Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013 Third Amendment [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 19, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Second Amendment [Member]	Dec. 26, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Second Amendment [Member]	Jun. 04, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Third Amendment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Lender's Base Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Effective April 1, 2013 [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Effective April 1, 2013 [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Effective April 1, 2013 [Member] Lender's Base Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Effective April 1, 2013 [Member] Lender's Base Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement Interest Rate:		2.23%		2.87%
Credit Agreement - interest at 2.23% at July 31, 2013 and 2.87% at October 31, 2012		$ 83,000,000		$ 21,150,000
Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums, Consumer		(860,000)		(447,000)
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount		83,860,000		21,597,000	83,000,000
Debt, Current		860,000		447,000
Long-term Debt		83,000,000		21,150,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period		2.03%	2.81%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						80,000,000	80,000,000		120,000,000	175,000,000
Line of Credit Increase Maximum							120,000,000		200,000,000	255,000,000
Determination by the Admin Agent of the Lending Syndicate		51.00%
Dividends Payable, Date Declared	Feb. 01, 2012
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Minimum								2.25
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum								2.85
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Fixed Charge Ratio, Minimum								2.0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate												1.50%	2.50%	0.00%	1.50%	2.50%	0.00%	1.00%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		1,748,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		90,252,000
Collateral Agreement		65.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											2.15%
Debt Instrument, Down Payment		186,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment		$ 68,000