Project assets (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Project assets [Abstract]

Project assets [Text Block]

Project Assets

Project assets as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 consisted of the following:

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Current project assets		8,939	5,260
Long-term project assets		13,059	6,922
Project assets		21,998	12,182

The current portion of project assets as of January 31, 2016 of $8.9 million includes project assets that are under construction by the Company under a power purchase agreement ("PPA") and are classified as operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. This balance will fluctuate based on timing of construction and sale of the projects to third parties. The long-term portion of project assets as of January 31, 2016 of $13.1 million relates to project assets which the Company has entered into a PPA with an end user and is currently or expected to own and operate under the PPA and retain through a sale-leaseback transaction. The long-term portion of project assets has been offset by project related grant awards. Project construction costs incurred after classification as long-term project assets are reported as investing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The proceeds received for the sale and subsequent leaseback of project assets are classified as cash flows from financing activities within the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and are classified as a financing obligation on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (refer to Note 12 for more information).