Albany-Chicago Company LLC (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			7 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 30, 2013 Pleasant Prairie [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Pleasant Prairie [Member]	Apr. 15, 2013 Pleasant Prairie [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Pleasant Prairie [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Pleasant Prairie [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Goodwill [Member] Pleasant Prairie [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Noncompete Agreements [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Noncompete Agreements [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Customer Relationships [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Trade Names [Member]	Dec. 28, 2012 Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred							$ 56,390
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net									56,792
Net of Cash Acquired									56,337
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred								850
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Working Capital					67		381
Cash Acquired Placed In Escrow									3,000
Cash And Cash Equivalents							455
Accounts Receivable							9,179
Inventory							2,711
Prepaid Assets And Other							1,851
Property, Plant, and Equipment							28,688
Intangibles							11,524					741		8,906		1,877
Other Non-Current Assets							67
Goodwill							8,354
Financial Liabilities							(6,439)
Goodwill Deductible for Tax Purposes									20,711
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life						15 years				15 years	2 years		13 years		15 years
Business Combinations, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangibles Deductible for Tax Purposes									11,524
Revenues	166,059	142,021	493,588	437,223		16,817		39,526
Net income	$ 5,282	$ 2,416	$ 15,115	$ 9,899		$ 910		$ 1,266