Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges	12 Months Ended
Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges	Oct. 31, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges	—Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges Impairment charges, net of $18 were recorded during fiscal 2013. Impairment recoveries of $96 were recorded during fiscal 2013 for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Mansfield Blanking facility, which was impaired in fiscal 2010. Impairment recoveries of $369 were recorded during fiscal 2013 for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Liverpool Stamping facility, which was impaired in fiscal 2009. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of $483 to reduce the real property of the Company's Anniston facility to a fair value based on on independent assessment that considered recent sales of similar properties, changes in market conditions and an income based valuation approach. Impairment recoveries, net of $834 were recorded during fiscal 2012. Impairment recoveries of $1,551 were recorded during fiscal 2012 for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Mansfield Blanking facility, which was impaired in fiscal 2010. Impairment recoveries of $1,159 were recorded during fiscal 2012 for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Liverpool Stamping Facility, which was impaired in fiscal 2009. The remaining $68 of recoveries were for cash received upon sales of assets from other assets impaired in prior periods. During the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company entered into negotiations to sell its Mansfield Blanking facility, which ceased operations in December 2011. As a result, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of $1,552 to reduce the Mansfield real property to an estimated fair value based on an independent assessment that considered recent sales of similar properties and a submitted offer to acquire the real property. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $392 to reduce the value of long lived assets to their estimated fair value. The fair value of machinery and equipment, as determined using level 3 inputs, was zero as the items were worn equipment for which the Company had no further use and limited value in the used equipment market. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company sold the real property and building for $1,400 in cash. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company reduced a restructuring charge by $30 as a result of certain employees not meeting the requirements for obtaining severance payments associated with the restructuring charge of $352 that the Company recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, relating to a negotiated settlement with approximately 90 employees for severance and health insurance related to the previously announced planned closure of the Company's plant in Mansfield, Ohio.

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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