OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information, by segment

The following table represents summary financial data attributable to these operating segments for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended
	October 29, 2017			October 30, 2016			November 1, 2015
Total sales:
Engineered Building Systems	$	693,980		$	672,235		$	667,166
Metal Components	1,129,816			1,044,040			920,845
Metal Coil Coating	271,085			247,736			231,732
Intersegment sales	(324,603		)	(279,083		)	(256,050		)
Total net sales	$	1,770,278		$	1,684,928		$	1,563,693
External sales:
Engineered Building Systems	$	659,863		$	652,471		$	647,881
Metal Components	998,279			925,863			815,310
Metal Coil Coating	112,136			106,594			100,502
Total net sales	$	1,770,278		$	1,684,928		$	1,563,693
Operating income (loss):
Engineered Building Systems	$	41,388		$	62,046		$	51,410
Metal Components	124,224			102,495			50,541
Metal Coil Coating	23,935			25,289			19,080
Corporate	(79,767		)	(81,051		)	(64,200		)
Total operating income	$	109,780		$	108,779		$	56,831
Unallocated other expense	(26,642		)	(29,815		)	(30,041		)
Income before income taxes	$	83,138		$	78,964		$	26,790
Depreciation and amortization:
Engineered Building Systems	$	9,014		$	9,767		$	10,224
Metal Components	26,717			26,416			35,713
Metal Coil Coating	4,757			4,674			4,401
Corporate	830			1,067			1,054
Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	41,318		$	41,924		$	51,392

	Fiscal Year Ended
	October 29, 2017		October 30, 2016		November 1, 2015
Capital expenditures:
Engineered Building Systems	$	5,533	$	7,571	$	6,053
Metal Components	11,978		9,133		9,145
Metal Coil Coating	2,837		1,805		3,279
Corporate	1,726		2,515		2,206
Total capital expenditures	$	22,074	$	21,024	$	20,683
Property, plant and equipment, net:
Engineered Building Systems	$	46,620	$	50,862	$	51,196
Metal Components	132,985		141,282		152,346
Metal Coil Coating	37,739		39,678		42,558
Corporate	9,651		10,390		11,792
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	226,995	$	242,212	$	257,892
Total assets:
Engineered Building Systems	$	232,089	$	229,422	$	218,646
Metal Components	657,729		654,534		654,762
Metal Coil Coating	82,897		87,194		81,456
Corporate	78,458		79,050		115,260
	$	1,051,173	$	1,050,200	$	1,070,124

Schedule of disclosure on geographic areas, long-lived assets in individual foreign countries by country

The following table represents summary financial data attributable to various geographic regions for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended
	October 29, 2017		October 30, 2016		November 1, 2015
Total sales:
United States of America	$	1,666,645	$	1,589,479	$	1,469,495
Canada	73,090		61,781		72,567
China	8,923		6,733		2,734
Mexico	4,910		4,060		5,686
All other	16,710		22,875		13,211
Total net sales	$	1,770,278	$	1,684,928	$	1,563,693
Long-lived assets:
United States of America	$	493,203	$	523,134	$	562,443
Canada	8,180		9,247		90
China	448		170		309
Mexico	10,603		10,701		9,471
Total long-lived assets	$	512,434	$	543,252	$	572,313