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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 03, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2009 | Nov. 01, 2012
Extended Product Warranty Description |  | We warranty our products for a specific period of time against manufacturing or performance defects. Our warranty is limited to a term generally 15 months after shipment or 12 months after acceptance of our products, except for fuel cell kits. We have agreed to warranty fuel cell kits and components for 21 months from the date of shipment due to the additional shipping and customer manufacture time required. |  |  |  |
project assets current and noncurrent |  | $ 12,182 | $ 784 |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | 26,900 | 25,100 |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  | 8,700 | 7,400 |  |  |
Accrued Contract and Operating Costs |  | 0 | 34 |  |  |
Product Warranty Accrual |  | 964 | 1,156 |  |  |
Reserve for Performance Guarantees |  | 2,600 | 800 |  |  |
Loss Reserve on Service Agreements |  | 800 | 3,000 |  |  |
Long-term stack residual value |  | 2,509 | $ 2,725 |  |  |
Future License Fees To Be Paid |  | $ 8,000 |  |  |  |
Royalty percentage |  | 4.10% |  |  | 4.10% |
Reduced royalty percentage |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |
Royalty fee payment for reduction in royalty rate |  |  |  | $ 6,700 |  |
significant customer revenue percentage |  | 94.00% | 88.00% | 88.00% |  |
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Unrealized |  | $ 1,700 | $ 600 | $ 400 |  |
Restricted cash and cash equivalents - short-term |  | 6,288 | 5,523 |  |  |
Restricted cash and cash equivalents - long-term |  | 20,600 | $ 19,600 |  |  |
Customer Advances, Current |  | $ 9,600 |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |  | 25,964,710 | 23,930,000 |  |  |
Common Stock, shares authorized prior to reverse split | 475,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized |  | 39,583,333 | 33,333,333 |  |  |
Cell Technology Transfer Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront License Fee |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000
Stack Technology Transfer and License Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront License Fee |  | $ 7,000 |  |  | $ 10,000 |
Service and License Fee Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
License Fee and Royalty Income |  | $ 3,900 | $ 4,300 | $ 4,100 |  |
FCES Germany [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  | 89.00% |  |  |  |
POSCO Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
significant customer revenue percentage |  | 67.00% | 69.00% | 54.00% |  |
Common stock ownership percentage |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |
United Illuminating [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
significant customer revenue percentage |  | 14.00% | 9.00% | 0.00% |  |
Department of Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
significant customer revenue percentage |  | 5.00% | 4.00% | 5.00% |  |
Pepperidge Farms [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
significant customer revenue percentage |  | 3.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |
NRG Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
significant customer revenue percentage |  | 2.00% | 3.00% | 0.00% |  |
Common stock ownership percentage |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Dominion Bridgeport FuelCell Park [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
significant customer revenue percentage |  | 3.00% | 3.00% | 29.00% |  |
Restricted cash and cash equivalents - long-term |  | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |
Reverse Split [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity, Reverse Stock Split | 1-for-12 |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding prior to reverse split | 314,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 26,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 39,600,000 |  |  |  |  |

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