Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment at October 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:

	2014				2013			Estimated Useful Life
Land		$	524		$	524		—
Building and improvements		9,117			8,679			10-26 years
Machinery, equipment and software		75,868			73,051			3-8 years
Furniture and fixtures		2,955			2,899			10 years
Power plants for use under PPAs		996			8,216			3-10 years
Construction in progress		10,534			9,537
		99,994			102,906
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(73,385		)	(78,681		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	26,609		$	24,225