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Other Assets, net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013
Other Assets, net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block] | Other assets, net at April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
| April 30, 2013 |  | October 31, 2012
Long-term stack residual value (1) | $ | 12,003 |  |  | $ | 14,316 |
Other (2) | 965 |  |  | 1,870 |
Other Assets, net | $ | 12,968 |  |  | $ | 16,186 |
(1) | Relates to stack replacements performed under the Company's SA's. The cost of the stack replacement is recorded as a long term asset and is depreciated over its expected life. If the Company does not obtain rights to title from the customer, the cost of the stack is expensed at the time of restack. Accumulated depreciation was $9.5 million and $7.6 million for the periods ended April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012, respectively.
(2) | Includes security deposits, notes receivable and interest receivable.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of noncurrent assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 17 -Article 5 + Details
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