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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments [Table Text Block] | Non-cancelable minimum payments applicable to operating and capital leases at October 31, 2014 were as follows:
|  | Operating Leases |  | Capital Leases
2015 |  | $ | 1,978 |  |  | $ | 276 |
2016 |  | 1,087 |  |  | 310 |
2017 |  | 711 |  |  | 110 |
2018 |  | 578 |  |  | 20 |
2019 |  | 330 |  |  | 5 |
Thereafter |  | 318 |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 5,002 |  |  | $ | 721 |

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