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Other Current Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
Other Current Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Current Assets [Table Text Block] | Other current assets at October 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Advance payments to vendors (1) |  | $ | 1,247 |  |  | $ | 2,281 |
Deferred finance costs (2) |  | 417 |  |  | 198 |
Notes receivable |  | 1,007 |  |  | 585 |
Prepaid expenses and other (3) |  | 7,775 |  |  | 3,890 |
|  | $ | 10,446 |  |  | $ | 6,954 |
(1) | Advance payments to vendors relate to inventory purchases ahead of receipt.
(2) | Primarily represents the current portion of direct deferred finance costs relating to securing a $40.0 million loan facility with NRG which is being amortized over the five-year life of the facility, and direct deferred finance costs relating to the Hercules loan and security agreement entered into in April 2016 which is being amortized over the 2.5 years life of the loan.
(3) | Primarily relates to other prepaid vendor expenses including insurance, rent and lease payments.

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