Basis of Presentation Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of sales	$ 224,138	$ 235,166
Gross profit	23,800	15,889
Selling, general and administrative expenses	20,188	17,344
Asset impairment, net	41	273
Operating loss	3,006	(2,292)
Benefit for income taxes	(76)	(1,911)
Net loss	$ (2,018)	$ (5,127)
Basic loss per share	$ (0.11)	$ (0.30)
Diluted loss per share	$ (0.11)	$ (0.30)
Timing And Recognition Of Certain Transactions [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of sales		$ 235,166
Gross profit		15,889
Selling, general and administrative expenses		17,344
Asset impairment, net		273
Operating loss		(2,292)
Loss before income taxes		(7,038)
Benefit for income taxes		(1,911)
Net loss		$ (5,127)
Basic loss per share		$ (0.30)
Diluted loss per share		$ (0.30)
Timing And Recognition Of Certain Transactions [Member] | Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of sales		$ 235,074
Gross profit		15,981
Selling, general and administrative expenses		17,584
Asset impairment, net		0
Operating loss		(2,167)
Loss before income taxes		(6,913)
Benefit for income taxes		(1,854)
Net loss		$ (5,059)
Basic loss per share		$ (0.29)
Diluted loss per share		$ (0.29)
Timing And Recognition Of Certain Transactions [Member] | Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of sales		$ 92
Gross profit		(92)
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(240)
Asset impairment, net		273
Operating loss		(125)
Loss before income taxes		(125)
Benefit for income taxes		(57)
Net loss		$ (68)
Basic loss per share		$ (0.01)
Diluted loss per share		$ (0.01)