Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues		$ 1,054,707	$ 1,139,944	$ 1,041,986
Cost of sales	[1]	964,131	1,023,849	926,631
Gross profit		90,576	116,095	115,355
Selling, general & administrative expenses	[1]	71,312	88,604	83,070
Amortization of intangible assets		2,075	2,372	2,259
Asset impairment, net		5,701	0	241
Restructuring		17,072	6,613	4,777
Operating income (loss)		(5,584)	18,506	25,008
Interest expense		16,258	11,343	15,088
Interest income		(12)	(10)	(4)
Other (income) expense, net	[1]	(1,272)	913	3,501
Income (loss) before income taxes		(20,558)	6,260	6,423
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(611)	(5,219)	7,120
Net income (loss)		$ (19,947)	$ 11,479	$ (697)
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share		$ (0.85)	$ 0.49	$ (0.04)
Basic weighted average number of common shares		23,506	23,229	19,233
Diluted earnings (loss) per share		$ (0.85)	$ 0.49	$ (0.04)
Diluted weighted average number of common shares		23,506	23,369	19,233

[1] Fiscal year 2017 reflects the reclassification of non-service cost components of net benefit costs to outside of operating income as a result of ASU 2017-07 adoption, effective November 1, 2017.