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Other Current Assets
 12 Months Ended
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.