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Other Current Assets (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other Current Assets

Other current assets as of April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

April 30,

2017

 

 

October 31,

2016

 

Advance payments to vendors (1)

 

$

639

 

 

$

1,247

 

Deferred finance costs (2)

 

 

129

 

 

 

152

 

Notes receivable (3)

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,007

 

Prepaid expenses and other (4)

 

 

5,820

 

 

 

7,775

 

Other current assets

 

$

6,588

 

 

$

10,181

 

 

(1)

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

(2)

Represents the current portion of direct deferred finance costs relate primarily to securing a $40.0 million loan facility with NRG which is being amortized over the five-year life of the facility.

(3)

Note receivable was included in the consideration paid for the acquired fuel cell power plant discussed in Note 6.

(4)

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