Income Taxes Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 1,405	$ 1,793
Inventory	424	1,721
State depreciation adjustments and loss carryforwards	5,309	4,213
Pension obligations and post retirement benefits	3,053	7,432
Net operating losses	26,695	8,851
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Research	5,958	248
Other accruals and reserves	2,889	2,822
Goodwill and intangible amortization	3,331	6,269
Foreign currency translation	116	30
Interest rate swap	0	771
Total deferred tax assets	49,180	34,150
Less: Valuation allowance	(24,051)	(9,401)
Net deferred tax assets	25,129	24,749
Fixed assets	(20,631)	(26,742)
Prepaid expenses and other	(1,727)	(835)
Net deferred tax (liability) asset	2,771
Net deferred tax (liability) asset		(2,828)
Change in net deferred tax asset attributable to the provision for deferred taxes	9,769	(4,174)
Change in net deferred tax assets attributable to purchase accounting adjustments	872	0
Unrecognized tax benefit adjustments	(347)	453
Defined benefit pension plans & other post-retirement benefits	(1,442)	(3,001)	$ 2,986
Marketable securities	10	(250)	58
Interest rate swap	(588)	(1,151)	$ 111
Other adjustments	(931)	55
Total change in net deferred tax asset	$ 5,599	$ (8,068)