Business Segment Information Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Revenues of foreign geographic regions are attributed to external customers based upon the location of the entity recording the sale. These foreign revenues represent 18.0% and 17.1% for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

	Revenues
	Three Months Ended January 31,
Geographic Region:	2017		2016
United States	$	203,200	$	208,186
Europe	35,669		32,999
Rest of World	9,069		9,870
Total Company	$	247,938	$	251,055

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)
	Three Months Ended January 31,
Geographic Region:	2017			2016
Europe	$	141		$	836
Rest of World	$	(273	)	$	(114	)

The foreign currency loss is included as a component of other expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

Long-lived assets consist primarily of net property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangibles.

	Long-Lived Assets
Geographic Region:	January 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
United States	$	250,047	$	253,160
Europe	52,651		48,716
Rest of World	19,191		20,631
Total Company	$	321,889	$	322,507