Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 161	$ 393
Accumulated Depreciation of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 340,144	$ 317,568
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	125,000,000	125,000,000
Common stock, shares, issued (in shares)	37,296,166	37,370,402
Common stock, shares, outstanding (in shares)	32,804,737	33,021,789
Treasury shares (in shares)	4,348,613	4,491,429