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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Guarantees As of July 31, 2017, the Company has arranged for standby letters of credit aggregating $4.0 million, which are supported by its revolving credit facility and pertain to payment guarantees related to potential workers' compensation claims and a facility lease as well as performance guarantees related to customer contracts entered into by certain of the Company's subsidiaries. Product Warranty Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Nine months ended July 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Balances as of beginning of fiscal year |  |  | $3,351 |  |  |  | $3,203 |
Accruals for warranties |  | 1,476 |  |  | 1,765 |
Warranty claims settled |  | (1,825 | ) |  | (1,869 | )
Balances as of July 31 |  |  | $3,002 |  |  |  | $3,099 |
Litigation The Company is involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. Based upon the Company’s and its legal counsel’s evaluations of any claims or assessments, management is of the opinion that the outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

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