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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments [Table Text Block] | Non-cancelable minimum payments applicable to operating and capital leases as of October 31, 2013 were as follows:
|  | Operating Leases |  | Capital Leases
2014 |  | $ | 1,997 |  |  | $ | 218 |
2015 |  | 1,421 |  |  | 164 |
2016 |  | 715 |  |  | 85 |
2017 |  | 379 |  |  | 16 |
2018 |  | 238 |  |  | 14 |
Thereafter |  | — |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 4,750 |  |  | $ | 497 |

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