PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

May. 01, 2016

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 3 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	May 1, 2016		November 1, 2015
Land	$	8,217	$	8,172
Buildings and improvements		121,655		121,472
Machinery and equipment		1,467,020		1,458,623
Leasehold improvements		19,002		18,856
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		12,729		12,700
Construction in progress		14,199		6,657
		1,642,822		1,626,480
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,119,153		1,079,196
	$	523,669	$	547,284

Equipment under capital leases are included in above property, plant and equipment as follows:

	May 1, 2016		November 1, 2015
Machinery and equipment	$	34,917	$	56,245
Less accumulated amortization		8,606		16,054
	$	26,311	$	40,191

 Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $18.9 million and $38.0 million for the three and six month periods ended May 1, 2016, respectively, and $17.8 million and $37.0 million for the three and six month periods ended May 3, 2015, respectively.