Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 19, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Lender's Base Rate [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Eurodollar [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement - interest at 2.87% for the period ending October 31, 2012 and 2.79% for the periods ending October 31, 2011		$ 21,150,000	$ 25,700,000
Insurance broker financing agreement		(447,000)	(428,000)
Total debt		21,597,000	26,128,000
Less: Current debt		447,000	428,000
Total long-term debt		21,150,000	25,700,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		2.82%	3.03%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					80,000,000
Line of Credit Increase Maximum					120,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage						0.375%	0.75%
Credit Agreement Interest Rate:		2.87%	2.79%						4.25%	2.71%	2.75%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum				2.25
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Ratio, Minimum				2.50
Determination by the Admin Agent of the Lending Syndicate		51.00%
Dividends Payable, Date Declared	Feb. 01, 2012
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		1,748,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		57,102,000
Collateral Agreement		65.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								2.53%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment								$ 75,000