Income Taxes Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 1,524	$ 1,255
Inventory	886	662
State income credits and loss carryforwards	1,739	1,266
Pension obligations and post retirement benefits	7,766	8,255
Foreign net operating loss	2,626	1,153
Tax credits in foreign countries	0	573
Other accruals and reserves	3,032	2,806
Goodwill and intangible amortization	9,414	3,304
Foreign currency translation	24	0
Interest rate swap	952	0
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	27,963	19,274
Less: Valuation allowance	(3,630)	(4,014)
Total deferred tax assets	24,333	15,260
Fixed assets	(20,193)	(12,828)
Prepaid expenses and other	(778)	(572)
Net deferred tax asset	3,362	1,860
Change in net deferred tax asset attributable to the provision for deferred taxes	(779)	(579)
Change in net deferred tax assets attributable to purchase accounting adjustments	663	0
Change in net deferred tax asset attributable to unrecognized tax benefit adjustments	(64)	(10)
Pension and post retirement benefits	783	(2,998)
Velocys investment	(53)	0
Interest rate swap	952	0
Total change in net deferred tax asset	$ 1,502	$ (3,587)