Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Matters (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) employees	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 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	$ 1,620
Domestic Plan [Member] | Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	(89,063,000)	$ (90,784,000)
Interest cost	(3,166,000)	(3,282,000)	$ (3,566,000)
Actuarial gain	(7,849,000)	(576,000)
Benefits paid	4,482,000	4,427,000
Benefit obligation at end of year	(79,898,000)	(89,063,000)	(90,784,000)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	69,215,000	64,458,000
Actual return on plan assets	468,000	9,184,000
Employer contributions	445,000	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	65,646,000	69,215,000	64,458,000
Funded status, benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	(14,252,000)	(19,848,000)
Domestic Plan [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	(313,000)	(372,000)
Interest cost	(11,000)	(13,000)	(16,000)
Actuarial gain	(12,000)	(28,000)
Benefits paid	29,000	44,000
Benefit obligation at end of year	(283,000)	(313,000)	(372,000)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0	0
Actual return on plan assets	0	0
Employer contributions	29,000	44,000
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0	$ 0
Funded status, benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	$ (283,000)	$ (313,000)