Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Radar Industries [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

Cash and cash equivalents	$	75
Accounts receivable	14,374
Inventory	15,630
Prepaid assets and other	95
Property, plant and equipment	26,612
Goodwill	13,753
Intangible assets	5,620
Accounts payable and other	(18,285		)
Net assets acquired	$	57,874

Finnveden [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,222
Accounts receivable	29,744
Inventory	26,858
Prepaid expenses	3,681
Property, plant and equipment	35,408
Goodwill	7,804
Intangible assets	1,136
Other non-current assets	3,830
Accounts payable and other	(36,416		)
Long term liabilities	(5,649		)
Net assets acquired	$	72,618

Finnveden and Radar [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

Pro forma consolidated results	Three months ended January 31,
(in thousands, except for per share data):	2015		2014
Revenue	$	257,078	$	275,476
Net income	$	3,673	$	6,190
Basic earnings per share	$0.21		$0.36
Diluted earnings per share	$0.21		$0.36