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Other Current Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015
Other Current Assets [Abstract] |
Other Current Assets | Note 7. Other Current Assets Other current assets at October 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Advance payments to vendors (1) |  | $ | 2,281 |  |  | $ | 2,372 |
Deferred finance costs (2) |  | 198 |  |  | 129 |
Notes receivable |  | 585 |  |  | 529 |
Prepaid expenses and other (3) |  | 3,890 |  |  | 4,498 |
|  | $ | 6,954 |  |  | $ | 7,528 |
(1) | Advance payments to vendors relate to inventory purchases.
(2) | Primarily represents the current portion of direct deferred finance costs relating to securing a $40.0 million loan agreement (see Note 10) and will be amortized over the five-year life of the facility.
(3) | Primarily relates to other prepaid vendor expenses including insurance, rent and lease payments.

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