Other Current Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block]

Other current assets as of April 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015 consisted of the following:

	April 30, 2016		October 31, 2015
Advance payments to vendors (1)	$	1,514	$	2,281
Deferred finance costs (2)	493		198
Notes receivable	731		585
Prepaid expenses and other (3)	5,728		3,890
Other current assets	$	8,466	$	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 and direct deferred finance costs relating to the Hercules loan and security agreement entered into in April 2016.

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