Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment at October 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2016				2015			Estimated Useful Life
Land		$	524		$	524		—
Building and improvements		9,218			9,263			10-26 years
Machinery, equipment and software		87,350			83,578			3-8 years
Furniture and fixtures		3,509			3,137			10 years
Construction in progress		16,388			9,948			—
		116,989			106,450
Accumulated depreciation		(80,349		)	(77,448		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	36,640		$	29,002