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Severance and Restructuring Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017
Schedule Severance and Restructuring Activity | The following table summarizes severance and restructuring activity during 2017 related to actions initiated in 2015:
|  | Employee |  |  | Lease |  |  | Other |  |  |  |  |
|  | severance |  |  | termination |  |  | one-time |  |  |  |  |
|  | charges |  |  | charges |  |  | costs |  |  | Total |
Accrual Balance at October 31, 2016 |  | $ | 1,136 |  |  | $ | 143 |  |  | $ | 497 |  |  | $ | 1,776 |
Charged to expense |  |  | (133 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 172 |  |  | $ | 39 |
Cash payments |  |  | (525 | ) |  |  | (143 | ) |  |  | (540 | ) |  |  | (1,208 | )
Accrual Balance at October 31, 2017 |  | $ | 478 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | 607 |
Adhesive Dispensing Systems [Member] |
Schedule Severance and Restructuring Activity | The following table summarizes severance and restructuring activity during 2017 related to this action:
|  | Employee |  |  | Other |  |  |  |  |
|  | severance |  |  | one-time |  |  |  |  |
|  | charges |  |  | costs |  |  | Total |
Accrual Balance at October 31, 2016 |  | $ | 4,576 |  |  | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | 4,680 |
Charged to expense |  |  | (243 | ) |  |  | 2,642 |  |  |  | 2,399 |
Cash payments |  |  | (209 | ) |  |  | (1,566 | ) |  |  | (1,775 | )
Non cash utilization |  |  | — |  |  |  | (488 | ) |  |  | (488 | )
Accrual Balance at October 31, 2017 |  | $ | 4,124 |  |  | $ | 692 |  |  | $ | 4,816 |

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