Debt and Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

At April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012, debt consisted of the following:

	April 30, 2013			October 31, 2012
Revolving credit facility	$	4,000		$	4,000
Connecticut Development Authority Note	3,376			3,466
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Note	—			847
Connecticut Clean Energy and Finance Investment Authority Note	3,505			—
Capitalized lease obligations	373			234
Total debt	$	11,254		$	8,547
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(4,410		)	(5,161		)
Long-term debt	$	6,844		$	3,386

schedule of future minimum debt and lease payments [Text Block]

Aggregate annual principal payments under our loan agreements, excluding payments relating to the revolving credit facility, and capital lease obligations for the years subsequent to April 30, 2013 are as follows:

2013	$	410
2014	331
2015	286
2016	233
2017	245
Thereafter	5,749
	$	7,254