LEASES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

LEASES [Abstract]

Information on Operating and Finance Leases Included in Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table provides information on operating and finance leases included in our consolidated balance sheets.

Classification	October 31, 2021		October 31, 2020
ROU Assets – Operating Leases
Other assets	$	5,581	$	7,706
ROU Assets – Finance Leases
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	40,827	$	-
Lease Liabilities – Operating Leases
Accrued liabilities	$	2,273	$	2,175
Other liabilities		3,246		5,008
	$	5,519	$	7,183
Lease Liabilities – Finance Leases
Current portion of long-term debt	$	7,289	$	-
Long-term debt		31,083		-
	$	38,372	$	-

Future Lease Payments under Noncancelable Operating and Finance Leases

 The following table presents future lease payments under noncancelable operating and finance leases as of October 31, 2021. Imputed interest represents the difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows.

Fiscal Year	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2022	$	2,351	$	7,856
2023		1,374		6,938
2024		819		6,938
2025		646		18,012
2026		398		-
Thereafter		157		-
Total lease payments		5,745		39,744
Imputed interest		226		1,372
Lease liabilities	$	5,519	$	38,372

Lease Costs

The following table presents lease costs for 2021 and 2020. Rent expense, as calculated under guidance in effect prior to our adoption of Topic 842, was $3.0 million in 2019.

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2021		October 31, 2020
Operating lease costs	$	2,904	$	3,076
Short-term lease costs	$	232	$	359
Variable lease costs	$	498	$	378
Interest on lease liabilities	$	510	$	-
Amortization of ROU assets	$	1,867	$	-

Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Terms And Weighted-Average Discount Rates

The following table presents statistical information related to our operating and finance leases. The information presented is as of the balance sheet dates.

	October 31, 2021					October 31, 2020
Classification	Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)		Weighted-average discount rate			Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)		Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases		3.5		2.4	%		4.1		2.37	%
Finance leases		3.3		1.5	%		-		-

Cash and Non-cash Information Related to Leases

The following table presents the effects of leases on our 2021 and 2020 consolidated statements of cash flows, and provides leases-related non-cash information for those years.

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2021		October 31, 2020
Operating cash flows used for operating leases	$	2,442	$	3,584
Operating cash flows used for finance leases	$	464	$	-
Financing cash flows used for finance leases	$	4,323	$	-
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations	$	457	$	2,681
ROU assets obtained in exchange for finance lease obligations	$	42,672	$	-