Note 6 - Debt (Detail)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 Total Leverage Ratio [Member] Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Total Leverage Ratio [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Senior Leverage Ratio [Member] Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Senior Leverage Ratio [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Interest Expense Coverage Ratio [Member] Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Interest Expense Coverage Ratio [Member]	Oct. 29, 2010 Sub Facility For Letters of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2010 Sub-Facility for Multicurrency Borrowing [Member] AUD	Oct. 29, 2010 Sub-Facility for Multicurrency Borrowing [Member] CAD	Oct. 29, 2010 Sub-Facility for Multicurrency Borrowing [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 29, 2010 Swing Line Loans [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 200,000,000							$ 25,000,000	25,000,000	25,000,000	€ 25,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Debt Instrument Term				5 years
Option To Increase Revolver	300,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	Loans under the Revolver (other than Swing Line Loans, as defined) bear interest based on the Base Rate, as defined, or LIBOR, as elected by us. Base Rate interest is calculated at the Base Rate plus the applicable margin and the Base Rate is the highest of: the Federal Funds Rate plus .50%; the prime commercial lending rate of the Administrative Agent, as defined; and the one month LIBOR rate for such day plus 2.00%.
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	200,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description					0.01 to 1.0	not more than 3.75 to 1.0	0.0 to 1.0	not more than 3.0 to 1.0 until October 31, 2013 and not more than 2.75 to 1.00 after October 31, 2013	83 to 1.0	in excess of 3.0 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter
Amortization of Financing Costs and Discounts	476,000	476,000	1,037,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 1,400,000	$ 1,900,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost Term	3 years