Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Mar. 10, 2015
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SHILOH INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000904979
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (the "Amended Filing") to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the "Original Filing") for the quarterly period ended January 31, 2015, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 11, 2015 (the "Original Filing").
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,220,284
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes