Income Taxes Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 1,794	$ 1,524
Inventory	738	886
State income credits and loss carryforwards	2,167	1,739
Pension obligations and post retirement benefits	6,020	7,766
Foreign net operating loss	4,548	2,626
Other accruals and reserves	2,567	3,032
Goodwill and intangible amortization	8,280	9,414
Foreign currency translation	107	24
Interest rate swap	1,811	952
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	28,032	27,963
Less: Valuation allowance	(5,350)	(3,630)
Total deferred tax assets	22,682	24,333
Fixed assets	(20,694)	(20,193)
Prepaid expenses and other	(900)	(778)
Net deferred tax asset	1,088	3,362
Change in net deferred tax asset attributable to the provision for deferred taxes	(2,847)	(779)	$ (579)
Change in net deferred tax assets attributable to purchase accounting adjustments	51	663
Change in net deferred tax asset attributable to unrecognized tax benefit adjustments	(200)	(64)
Pension and post retirement benefits	(387)	783	(2,998)
Velocys investment	248	(53)	0
Interest rate swap	861	952	$ 0
Total change in net deferred tax asset	$ (2,274)	$ 1,502