Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended October 31,
	2013		2012
Domestic	$	30,814	$	23,139
Foreign	1,361		(632		)
Total	$	32,175	$	22,507

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended October 31,
		2013		2012
Current:
	Federal	$	8,427	$	5,733
	State and local	1,338		1,114
	Foreign	261		150
Total current		10,026		6,997
Deferred:
	Federal	427		1,885
	State and local	152		97
	Foreign	—		2
Total deferred		579		1,984
	Provision	$	10,605	$	8,981

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended October 31,
		2013			2012
Deferred tax assets:
	Accrued compensation and benefits	$	1,255		$	936
	Inventory	662			558
	State income credits and loss carryforwards	1,266			1,115
	Pension obligations and post retirement benefits	8,255			12,365
	Foreign net operating loss	1,153			2,033
	Tax credits in foreign countries	573			677
	Other accruals and reserves	2,806			2,206
	Goodwill and intangible amortization	3,304			0
Total deferred tax assets		19,274			19,890
Less: Valuation allowance		(4,014)			(4,401)
Total deferred tax assets		15,260			15,489
Deferred tax liabilities:
	Fixed assets	(12,828)			(9,690)
	Prepaid expenses and other	(572)			(352)
Net deferred tax asset		$	1,860		$	5,447
Change in net deferred tax asset:
	Provision for deferred taxes	$	(579	)	$	(1,984	)
	Other	(10		)	86
Components of other comprehensive income:
	Pension and post retirement benefits	(2,998		)	4,199
	Total change in net deferred tax asset	$	(3,587	)	$	2,301

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended October 31,
	2013			2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,247		$	1,069
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	54			126
Additions for tax positions of prior years	—			89
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(61		)	(13		)
Reductions as result of lapse of applicable statute of limitations	(57		)	(24		)
Balance at end of year	$	1,183		$	1,247

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended October 31,
	2013		2012
Federal income tax at statutory rate	35.0	%	34.9	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit	3.5		3.0
Valuation allowance change	(1.7	)	0.4
Domestic tax credits	(0.8	)	0.3
Domestic production activities deduction	(2.9	)	(2.7	)
Foreign operations	0.9		1.6
Stock option expense	0.2		0.8
Adjustment of uncertain tax positions	(0.1	)	1.0
Revisions to prior period estimated income tax calculations	(1.4	)	0.5
Other	0.3		0.1
Effective income tax rate	33.0	%	39.9	%