Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Nov. 03, 2012 Federal	Aug. 04, 2012 State	Nov. 03, 2012 Foreign	Nov. 03, 2012 Federal and State	May 01, 2010 France	Jan. 30, 2010 France	Oct. 30, 2010 France	Oct. 31, 2009 France	Nov. 03, 2012 France Foreign	Nov. 03, 2012 Foreign subsidiaries	Oct. 31, 2009 Foreign subsidiaries
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Federal statutory rate				35.00%
One time deferred benefit	$ 0	$ (619)	$ 0
One time write off of deferred tax asset	0	(1,470)	0		1,470
Recapitalization Costs										18,500
Income tax expense (benefit)	1,051	(8,850)	(24,247)					1,631	2,770
Deferred tax liability											1,631
Accumulated earnings	(8,435)	(11,031)												4,200
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries													66,883
Net operating loss carryforwards						15,723	4,780					18,044
Net operating loss and other carryforwards	12,422	11,512				4,622	1,785					6,015
Valuation allowance	11,915
Net unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate				508
Accrued payment of interest and penalties				$ 378