Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 324,037	$ 279,877	$ 913,970	$ 780,381
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	251,446	219,866	712,931	604,723
Selling, general and administrative	28,822	27,766	87,774	88,299
Restructuring charges	0	0	0	39
Depreciation and amortization	9,734	10,683	30,554	32,543
Operating income	34,035	21,562	82,711	54,777
Non-operating (expense) income:
Interest expense	(724)	(597)	(1,849)	(1,988)
Other, net	398	188	905	645
Income before income taxes	33,709	21,153	81,767	53,434
Income tax expense	(7,801)	(7,474)	(18,098)	(17,352)
Net income	$ 25,908	$ 13,679	$ 63,669	$ 36,082
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.79	$ 0.41	$ 1.92	$ 1.09
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.78	$ 0.41	$ 1.91	$ 1.08
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	32,999	33,359	33,093	33,194
Diluted (in shares)	33,173	33,650	33,256	33,518
Cash dividends per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.24	$ 0.24