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Other Assets, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Other Assets, net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block] | Other assets, net at October 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
Long-term stack residual value (1) |  | $ | 2,725 |  |  | $ | 2,898 |
Debt issuance costs (2) |  | — |  |  | 1,721 |
Deferred finance costs(3) |  | $ | 483 |  |  | $ | — |
Other |  | 521 |  |  | 846 |
Other assets, net |  | $ | 3,729 |  |  | $ | 5,465 |
(1) | Relates to expected residual value for module exchanges performed under the Company's service agreements where the useful life extends beyond the contractual term of the service agreement and the Company obtains title for the module from the customer upon expiration or non-renewal of the service agreement. 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.
(2) | Represents the long-term portion of debt issuance costs capitalized relating to the convertible debt issuance. At October 31, 2014, the convertible notes have been converted and the debt issuance costs have been adjusted to additional paid in capital.
(3) | Represents the long-term portion of direct deferred finance costs relating to securing a $40.0 million loan facility and will be amortized over the five-year life of the facility.

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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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