Segment Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) segment	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income tax (expense) benefit									$ (11,804)	$ (10,776)	$ 800
General and Administrative Expense									$ 21,700	18,300	18,700
Number of segments | segment									3
Net sales	$ 255,405	$ 212,096	$ 187,475	$ 196,597	$ 240,369	$ 238,461	$ 218,203	$ 196,808	$ 851,573	893,841	889,785
Depreciation and amortization	11,378	11,060	11,886	12,905	12,428	12,182	12,404	12,572	47,229	49,586	51,822
Operating income (loss)	27,829	$ 16,563	$ 8,893	$ 1,980	(23,724)	$ 19,110	$ (19,363)	$ (2,450)	55,265	(26,427)	35,697
Interest Expense									5,245	9,643	11,100
Other, net									280	116	1,156
Capital expenditures									25,726	24,883	26,484
Long-lived assets, net	475,150				446,460				475,150	446,460
Goodwill	146,154				145,563				146,154	145,563	219,627
Assets	691,585				645,110				691,585	645,110
Goodwill, impairment loss									0	(74,600)
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									591	536
Income (loss) from continuing operations									38,496	(46,730)	26,553
Woodcraft
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill												$ 39,100
Goodwill, impairment loss										(74,600)
EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									591	536
NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill					39,100					39,100	113,700
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									654,802	683,204	676,776
Long-lived assets, net	307,534				288,722				307,534	288,722
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									158,829	162,106	159,652
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									18,213	20,088	23,610
Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									11,504	18,360	18,584
Other foreign countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									8,223	10,083	11,163
Germany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, net	25,519				16,899				25,519	16,899
UNITED KINGDOM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, net	142,097				140,839				$ 142,097	140,839
Operating Segments | NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments | segment									3
Net sales									$ 483,415	503,837	485,366
Depreciation and amortization									23,555	27,054	27,248
Operating income (loss)									39,909	39,765	30,633
Capital expenditures									15,761	12,984	13,929
Goodwill	38,712				38,712				38,712	38,712	38,712
Assets	252,703				226,243				252,703	226,243
Goodwill, impairment loss										0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									0	0
Operating Segments | EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									161,054	164,997	159,973
Depreciation and amortization									9,468	8,845	9,607
Operating income (loss)									20,076	19,040	12,702
Capital expenditures									5,435	6,365	5,450
Goodwill	68,295				67,704				68,295	67,704	67,168
Assets	223,248				212,239				223,248	212,239
Goodwill, impairment loss										0
Operating Segments | NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									210,099	229,644	249,813
Depreciation and amortization									13,732	13,178	14,401
Operating income (loss)									(2,502)	(74,236)	3,167
Capital expenditures									4,423	5,383	6,965
Goodwill	39,147				39,147				39,147	39,147	113,747
Assets	174,713				181,416				174,713	181,416
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									0	0
Operating Segments | Non-fenestration | United States | NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									19,279	17,061	18,211
Operating Segments | Non-fenestration | United States | NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									196,479	214,211	232,990
Operating Segments | Non-fenestration | International | NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									7,935	16,134	15,846
Operating Segments | Non-fenestration | International | EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									26,622	25,359	24,558
Operating Segments | Non-fenestration | International | NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,778	2,289	2,227
Operating Segments | Fenestration | United States | NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									427,616	439,536	412,000
Operating Segments | Fenestration | United States | NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									11,842	13,144	14,596
Operating Segments | Fenestration | International | NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									28,585	31,106	39,309
Operating Segments | Fenestration | International | EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									134,432	139,638	135,415
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									(2,995)	(4,637)	(5,367)
Corporate, Non-segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									(2,995)	(4,637)	(5,367)
Depreciation and amortization									474	509	566
Operating income (loss)									(2,218)	(10,996)	(10,805)
Capital expenditures									107	151	140
Goodwill	0				0				0	0	$ 0
Assets	$ 40,921				$ 25,212				40,921	25,212
Goodwill, impairment loss										0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									$ 0	$ 0