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Other Assets, net (Details) (USD $) | Apr. 30, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 4,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity |  |  |
Long-term stack residual value | 2,725,000 fcel_LongTermStackResidualValue | [1] | 2,725,000 fcel_LongTermStackResidualValue | [1]
Other | 404,000 us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent |  | 521,000 us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent |
Other assets, net | 3,547,000 us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent |  | 3,729,000 us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent |
NRG Energy [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 40,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = fcel_NRGEnergyMember |  |  |
Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs | $ 418,000 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember | [2] | $ 483,000 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember | [2]
[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 direct deferred finance costs relating to securing a $40.0 million loan facility with NRG and will be amortized over the five-year life of the facility.

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