CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	May 01, 2016	Apr. 30, 2017	May 01, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 420,464	$ 372,247	$ 812,167	$ 742,261
Cost of sales	319,488	283,799	627,240	564,822
Loss (gain) on sale of assets and asset recovery	137	(927)	137	(1,652)
Gross profit	100,839	89,375	184,790	179,091
Engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses	75,124	74,648	144,164	144,498
Intangible asset amortization	2,405	2,405	4,810	4,821
Strategic development and acquisition related costs	124	579	481	1,260
Restructuring and impairment charges	315	1,149	2,578	2,659
Gain on insurance recovery	(9,601)	0	(9,601)	0
Income from operations	32,472	10,594	42,358	25,853
Interest income	138	52	144	74
Interest expense	(7,479)	(7,844)	(14,365)	(15,713)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	127	576	50	(166)
Gain from bargain purchase	0	0	0	1,864
Other income, net	322	251	708	62
Income before income taxes	25,580	3,629	28,895	11,974
Provision for income taxes	8,606	1,209	9,882	3,662
Net income	16,974	2,420	19,013	8,312
Net income allocated to participating securities	(115)	(23)	(131)	(79)
Net income applicable to common shares	$ 16,859	$ 2,397	$ 18,882	$ 8,233
Income per common share:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.03	$ 0.27	$ 0.11
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.03	$ 0.27	$ 0.11
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	70,988	72,352	70,933	72,806
Diluted (in shares)	71,122	72,886	71,107	73,321