PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 3 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	July 31, 2016		November 1, 2015
Land	$	8,096	$	8,172
Buildings and improvements		122,077		121,472
Machinery and equipment		1,481,252		1,458,623
Leasehold improvements		19,079		18,856
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		12,879		12,700
Construction in progress		18,903		6,657
		1,662,286		1,626,480
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,140,094		1,079,196
	$	522,192	$	547,284

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

	July 31, 2016		November 1, 2015
Machinery and equipment	$	34,917	$	56,245
Less accumulated amortization		9,479		16,054
	$	25,438	$	40,191

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $ 18.4 million and $56.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended July 31, 2016, respectively, and $19.4 million and $56.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended August 2, 2015, respectively.