Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Current operating lease liabilities	$ 6,532	$ 0
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	23,114	30,868
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $549 and $393	64,036	82,946
Inventories, net	78,117	67,159
Prepaid and other current assets	7,931	9,353
Total current assets	173,198	190,326
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $322,403 and $317,568	192,148	193,600
Operating lease right-of-use assets	41,661	0
Goodwill	146,590	145,563
Intangible assets, net	104,338	107,297
Other assets	9,265	8,324
Total assets	667,200	645,110
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	49,092	63,604
Accrued liabilities	28,982	39,221
Income taxes payable	5,265	6,183
Current maturities of long-term debt	707	746
Total current liabilities	90,578	109,754
Long-term debt	166,711	156,414
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	35,505	0
Deferred pension and postretirement benefits	11,251	13,322
Deferred income taxes	19,741	19,363
Other liabilities	13,481	16,070
Total liabilities	337,267	314,923
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, shares authorized 1,000,000; issued and outstanding - none	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, shares authorized 125,000,000; issued 37,319,866 and 37,370,402, respectively; outstanding 32,963,475 and 33,021,789, respectively	373	374
Additional paid-in-capital	252,495	254,673
Retained earnings	182,989	185,703
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(29,164)	(33,817)
Less: Treasury stock at cost, 4,356,391 and 4,348,613 shares, respectively	(76,760)	(76,746)
Total stockholders’ equity	329,933	330,187
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 667,200	$ 645,110