Debt	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt In January 2016, the Company amended its $150.0 million Financing Program with PNC to (1) extend the termination date to January 31, 2017; (2) eliminate the interest coverage ratio and modify the liquidity level requirement; (3) reduce the minimum funding threshold, as defined, from 60% to 40%; and (4) revise pricing from a LIBOR based rate plus 1.75% per the prior agreement, to a LIBOR based rate plus 1.90% on outstanding borrowings, and to increase the facility fee from 0.65% to 0.70%. The Financing Program is secured by receivables from certain Staffing Services businesses in the United States, Europe and Canada that are sold to a wholly-owned, consolidated, bankruptcy remote subsidiary. The bankruptcy remote subsidiary's sole business consists of the purchase of the receivables and subsequent granting of a security interest to PNC under the program, and its assets are available first to satisfy obligations to PNC and are not available to pay creditors of the Company's other legal entities. Borrowing capacity under the Financing Program is directly impacted by the level of accounts receivable. At July 31, 2016, the accounts receivable borrowing base was $151.7 million. As of November 1, 2015, the Financing Program was classified as long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, however, as of the end of the Company's first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Financing Program was classified as short-term as the termination date is within twelve months of the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2016 balance sheet date. The liquidity level requirement under our Financing Program set a minimum global liquidity level of $20.0 million at the origination of the facility in July 2015. Under the first amendment to the Financing Program, the liquidity level was increased from $20.0 million to $35.0 million effective January 31, 2016 and to $50.0 million effective July 31, 2016. The July 31st threshold was established assuming the Company completed certain liquidity events. In order to better align the covenants to the timing of certain liquidity events, in July 2016, the Company further amended the Financing Program to reduce the minimum liquidity covenant level from $50.0 million to $35.0 million for the period beginning July 31, 2016 through the earlier of: 1) the date of the sale of Maintech, if such is closed on or before September 30, 2016, and 2) October 30, 2016 thereafter it increases to $50.0 million. The amendment also adds a negative covenant prohibiting certain capital stock transactions by the Company through the earlier of: 1) the date of the sale of Maintech, if such is closed on or before September 30, 2016, and 2) October 31, 2016. In addition to customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, the program is subject to termination under standard events of default including change of control, failure to pay principal or interest, breach of the liquidity covenant, triggering of portfolio ratio limits, or other material adverse events as defined. At July 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenant requirements. The Financing Program has a feature under which the facility limit can be increased from $150.0 million up to $250.0 million subject to credit approval from PNC. Borrowings are priced based upon a fixed program rate plus the daily adjusted one-month LIBOR index, as defined. The program also contains a revolving credit provision under which proceeds can be drawn for a definitive tranche period of 30, 60, 90 or 180 days priced at the adjusted LIBOR index rate in effect for that period. In addition to United States dollars, drawings can be denominated in Canadian dollars, subject to a Canadian dollar $30.0 million limit, and British Pounds Sterling, subject to a £20.0 million limit. The program also includes a letter of credit sublimit of $50.0 million and minimum borrowing requirements. As of July 31, 2016, there were no foreign currency denominated borrowings, and the letter of credit participation was $31.0 million inclusive of $28.9 million for the Company's casualty insurance program and $2.1 million for the security deposit required under the Orange facility lease agreement. At July 31, 2016 and November 1, 2015, the Company had outstanding borrowing under this program of $90.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, and bore a weighted average annual interest rate of 2.4% and 1.7% during the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively, and 2.3% and 1.7% during the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively, which is inclusive of certain facility fees. At July 31, 2016, there was $29.0 million additional availability under this program, exclusive of the availability under the aforementioned accordion feature. In February 2016, Maintech, as borrower, entered into a $10.0 million 364-day secured revolving credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. The credit agreement provides for revolving loans as well as a $0.1 million sub-line for letters of credit and is subject to borrowing base and availability restrictions and requirements. The credit agreement is secured by assets of the borrower, including accounts receivable, and the Company has guaranteed the obligations of the borrower under the agreement not to exceed $3.0 million. The credit agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants, including a minimum interest requirement based on $2.0 million drawn, which was the outstanding amount under this facility at July 31, 2016. At July 31, 2016, there was $3.4 million of additional availability under this program. The borrower may optionally terminate the credit agreement and repay the borrowings prior to the expiration date, without premium or penalty at any time by the delivery of a notice to that effect as provided under the credit agreement. It is anticipated that the credit agreement will be terminated before a sale of the borrower. Borrowings will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Interest under the credit agreement is one month LIBOR plus 2.75% on drawn amounts and a fixed rate of 0.375% on undrawn amounts. In February 2016, Volt Orangeca Real Estate Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a PSA for the sale of real property comprised of land and buildings with office space of approximately 191,000 square feet in Orange, California (the “Property”) for a purchase price of $35.9 million. The transaction closed in March 2016 with terms consistent with the PSA and the mortgage on the Property was repaid. At November 1, 2015, the Company had $7.3 million of a long-term term loan on this Property, of which $1.0 million was current at the period end date.

