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Other Assets, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017
Other Assets Noncurrent [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Assets net | Other assets, net as of October 31, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Long-term accounts receivable (1) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,353 |
Long-term unbilled recoverable costs (2) |  |  | 12,806 |  |  |  | 5,714 |
Deferred finance costs (3) |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 225 |
Long-term stack residual value (4) |  |  | 987 |  |  |  | — |
Other (5) |  |  | 2,627 |  |  |  | 2,123 |
Other assets, net |  | $ | 16,517 |  |  | $ | 16,415 |
(1) | The balance as of October 31, 2016 represents receivables which were subsequently collected and relate to project and stack replacement reserve accounts for a sale-leaseback transaction. As of October 31, 2017, the funds were recorded as long-term restricted cash.
(2) | Represents unbilled recoverable costs that relate to revenue recognized on customer contracts that will be billed in future periods in excess of twelve months from the balance sheet date.
(3) | Represents the long-term portion of direct deferred finance costs relating to the Company’s loan facility with NRG which is being amortized over the five-year life of the facility.
(4) | Relates to estimated residual value for module exchanges performed under the Company’s service agreements where the useful life extends beyond the contractual term of the service agreement and the Company obtains title for the module from the customer upon expiration or non-renewal of the service agreement. If the Company does not obtain rights to title from the customer, the full cost of the module is expensed at the time of the module exchange. The increase from October 31, 2016 represents residual value for two module replacements performed during the year ended October 31, 2017.
(5) | The Company entered into an agreement with one of its customers on June 29, 2016 which includes a fee for the purchase of the plants at the end of the term of the agreement. The option fee is payable in installments over the term of the agreement and the total paid as of October 31, 2017 was $1.6 million. Also included within other are long-term security deposits.

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