Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 04, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Current assets:
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$ 2,955	$ 2,437
Inventory Valuation Reserves	$ 9,461	$ 9,152
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, par value per share (dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares)	4,000,000	4,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value per share (dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.75
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)	55,000,000	55,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (shares)	33,131,846	33,131,846
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)	30,795,692	30,831,919
Treasury stock, shares outstanding (shares)	2,336,154	2,299,927