CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2018	Jan. 29, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 421,349	$ 391,703
Cost of sales	329,432	307,752
Gross profit	91,917	83,951
Engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses	74,786	69,039
Intangible asset amortization	2,412	2,405
Strategic development and acquisition related costs	727	357
Restructuring and impairment charges	1,094	2,264
Income from operations	12,898	9,886
Interest income	33	5
Interest expense	(7,492)	(6,886)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	471	(78)
Other income, net	457	387
Income before income taxes	6,367	3,314
Provision for income taxes	1,118	1,275
Net income	5,249	2,039
Net income allocated to participating securities	(38)	(8)
Net income applicable to common shares	$ 5,211	$ 2,031
Income per common share:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.03
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.03
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	66,434	70,875
Diluted (in shares)	66,546	71,088