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Note 7 - Property, Plant and Equipment

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Note 7 - Property, Plant and Equipment
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
7.
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
The significant components of property, plant and equipment at
January 31, 2020
and at
October 31, 2019
are comprised of the following:
 
   
January 31,
    
October 31,
  
(in thousands)
  
2020
    
2019
  
Land, building and improvements
   $
26,475
     $
26,085
  
Capital leases—land and buildings
    
828
      
828
  
Machinery and equipment
    
303,914
      
295,741
  
Transportation equipment
    
2,239
      
2,223
  
Furniture and office equipment
    
1,013
      
1,209
  
     
334,469
      
326,086
  
Less accumulated depreciation
    
(23,493
 )    
(18,671
 )
Property, plant and equipment, net
   $
310,976
     $
307,415
  
 
Depreciation expense for the Successor
three
-month period ended
January 31, 2020
and the period from
December 6, 2018
to
January 31, 2019
was
$6.5
million and
$3.5
million, respectively. Depreciation expense for the Predecessor from
November 1, 2018
to
December 5, 2018
was
$2.1
million. Depreciation expense related to revenue producing machinery and equipment is recorded in cost of operations and an immaterial amount of depreciation expense related to our capital leases and furniture and fixtures is included in general and administrative expenses.