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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012
Debt Conversion [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest Paid | $ 1,892 us-gaap_InterestPaid | $ 280 us-gaap_InterestPaid | $ 302 us-gaap_InterestPaid
Income Taxes Paid | 35 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid | 17 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Common Stock Issued in Settlement of Prior Year Bonus Obligation | 0 fcel_CommonStockIssuedInSettlementOfPriorYearBonusObligation | 0 fcel_CommonStockIssuedInSettlementOfPriorYearBonusObligation | 550 fcel_CommonStockIssuedInSettlementOfPriorYearBonusObligation
Common Stock Issued for Employee Stock Purchase Plan in Settlement of Prior Year Accrued Employee Contributions | 106 fcel_CommonStockIssuedForEmployeeStockPurchasePlanInSettlementOfPriorYearAccruedEmployeeContributions | 85 fcel_CommonStockIssuedForEmployeeStockPurchasePlanInSettlementOfPriorYearAccruedEmployeeContributions | 84 fcel_CommonStockIssuedForEmployeeStockPurchasePlanInSettlementOfPriorYearAccruedEmployeeContributions
Common stock issued for acquisition | 0 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions | 3,563 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions | 0 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
Accrued Sale of Common Stock | 633 fcel_AccruedSaleofCommonStock | 509 fcel_AccruedSaleofCommonStock | 0 fcel_AccruedSaleofCommonStock
Debt Conversion and Make Whole Obligation [Member] |  |  |
Debt Conversion [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities | $ 46,186 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = fcel_DebtConversionandMakeWholeObligationMember | $ 0 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = fcel_DebtConversionandMakeWholeObligationMember | $ 0 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = fcel_DebtConversionandMakeWholeObligationMember

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