CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Treasury Stock
Stockholders' Equity beginning balance at Nov. 03, 2013	$ 252,758	$ 748	$ 639,297	$ (382,735)	$ (4,436)	$ (116)
Stockholders' Equity beginning balance (in shares) at Nov. 03, 2013		74,793,249				7,523
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Treasury stock purchases	(23,804)					$ (23,804)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)						(1,381,277)
Retirement of treasury shares	0	$ (12)	(19,705)			$ 19,717
Retirement of treasury shares (in shares)		(1,150,000)				1,150,000
Issuance of restricted stock		$ 1	(1)
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)		125,846
Excess tax (shortfall) benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	538		538
Foreign exchange translation (losses) gains and other, net of taxes	(367)				(367)
Unrecognized actuarial losses on pension obligations	(3,936)				(3,936)
Share-based compensation	10,168		10,168
Net income (loss)	11,185			11,185
Stockholders' Equity ending balance at Nov. 02, 2014	246,542	$ 737	630,297	(371,550)	(8,739)	$ (4,203)
Stockholders' Equity ending balance (in shares) at Nov. 02, 2014		73,769,095				238,800
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Treasury stock purchases	$ (3,320)					$ (3,320)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)						(208,626)
Retirement of treasury shares						$ 0
Retirement of treasury shares (in shares)	400,000					0
Issuance of restricted stock		$ 7	(7)
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)		720,655
Stock options exercised	$ 354	$ 1	353
Stock options exercised (in shares)	40,000	40,000
Excess tax (shortfall) benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	$ 745		745
Foreign exchange translation (losses) gains and other, net of taxes	80				80
Unrecognized actuarial losses on pension obligations	379				379
Share-based compensation	9,379		9,379
Net income (loss)	17,818			17,818
Stockholders' Equity ending balance at Nov. 01, 2015	271,976	$ 745	640,767	(353,732)	(8,280)	$ (7,523)
Stockholders' Equity ending balance (in shares) at Nov. 01, 2015		74,529,750				447,426
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Treasury stock purchases	$ (64,015)					$ (64,015)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)	(1,600,000)					(4,589,576)
Retirement of treasury shares		$ (44)	(62,235)			$ 62,279
Retirement of treasury shares (in shares)	4,000,000	(4,423,564)				4,423,564
Issuance of restricted stock						$ 0
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)		56,868				161,633
Stock options exercised	$ 12,612	$ 14	12,598
Stock options exercised (in shares)	1,418,219	1,418,219
Excess tax (shortfall) benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	$ (289)		(289)
Foreign exchange translation (losses) gains and other, net of taxes	(325)				(325)
Deferred compensation obligation	1,387		1,387
Unrecognized actuarial losses on pension obligations	(1,948)				(1,948)
Share-based compensation	10,892		10,892
Net income (loss)	51,027			51,027
Stockholders' Equity ending balance at Oct. 30, 2016	$ 281,317	$ 715	$ 603,120	$ (302,706)	$ (10,553)	$ (9,259)
Stockholders' Equity ending balance (in shares) at Oct. 30, 2016		71,581,273				775,071