Restructuring and Severance Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Feb. 01, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected cost			$ 3,000
Restructuring and severance costs	$ 2,761	$ 975
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0
Charged to expense	2,761
Cash payments	(1,459)
Ending Balance	1,302
Severance and benefit costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	2,629
Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	132
Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and severance costs	1,778
Operating Segments | Staffing Services
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected cost	700
Restructuring and severance costs	1,485
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	1,485
Operating Segments | Staffing Services | Severance and benefit costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	1,353
Operating Segments | Staffing Services | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	132
Operating Segments | Other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected cost	100
Restructuring and severance costs	293
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	293
Operating Segments | Other | Severance and benefit costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	293
Operating Segments | Other | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	0
Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected cost	500
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	983
Corporate | Severance and benefit costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	983
Corporate | Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Charged to expense	$ 0