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In January 2016, the Company amended its $150.0 million Financing Program with PNC to (1) extend the termination date to January 31, 2017; (2) eliminate the interest coverage ratio and modify the liquidity level requirement; (3) reduce the minimum funding threshold, as defined, from 60% to 40%; and (4) revise pricing from a LIBOR based rate plus 1.75% per the prior agreement, to a LIBOR based rate plus 1.90% on outstanding borrowings, and to increase the facility fee from 0.65% to 0.70%. The Financing Program is secured by receivables from certain Staffing Services businesses in the United States, Europe and Canada that are sold to a wholly-owned, consolidated, bankruptcy remote subsidiary. The bankruptcy remote subsidiary's sole business consists of the purchase of the receivables and subsequent granting of a security interest to PNC under the program, and its assets are available first to satisfy obligations to PNC and are not available to pay creditors of the Company's other legal entities. Borrowing capacity under the Financing Program is directly impacted by the level of accounts receivable. At July 31, 2016, the accounts receivable borrowing base was $151.7 million. As of November 1, 2015, the Financing Program was classified as long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, however, as of the end of the Company's first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Financing Program was classified as short-term as the termination date is within twelve months of the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2016 balance sheet date.

The liquidity level requirement under our Financing Program set a minimum global liquidity level of $20.0 million at the origination of the facility in July 2015. Under the first amendment to the Financing Program, the liquidity level was increased from $20.0 million to $35.0 million effective January 31, 2016 and to $50.0 million effective July 31, 2016. The July 31st threshold was established assuming the Company completed certain liquidity events. In order to better align the covenants to the timing of certain liquidity events, in July 2016, the Company further amended the Financing Program to reduce the minimum liquidity covenant level from $50.0 million to $35.0 million for the period beginning July 31, 2016 through the earlier of: 1) the date of the sale of Maintech, if such is closed on or before September 30, 2016, and 2) October 30, 2016 thereafter it increases to $50.0 million. The amendment also adds a negative covenant prohibiting certain capital stock transactions by the Company through the earlier of: 1) the date of the sale of Maintech, if such is closed on or before September 30, 2016, and 2) October 31, 2016.

In addition to customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, the program is subject to termination under standard events of default including change of control, failure to pay principal or interest, breach of the liquidity covenant, triggering of portfolio ratio limits, or other material adverse events as defined. At July 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenant requirements.

The Financing Program has a feature under which the facility limit can be increased from $150.0 million up to $250.0 million subject to credit approval from PNC. Borrowings are priced based upon a fixed program rate plus the daily adjusted one-month LIBOR index, as defined. The program also contains a revolving credit provision under which proceeds can be drawn for a definitive tranche period of 30, 60, 90 or 180 days priced at the adjusted LIBOR index rate in effect for that period. In addition to United States dollars, drawings can be denominated in Canadian dollars, subject to a Canadian dollar $30.0 million limit, and British Pounds Sterling, subject to a £20.0 million limit. The program also includes a letter of credit sublimit of $50.0 million and minimum borrowing requirements. As of July 31, 2016, there were no foreign currency denominated borrowings, and the letter of credit participation was $31.0 million inclusive of $28.9 million for the Company's casualty insurance program and $2.1 million for the security deposit required under the Orange facility lease agreement.

At July 31, 2016 and November 1, 2015, the Company had outstanding borrowing under this program of $90.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, and bore a weighted average annual interest rate of 2.4% and 1.7% during the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively, and 2.3% and 1.7% during the first nine months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively, which is inclusive of certain facility fees. At July 31, 2016, there was $29.0 million additional availability under this program, exclusive of the availability under the aforementioned accordion feature.

In February 2016, Maintech, as borrower, entered into a $10.0 million 364-day secured revolving credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. The credit agreement provides for revolving loans as well as a $0.1 million sub-line for letters of credit and is subject to borrowing base and availability restrictions and requirements. The credit agreement is secured by assets of the borrower, including accounts receivable, and the Company has guaranteed the obligations of the borrower under the agreement not to exceed $3.0 million. The credit agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants, including a minimum interest requirement based on $2.0 million drawn, which was the outstanding amount under this facility at July 31, 2016. At July 31, 2016, there was $3.4 million of additional availability under this program.

The borrower may optionally terminate the credit agreement and repay the borrowings prior to the expiration date, without premium or penalty at any time by the delivery of a notice to that effect as provided under the credit agreement. It is anticipated that the credit agreement will be terminated before a sale of the borrower. Borrowings will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Interest under the credit agreement is one month LIBOR plus 2.75% on drawn amounts and a fixed rate of 0.375% on undrawn amounts.

In February 2016, Volt Orangeca Real Estate Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a PSA for the sale of real property comprised of land and buildings with office space of approximately 191,000 square feet in Orange, California (the “Property”) for a purchase price of $35.9 million. The transaction closed in March 2016 with terms consistent with the PSA and the mortgage on the Property was repaid. At November 1, 2015, the Company had $7.3 million of a long-term term loan on this Property, of which $1.0 million was current at the period end date.