Discontinued Operations Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 02, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 6,906	$ 11,012
Inventories	20,604	25,876
Prepaid expenses	341	829
Deferred income tax benefits	0	1,351
Income tax refundable	0	2,378
Current Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	27,851	41,446
Net Property, plant and equipment	17,673	28,893
Intangibles, net	5,873	41,214
Deferred income tax benefits	(147)	(30)
Other assets	1,518	1,600
Non-Current Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	24,917	71,677
Accounts payable	6,715	9,393
Accrued liabilities	10,391	4,798
Current Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale	17,106	14,191
Deferred income tax liabilities	194	18,864
Other liabilities	2,215	12
Non-Current Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale	2,409	18,876
Net Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	33,253	80,056
Avionics & Controls
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	5,360	5,154
Inventories	14,763	12,646
Prepaid expenses	156	408
Deferred income tax benefits	0	671
Income tax refundable	0	0
Current Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	20,279	18,879
Net Property, plant and equipment	5,474	4,949
Intangibles, net	945	22,228
Deferred income tax benefits	(147)	0
Other assets	0	0
Non-Current Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	6,272	27,177
Accounts payable	1,878	2,194
Accrued liabilities	8,340	1,765
Current Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale	10,218	3,959
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	11,084
Other liabilities	2,215	0
Non-Current Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale	2,215	11,084
Net Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	14,118	31,013
Sensors & Systems
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	0	3,752
Inventories	0	7,972
Prepaid expenses	0	86
Deferred income tax benefits	0	680
Income tax refundable	0	0
Current Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	0	12,490
Net Property, plant and equipment	0	4,105
Intangibles, net	0	10,659
Deferred income tax benefits	0	(30)
Other assets	0	0
Non-Current Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	0	14,734
Accounts payable	0	873
Accrued liabilities	0	1,008
Current Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale	0	1,881
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	6,243
Other liabilities	0	0
Non-Current Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale	0	6,243
Net Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	0	19,100
Advanced Materials
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	1,546	2,106
Inventories	5,841	5,258
Prepaid expenses	185	335
Deferred income tax benefits	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	2,378
Current Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	7,572	10,077
Net Property, plant and equipment	12,199	19,839
Intangibles, net	4,928	8,327
Deferred income tax benefits	0	0
Other assets	1,518	1,600
Non-Current Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	18,645	29,766
Accounts payable	4,837	6,326
Accrued liabilities	2,051	2,025
Current Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale	6,888	8,351
Deferred income tax liabilities	194	1,537
Other liabilities	0	12
Non-Current Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale	194	1,549
Net Assets of Businesses Held for Sale	$ 19,135	$ 29,943