CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May. 01, 2016	May. 03, 2015	May. 01, 2016	May. 03, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 372,247	$ 360,147	$ 742,261	$ 683,073
Cost of sales	283,799	284,258	564,822	535,045
Gain on sale of assets and asset recovery	(927)	0	(1,652)	0
Gross profit	89,375	75,889	179,091	148,028
Engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses	74,648	73,035	144,498	135,904
Intangible asset amortization	2,405	4,375	4,821	5,868
Strategic development and acquisition related costs	579	628	1,260	2,357
Restructuring and impairment charges	1,149	1,468	2,659	2,945
Income (loss) from operations	10,594	(3,617)	25,853	954
Interest income	52	32	74	39
Interest expense	(7,844)	(8,312)	(15,713)	(12,299)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	576	(10)	(166)	(1,411)
Gain from bargain purchase	0	0	1,864	0
Other income, net	251	332	62	332
Income (loss) before income taxes	3,629	(11,575)	11,974	(12,385)
Provision (benefit) from income taxes	1,209	(4,087)	3,662	(4,577)
Net income (loss)	2,420	(7,488)	8,312	(7,808)
Net income allocated to participating securities	(23)	0	(79)	0
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares	$ 2,397	$ (7,488)	$ 8,233	$ (7,808)
Income (loss) per common share:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.03	$ (0.10)	$ 0.11	$ (0.11)
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.03	$ (0.10)	$ 0.11	$ (0.11)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	72,352	73,133	72,806	73,102
Diluted (in shares)	72,886	73,133	73,321	73,102