Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 28, 2011 building	Mar. 10, 2011 Interest Rate Swap [Member] swap	Oct. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Accrued Liabilities [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Accrued Liabilities [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Building [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Building [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Machinery and equipment [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Machinery and equipment [Member] Maximum [Member]
Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Inventory target to keep on hand to maintain high customer service levels (months)													5 months	7 months
Goodwill impairment					$ 0	$ 0
Basis points, discount rate comparison						1.00%
Basis points, sensitivity comparison on impairment goodwill						1.00%
Foreign Currency Translation [Abstract]
Net foreign exchange gain (loss)					(1,500,000)	(1,000,000)	(1,200,000)
Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Number of floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps									5
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives									200,000,000
Interest rate swaps, lower maturity range									13 months
Interest rate swaps, higher maturity range									26 months
Fixed rate on interest rate swaps, lower range									1.27%
Fixed rate on interest rate swaps, higher range									1.78%
Derivative liability, fair value										3,900,000	300,000	300,000
Reclassification from OCI to interest expense in next 12 months										2,400,000
Reclassification from OCI to interest expense after the next 12 months										1,500,000
Insurance Recoveries [Abstract]
Number of buildings with insurance claims								1
Insurance recoveries	5,000,000				5,000,000	0	0
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life, (years)															35 years	40 years	3 years	15 years
Impairments of property, plant and equipment					0	0
Interest capitalized included in construction in progress					$ 2,500,000	$ 8,700,000
Treasury Stock [Abstract]
Number of shares in treasury	1,006,512				1,006,512	168,885
Number of shares purchased	0	321,000	0	663,000	984,027	0