Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 02, 2013	Nov. 03, 2012
Current assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 2,494	$ 3,341
Inventory reserve	$ 9,941	$ 9,534
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, par value per share (dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
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)	31,210,911	30,801,994
Treasury stock, shares outstanding (shares)	1,920,935	2,329,852