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Other Assets, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013
Other Assets, net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block] | Other assets, net at October 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
Long-term stack residual value (1) |  | $ | 2,898 |  |  | $ | 14,316 |
Debt issuance costs (2) |  | 1,721 |  |  | — |
Other (3) |  | 846 |  |  | 1,870 |
Other assets, net |  | $ | 5,465 |  |  | $ | 16,186 |
(1) | Relates to unplanned module exchanges performed under the Company’s SA's. In circumstances where the useful life of the module extends beyond the contractual term of the SA and the Company retains title for the module from the customer upon expiration or non-renewal of the SA, the cost of the unplanned module exchanges 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 module is expensed at the time of the module exchange. The reduction in the balance at October 31, 2013 is a result of costs of $8.4 million primarily related to the provision of fuel cell stacks to POSCO Energy upon execution of Master Service Agreement with POSCO Energy to service the installations under the ongoing service contract. Additions during the year ended October 31, 2013 and 2012 were $0.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Accumulated depreciation was $2.1 million and $7.6 million for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012 respectively.
(2) | Represents the long-term portion of debt issuance costs capitalized relating to the convertible debt issuance and will be amortized over the term of the convertible notes, which is five years.
(3) | Includes security deposits and notes 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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