Reconciliation of Numerator and Denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Net income	$ 2,443	$ 4,939
Basic weighted average shares	17,215	17,113
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	40	95
Diluted weighted average shares	17,255	17,208
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.14	$ 0.29
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.14	$ 0.29