Unaudited Quarterly Data (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 255,405	$ 212,096	$ 187,475	$ 196,597	$ 240,369	$ 238,461	$ 218,203	$ 196,808	$ 851,573	$ 893,841	$ 889,785
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	189,164	162,427	149,732	157,427	183,128	181,357	171,378	158,557	658,750	694,420	697,022
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 (loss) income	27,829	16,563	8,893	1,980	(23,724)	19,110	(19,363)	(2,450)	55,265	(26,427)	35,697
Net (loss) income	$ 22,152	$ 10,833	$ 5,501	$ 10	$ (30,948)	$ 11,841	$ (23,974)	$ (3,649)	$ 38,496	$ (46,730)	$ 26,553
Basic earnings (loss) per share (usd per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.33	$ 0.17	$ 0	$ (0.94)	$ 0.36	$ (0.73)	$ (0.11)	$ 1.18	$ (1.42)	$ 0.77
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (usd per share)	0.68	0.33	0.17	0	(0.94)	0.36	(0.73)	(0.11)	1.17	(1.42)	0.76
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.20