Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventories at October 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:

	2013		2012
Raw materials	$	20,599	$	17,683
Work-in-process (1)	35,586		30,018
Net inventories	$	56,185	$	47,701

(1) Work-in-process includes the standard components of inventory used to build the typical modules or stack components that are intended to be used in future power plant orders or to service SA's. Included in Work-in-process as of October 31, 2013 and 2012 is $5.8 million and $11.3 million, respectively, of completed standard components ready to be incorporated into power plants and deployed upon receipt of customer orders or to service SA's.