Other Current Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block]

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

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Advance payments to vendors (1)	$	1,622	$	2,281
Deferred finance costs (2)	240		198
Notes receivable	633		585
Prepaid expenses and other (3)	4,746		3,890
Other current assets	$	7,241	$	6,954

(1) Advance payments to vendors relate to payments for inventory purchases ahead of receipt.

(2) Primarily represents the current portion of direct deferred finance costs relating to securing a $40.0 million loan facility with NRG and is being amortized over the five-year life of the facility.

(3) Primarily relates to other prepaid vendor expenses including insurance, rent and lease payments.