COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are as follows (in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,
	2017			2016
Balances as of beginning of fiscal year		$3,351			$3,203
Accruals for warranties	1,476			1,765
Warranty claims settled	(1,825		)	(1,869		)
Balances as of July 31		$3,002			$3,099