13,887
	35,047			32,973
Less: Billings to date	(40,630		)	(39,142		)
		($5,583	)		($6,169	)
Included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under the following captions:
Accounts receivable, net (costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings)		$3,429			$4,839
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings)	(9,012		)	(11,008		)
		($5,583	)		($6,169	)

Changes in estimates pertaining to percentage-of-completion contracts did not have a material effect on net income from consolidated operations for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016.

Inventories



(in thousands)	January 31, 2017			October 31, 2016
Finished products		$138,889			$131,008
Work in process	38,427			36,076
Materials, parts, assemblies and supplies	120,443			117,153
Contracts in process	4,576			3,253
Less: Billings to date	(1,215		)	(1,188		)
Inventories, net of valuation reserves		$301,120			$286,302

Contracts in process represents accumulated capitalized costs associated with fixed price contracts. Related progress billings and customer advances (“billings to date”) are classified as a reduction to contracts in process, if any, and any excess is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities.

Property, Plant and Equipment



(in thousands)	January 31, 2017			October 31, 2016
Land		$5,094			$5,090
Buildings and improvements	83,434			79,205
Machinery, equipment and tooling	175,087			171,717
Construction in progress	8,318			10,453
	271,933			266,465
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(150,052		)	(144,854		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$121,881			$121,611

Accrued Customer Rebates and Credits

The aggregate amount of accrued customer rebates and credits included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $13.9 million and $11.9 million as of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively. The total customer rebates and credits deducted within net sales for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 was $2.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

Research and Development Expenses

The amount of new product research and development ("R&D") expenses included in cost of sales for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows (in thousands):



	Three months ended January 31,
	2017		2016
R&D expenses		$11,246		$9,007

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The holders of equity interests in certain of the Company's subsidiaries have rights ("Put Rights") that may be exercised on varying dates causing the Company to purchase their equity interests through fiscal 2025. The Put Rights, all of which relate either to common shares or membership interests in limited liability companies, provide that the cash consideration to be paid for their equity interests (the "Redemption Amount") be at fair value or a formula that management intended to reasonably approximate fair value based solely on a multiple of future earnings over a measurement period. Management's estimate of the aggregate Redemption Amount of all Put Rights that the Company could be required to pay is as follows (in thousands):



	January 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Redeemable at fair value		$84,964		$85,574
Redeemable based on a multiple of future earnings	13,938		13,938
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		$98,902		$99,512

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended January 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):



	Foreign Currency Translation			Pension Benefit Obligation			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balances as of October 31, 2016		($23,953	)		($1,373	)		($25,326	)
Unrealized loss	(1,228		)	—			(1,228		)
Amortization of unrealized loss on defined benefit pension plan, net of tax	—			7			7
Balances as of January 31, 2017		($25,181	)		($1,366	)		($26,547	)