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Property, Plant and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment.  
Property Plant and Equipment

Note 6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of October 31, 2022 and 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands):

    

October 31,

October 31,

Estimated 

2022

2021

Useful Life

Land

$

524

$

524

Building and improvements

 

21,216

 

20,865

 

10‑26 years

Machinery, equipment and software

 

108,656

 

109,449

 

3‑8 years

Furniture and fixtures

 

4,354

 

4,325

 

10 years

Construction in progress

 

26,484

 

6,424

 

 

161,234

 

141,587

Accumulated depreciation

 

(103,097)

 

(102,171)

 

  

Property, plant and equipment, net

$

58,137

$

39,416

 

  

The Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $1.0 million during the year ended October 31, 2022 (related to the cessation of operations at a conditioning facility in Danbury, CT, which is being replaced by a new conditioning facility located at our Torrington, CT manufacturing facility as a part of our fiscal year 2022 and 2023 capital investments). There were no impairments of property, plant and equipment for the years ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $5.8 million, $4.9 million and $5.1 million for the years ended October 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.