SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2013	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 28, 2013	Jul. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Date and Terms of Plan modification			In March 2007 shareholders approved a new share-based compensation plan ("Plan"), under which options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance stock, performance units, and other awards based on, or related to, shares of the Company's common stock may be granted from shares authorized but unissued or shares previously issued and reacquired by the Company.
Maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued (in shares)	6,000,000		6,000,000
Share-based compensation costs incurred	$ 1,000,000	$ 900,000	$ 2,800,000	$ 2,300,000
Cash received from option exercises	100,000	100,000	400,000	300,000
Share-based compensation cost capitalized			0	0
Income tax benefits realized from stock option exercises			0	0
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractual term			10 years
Period for recognition of compensation cost not yet recognized			2 years 6 months
Weighted-average inputs and risk-free rate of return ranges used to calculate the grant date fair value of options [Abstract]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	73.10%	102.20%	98.80%	102.10%
Risk free rate of return (in hundredths)	0.80%	0.60%
Risk free rate of return, minimum (in hundredths)			0.50%	0.60%
Risk free rate of return, maximum (in hundredths)			0.80%	0.90%
Dividend yield (in hundredths)
Expected term (in years)	4 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 3 months 18 days
Shares [Abstract]
Outstanding at July 28, 2013 (in shares)	4,180,227		4,180,227
Exercisable at July 28, 2013 (in shares)	2,703,657		2,703,657
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Outstanding at July 28, 2013 (in dollar per share)	$ 8.41		$ 8.41
Exercisable at July 28, 2013 (in dollar per share)	$ 9.81		$ 9.81
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life [Abstract]
Outstanding at July 28, 2013			5 years 10 months 24 days
Exercisable at July 28, 2013			4 years 6 months
Aggregate Intrinsic Value [Abstract]
Outstanding at July 28, 2013	8,988,000		8,988,000
Exercisable at July 28, 2013	6,045,000		6,045,000
Stock options, additional disclosures [Abstract]
Share options granted (in shares)	17,500	30,000	601,500	554,500
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted (in dollar per share)	$ 4.35	$ 4.37	$ 4.00	$ 4.47
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested option awards	4,400,000		4,400,000
Nonvested Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period for recognition of compensation cost not yet recognized			2 years
Nonvested shares [Abstract]
Restricted stock awards granted (in shares)	0	0	209,500	168,750
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock awards (in dollar per share)			$ 5.48	$ 6.28
Compensation cost not yet recognized related to unvested restricted stock awards	$ 1,500,000		$ 1,500,000
Number of shares of restricted stock outstanding (in shares)	328,252		328,252
Minimum [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			1 year
Minimum [Member] | Nonvested Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			1 year
Maximum [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			4 years
Maximum [Member] | Nonvested Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			8 years