Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Trade accounts receivable, allowances	$ 527	$ 801
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	120,000,000	120,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	23,738,003	23,738,003
Common stock, shares outstanding	20,927,521	20,917,500
Treasury stock, shares	2,810,482	2,820,503