Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	May 04, 2012	May 03, 2013 Patents	Oct. 31, 2012 Patents	May 03, 2013 Patents Minimum	Oct. 31, 2012 Patents Minimum	May 03, 2013 Patents Maximum	Oct. 31, 2012 Patents Maximum	May 03, 2013 Non-compete agreements	Oct. 31, 2012 Non-compete agreements	May 03, 2013 Non-compete agreements Minimum	Oct. 31, 2012 Non-compete agreements Minimum	May 03, 2013 Non-compete agreements Maximum	Oct. 31, 2012 Non-compete agreements Maximum	May 03, 2013 Customer-related	Oct. 31, 2012 Customer-related	May 03, 2013 Customer-related Minimum	Oct. 31, 2012 Customer-related Minimum	May 03, 2013 Customer-related Maximum	Oct. 31, 2012 Customer-related Maximum	May 03, 2013 Developed technology	Oct. 31, 2012 Developed technology	May 03, 2013 Developed technology Minimum	Oct. 31, 2012 Developed technology Minimum	May 03, 2013 Developed technology Maximum	Oct. 31, 2012 Developed technology Maximum	May 03, 2013 Trade names	Oct. 31, 2012 Trade names	May 03, 2013 Trade names Minimum	Oct. 31, 2012 Trade names Minimum	May 03, 2013 Trade names Maximum	Oct. 31, 2012 Trade names Maximum	May 03, 2013 Other	Oct. 31, 2012 Other
Other Intangible Assets
Estimated life						1 year 6 months	1 year 6 months	13 years	13 years			1 year 6 months	1 year 6 months	10 years	10 years			1 year 6 months	1 year 6 months	13 years	13 years			1 year 6 months	1 year 6 months	10 years	10 years			1 year 6 months	1 year 6 months	5 years	5 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 54,188,000	$ 54,250,000		$ 9,593,000	$ 9,593,000					$ 6,304,000	$ 6,303,000					$ 8,272,000	$ 8,312,000					$ 27,704,000	$ 27,727,000					$ 1,515,000	$ 1,515,000					$ 800,000	$ 800,000
Accumulated Amortization	(29,916,000)	(27,066,000)		(8,302,000)	(8,031,000)					(4,076,000)	(3,656,000)					(4,212,000)	(3,826,000)					(11,813,000)	(10,196,000)					(713,000)	(557,000)					(800,000)	(800,000)
Net	24,272,000	27,184,000		1,291,000	1,562,000					2,228,000	2,647,000					4,060,000	4,486,000					15,891,000	17,531,000					802,000	958,000
Non-amortizable - trade names	4,881,000	4,881,000																										4,881,000	4,881,000
Total other intangible assets, gross	59,069,000	59,131,000
Total other intangible assets, net	29,153,000	32,065,000	35,871,000
Amortization expense for intangible assets	3,000,000
Estimated amortization expense
Fiscal 2013 (remainder)	2,800,000
Fiscal 2014	5,300,000
Fiscal 2015	5,100,000
Fiscal 2016	4,600,000
Fiscal 2017	3,700,000
Fiscal 2018	1,700,000
After fiscal 2018	$ 1,100,000