Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 263,445	$ 294,883	$ 795,748	$ 839,889
Cost of sales	239,857	262,003	729,790	747,616
Gross profit	23,588	32,880	65,958	92,273
Selling, general & administrative expenses	18,105	22,773	51,069	66,159
Amortization of intangible assets	518	607	1,558	1,767
Restructuring	3,905	1,965	11,371	4,962
Operating income	1,060	7,535	1,960	19,385
Interest expense	4,633	3,209	11,836	8,194
Interest income	(4)	(1)	(10)	(9)
Other (income) expense, net	113	289	(959)	1,119
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,682)	4,038	(8,907)	10,081
Benefit for income taxes	(973)	(7,014)	(2,612)	(9,854)
Net income (loss)	$ (2,709)	$ 11,052	$ (6,295)	$ 19,935
Income (loss) per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.11)	$ 0.47	$ (0.27)	$ 0.86
Basic weighted average number of common shares	23,557	23,278	23,486	23,202
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.11)	$ 0.47	$ (0.27)	$ 0.85
Diluted weighted average number of common shares	23,557	23,453	23,486	23,341