INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Components of income before income tax provision [Abstract]
United States	$ (5,474,000)	$ (20,396,000)	$ (27,507,000)
Foreign	46,122,000	56,295,000	60,060,000
Income before income tax provision	40,648,000	35,899,000	32,553,000
Current [Abstract]
Federal	81,000	291,000	0
State	(5,000)	74,000	0
Foreign	11,332,000	15,550,000	7,303,000
Deferred [Abstract]
Federal	0	0	0
State	0	0	0
Foreign	(615,000)	(224,000)	168,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	10,793,000	15,691,000	7,471,000
Income tax provision reconciliation [Abstract]
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate	14,227,000	12,564,000	11,393,000
Changes in valuation allowances	1,806,000	(8,334,000)	9,693,000
Distributions from foreign subsidiaries	2,073,000	1,925,000	1,750,000
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	(1,956,000)	503,000	(1,270,000)
Foreign tax rate differentials	(3,805,000)	(4,467,000)	(6,381,000)
Tax credits	(1,071,000)	(522,000)	(2,954,000)
Uncertain tax positions, including reserves, settlements and resolutions	1,984,000	1,499,000	93,000
Debt extinguishment losses	(2,879,000)	11,942,000	0
Shanghai, China operations closure	0	0	(6,127,000)
Other, net	414,000	581,000	1,274,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	10,793,000	15,691,000	7,471,000
U.S. statutory rate (in hundredths)	35.00%	35.00%
Tax benefit as a result of Shanghai, China, operations closure	10,500,000
Shanghai, China, facility deferred tax asset write-off	4,400,000
Deferred income tax assets [Abstract]
Reserves not currently deductible	6,382,000	5,889,000
Net operating losses	56,252,000	51,991,000
Alternative minimum tax credits	3,116,000	3,217,000
Tax credit carryforwards	4,785,000	5,410,000
Future lease obligation	0	3,108,000
Other	2,634,000	3,359,000
Deferred tax assets	73,169,000	72,974,000
Valuation allowances	(55,536,000)	(53,063,000)
Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance	17,633,000	19,911,000
Deferred income tax liabilities [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment	(604,000)	(2,744,000)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(4,575,000)	(4,417,000)
Investments	(170,000)	(1,203,000)
Other	(351,000)	(481,000)
Deferred income taxes liabilities	(5,700,000)	(8,845,000)
Net deferred income tax assets	11,933,000	11,066,000
Reported as [Abstract]
Current deferred tax assets	1,199,000	609,000
Long-term deferred tax assets	11,395,000	11,239,000
Accrued liabilities	0	(45,000)
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(661,000)	(737,000)
Net deferred income tax assets	11,933,000	11,066,000
Unrecognized tax benefits - gross including interest and penalties	3,900,000	1,900,000
Unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions recorded in other liabilities	1,900,000	1,400,000
Unrecognized tax benefits associated with reduction of deferred tax assets	2,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions recorded in income taxes payable	500,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	1,900,000
Interest and penalties accrued related to uncertain tax positions.	100,000	100,000
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	1,824,000	1,676,000	1,573,000
Additions for tax positions in prior years	1,932,000	709,000
Reductions for tax positions in prior years			(351,000)
Additions based on current year tax positions	616,000	502,000	454,000
Settlements	(518,000)	(1,063,000)	0
Lapses of statutes of limitations	(61,000)	0	0
Balance at end of year	3,793,000	1,824,000	1,676,000
Operating Loss Carryforward [Abstract]
Valuation allowance increase (decrease)	2,500,000	(8,200,000)	10,900,000
Income taxes, additional disclosures [Abstract]
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries included in consolidated retained earnings	104,800,000
Earnings of foreign subsidiaries included in consolidated retained earnings which are considered not to be permanently reinvested	13,200,000
Remaining undistributed earnings considered to be indefinitely invested	91,600,000
Dollar effect of income tax holiday	0	0	0
Per share effect of income tax holiday (dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Income taxes paid	14,300,000	10,400,000	8,900,000
Cash received for refunds of income taxes	100,000	200,000	100,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforward [Abstract]
Operating loss carryforwards	120,300,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforward [Abstract]
Tax credit carryfoward amount	3,100,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforward [Abstract]
Operating loss carryforwards	40,200,000
Operating loss carryforward not subject to expiration	400,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforward [Abstract]
Operating loss carryforwards	190,400,000
Tax credit carryfoward amount	$ 2,600,000