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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)						9 Months Ended
	Jul. 18, 2018	Dec. 22, 2017	Apr. 25, 2017	Feb. 16, 2017	Jan. 17, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017
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Redemption price, percentage					104.25%
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Amortization of Senior Note discount							$ 100,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
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Debt interest rate					8.50%
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Prepayment premium				7,700,000
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Amortization of Senior Note discount				$ 400,000
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 350,000,000
Debt issuance costs		$ 400,000	4,900,000
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April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Debt instrument applicable interest rate margins		0.75%
April 2017 Asset Based Lending Facility [Member] \| Eurodollar
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Debt instrument applicable interest rate margins		1.75%
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Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 30,000,000
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Maximum borrowing capacity			35,000,000
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt			(700,000)
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Repayments of credit facility			150,000,000
Term Loan [Member]
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Debt instrument applicable interest rate margins			2.50%
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Debt instrument applicable interest rate margins			3.50%
Debt instrument , floor interest rate			1.00%
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