Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2017	Jan. 29, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 497,769	$ 526,300
Cost of sales	389,108	438,256
Product development, selling and administrative expenses	111,111	110,413
Restructuring expenses	772	26,659
Other income	(1,472)	(3,941)
Operating loss	(1,750)	(45,087)
Interest income	1,588	807
Interest expense	(12,610)	(12,923)
Loss before income taxes	(12,772)	(57,203)
(Benefit) income for income taxes	(12,495)	(16,982)
Net loss	$ (277)	$ (40,221)
Basic loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.41)
Diluted loss per share (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.41)
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	98,913	97,851
Diluted (in shares)	98,913	97,851