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Property, Plant and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment | Note 5. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment at October 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | Estimated Useful Life |
Land |  | $ | 524 |  |  | $ | 524 |  |  | — |
Building and improvements |  | 9,263 |  |  | 9,117 |  |  | 10-26 years |
Machinery, equipment and software |  | 83,578 |  |  | 75,084 |  |  | 3-8 years |
Furniture and fixtures |  | 3,137 |  |  | 2,955 |  |  | 10 years |
Power plants for use under PPAs |  | — |  |  | 996 |  |  | 3-10 years |
Construction in progress |  | 9,948 |  |  | 10,534 |  |  | — |
|  | 106,450 |  |  | 99,210 |  |  |  |
Accumulated depreciation |  | (77,448 | ) |  | (73,385 | ) |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | 29,002 |  |  | $ | 25,825 |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense was $4.1 million, $4.4 million and $4.1 million for the years ended October 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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