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SEGMENT INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
SEGMENT INFORMATION |
| 15. | SEGMENT INFORMATION
We operate in a single segment: industrial automation equipment. We design, manufacture and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service and distribution network. Although the majority of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components. Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products. We also provide machine tool components, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service and training support. We sell our products through more than 195 independent agents and distributors throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Our line is the primary line for the majority of our distributors globally even though some may carry competitive products. We also have our own direct sales and service organizations in China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and certain areas of the United States, which are among the world's principal machine tool consuming countries. During fiscal 2016, no distributor accounted for more than 5% of our sales and service fees. In fiscal 2016, approximately 69% of our revenues were from customers located outside of the U.S. and no single end-user of our products accounted for more than 5% of our total sales and service fees. The following table sets forth the contribution of each of our product groups to our total sales and service fees during each of the past three fiscal years (in thousands): Net Sales and Service Fees by Product Category
|  | Year ended October 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Computerized Machine Tools * |  | $ | 195,618 |  | $ | 189,712 |  | $ | 193,937 |
Computer Control Systems and Software † |  |  | 2,078 |  |  | 3,085 |  |  | 3,407 |
Service Parts |  |  | 21,908 |  |  | 19,375 |  |  | 17,391 |
Service Fees |  |  | 7,685 |  |  | 7,211 |  |  | 7,568 |
Total |  | $ | 227,289 |  | $ | 219,383 |  | $ | 222,303 |
* Amounts shown include sales of Milltronics and Takumi computerized machine tools to third parties since the respective dates of acquisitions. † Amounts shown do not include computer control systems and software sold as an integrated component of computerized machine systems. The following table sets forth revenues by geographic area, based on customer location, for each of the past three fiscal years (in thousands): Revenues by Geographic Area
|  | Year Ended October 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
United States of America |  | $ | 70,630 |  | $ | 66,781 |  | $ | 59,414 |
Canada |  |  | 3,881 |  |  | 3,114 |  |  | 2,434 |
South America |  |  | 1,950 |  |  | 1,930 |  |  | 450 |
Total Americas |  |  | 76,461 |  |  | 71,825 |  |  | 62,298 |
Germany |  |  | 44,411 |  |  | 43,727 |  |  | 51,581 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 25,313 |  |  | 30,235 |  |  | 34,288 |
Italy |  |  | 12,947 |  |  | 11,768 |  |  | 13,456 |
France |  |  | 13,787 |  |  | 13,162 |  |  | 9,972 |
Other Europe |  |  | 27,150 |  |  | 26,598 |  |  | 24,728 |
Total Europe |  |  | 123,608 |  |  | 125,490 |  |  | 134,025 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | 25,633 |  |  | 20,265 |  |  | 23,766 |
Other Foreign |  |  | 1,587 |  |  | 1,803 |  |  | 2,214 |
Total Europe, Asia Pacific and Other Foreign |  |  | 150,828 |  |  | 147,558 |  |  | 160,005 |
|  | $ | 227,289 |  | $ | 219,383 |  | $ | 222,303 |
Long-lived tangible assets, net by geographic area, were (in thousands):
|  | As of October 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
United States of America |  | $ | 7,846 |  | $ | 8,658 |
Foreign countries |  |  | 5,911 |  |  | 5,893 |
|  | $ | 13,757 |  | $ | 14,551 |
Net assets by geographic area were (in thousands):
|  | As of October 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Americas |  | $ | 84,040 |  | $ | 83,236 |
Europe |  |  | 60,861 |  |  | 59,468 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | 40,574 |  |  | 31,864 |
|  | $ | 185,475 |  | $ | 174,568 |

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