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Accounts Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts receivable at January 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 consisted of the following:

	January 31, 2014				October 31, 2013
Advanced Technology (including U.S. Government(1)):
Amount billed	$	1,962			$	786
Unbilled recoverable costs	1,355				639
	3,317				1,425
Commercial Customers:
Amount billed	15,286				17,344
Unbilled recoverable costs	15,228				30,347
	30,514				47,691
Accounts receivable, net	$	33,831			$	49,116

(1) Total U.S. Government accounts receivable outstanding at January 31, 2014 is $1.4 million .

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Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

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-Article 5

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