Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Matters (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) employees	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of employees receiving post-retirement benefits | employees	12
Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Employer contributions	$ 0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	(90,784)	$ (86,827)
Interest cost	(3,282)	(3,566)	$ (3,466)
Actuarial gain (loss)	(576)	5,100
Benefits paid	4,427	4,709
Benefit obligation at end of year	(89,063)	(90,784)	(86,827)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	64,458	66,655
Actual return on plan assets	9,184	1,562
Employer contributions	0	950
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	69,215	64,458	66,655
Funded status, benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	(19,848)	(26,326)
Domestic Plan [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	(372)	(423)
Interest cost	(13)	(16)	(24)
Actuarial gain (loss)	(28)	(20)
Benefits paid	44	47
Benefit obligation at end of year	(313)	(372)	$ (423)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Actual return on plan assets	0	0
Employer contributions	44	47
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
Funded status, benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	$ (313)	$ (372)