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Inventories | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventories | Inventories The components of inventory as of July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 consisted of the following:
| July 31, 2016 |  | October 31, 2015
Raw materials | $ | 28,739 |  |  | $ | 29,103 |
Work-in-process (1) | 49,465 |  |  | 36,651 |
Inventories | $ | 78,204 |  |  | $ | 65,754 |
(1) | Included in work-in-process as of July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was $26.6 million and $13.3 million, respectively, of completed standard components.
Raw materials consist mainly of various nickel powders and steels, various other components used in producing cell stacks and purchased components for balance of plant. Work-in-process inventory is comprised of material, labor, and overhead costs incurred to build balance of plant components, fuel cell stacks and modules, which are subcomponents of a power plant.

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