Income Taxes Cash paid for taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Cash paid for (refund of) income taxes	$ 1,780	$ (5,855)	$ 1,770
Proceeds from Income Tax Refunds		$ 5,855
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings	19,282
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount	$ 6,749