Income Taxes Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 2,091	$ 1,794
Inventory	646	738
State depreciation adjustments and loss carryforwards	2,664	1,803
Pension obligations and post retirement benefits	10,229	6,020
Foreign net operating loss	7,466	4,567
Other accruals, reserves and tax credits	3,668	2,356
Goodwill and intangible amortization	7,234	8,280
Foreign currency translation	75	107
Interest rate swap	1,922	1,811
Total deferred tax assets	35,995	27,476
Less: Valuation allowance	(2,782)	(4,986)
Net deferred tax assets	33,213	22,490
Fixed assets	(26,800)	(21,984)
Prepaid expenses and other	(1,173)	(891)
Net deferred tax asset	5,240
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net		(385)
Change in net deferred tax asset attributable to the provision for deferred taxes	2,704	(4,263)	$ (837)
Purchase accounting adjustments	0	51
Unrecognized tax benefit adjustments	(207)	(202)
Pension and post retirement benefits	2,986	(387)	783
Velocys investment	58	248	(53)
Income tax benefit	111	861	$ 952
Other adjustments	(27)	3
Total change in net deferred tax asset	$ 5,625	$ (3,689)