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 02, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	May 03, 2013	May 02, 2014 Patents	Oct. 31, 2013 Patents	May 02, 2014 Patents Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Patents Minimum	May 02, 2014 Patents Maximum	Oct. 31, 2013 Patents Maximum	May 02, 2014 Non-compete agreements	Oct. 31, 2013 Non-compete agreements	May 02, 2014 Non-compete agreements Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Non-compete agreements Minimum	May 02, 2014 Non-compete agreements Maximum	Oct. 31, 2013 Non-compete agreements Maximum	May 02, 2014 Customer-related	Oct. 31, 2013 Customer-related	May 02, 2014 Customer-related Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Customer-related Minimum	May 02, 2014 Customer-related Maximum	Oct. 31, 2013 Customer-related Maximum	May 02, 2014 Developed technology	Oct. 31, 2013 Developed technology	May 02, 2014 Developed technology Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Developed technology Minimum	May 02, 2014 Developed technology Maximum	Oct. 31, 2013 Developed technology Maximum	May 02, 2014 Trade names	Oct. 31, 2013 Trade names	May 02, 2014 Trade names Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Trade names Minimum	May 02, 2014 Trade names Maximum	Oct. 31, 2013 Trade names Maximum	May 02, 2014 Other	Oct. 31, 2013 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	$ 57,618,000	$ 56,255,000		$ 10,696,000	$ 10,213,000					$ 7,038,000	$ 6,849,000					$ 8,703,000	$ 8,654,000					$ 28,866,000	$ 28,224,000					$ 1,515,000	$ 1,515,000					$ 800,000	$ 800,000
Accumulated Amortization	(35,808,000)	(32,828,000)		(8,735,000)	(8,537,000)					(4,909,000)	(4,488,000)					(5,145,000)	(4,660,000)					(15,204,000)	(13,478,000)					(1,015,000)	(865,000)					(800,000)	(800,000)
Net	21,810,000	23,427,000		1,961,000	1,676,000					2,129,000	2,361,000					3,558,000	3,994,000					13,662,000	14,746,000					500,000	650,000
Non-amortizable - trade names	4,881,000	4,881,000
Total other intangible assets, gross	62,499,000	61,136,000
Total other intangible assets, net	26,691,000	28,308,000	29,153,000
Amortization expense for intangible assets	3,000,000
Estimated amortization expense
Fiscal 2014 (remainder)	2,900,000
Fiscal 2015	5,600,000
Fiscal 2016	5,100,000
Fiscal 2017	4,200,000
Fiscal 2018	2,200,000
Fiscal 2019	1,200,000
After fiscal 2019	$ 600,000