Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $) In Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member]	Total
Balance at Oct. 31, 2010	$ 538	$ 436,825	$ (2,624)	$ 7,062	$ 54,142	$ 495,943
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2010	53,779
Net income	0	0	16,229	0	3,979	20,208
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	3,143	217	3,360
Common stock issued to extinguish debt	52	45,585	0	0	0	45,637
Common stock issued to extinguish debt (in shares)	5,229
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plan	5	851	0	0	0	856
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plan (in shares)	440
Restricted stock awards vestings and expense	1	1,035	0	0	0	1,036
Restricted stock awards vestings and expense (in shares)	81
Share-based compensation expense	0	1,422	0	0	0	1,422
Common stock warrants exercised	1	1,157	0	0	0	1,158
Common stock warrants exercised (in shares)	122
Purchase of common stock of subsidiary	0	(201)	0	(34)	(9,629)	(9,864)
Balance at Oct. 30, 2011	597	486,674	13,605	10,171	48,709	559,756
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 30, 2011	59,651
Net income	0	0	27,868	0	1,987	29,855	[1],[2],[3],[4]
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	5,807	1,400	7,207
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plan	3	542	0	0	0	545
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plan (in shares)	277
Restricted stock awards vestings and expense	1	901	0	0	0	902
Restricted stock awards vestings and expense (in shares)	108
Share-based compensation expense	0	2,258	0	0	0	2,258
Common stock warrants exercised	1	1,051	0	0	0	1,052
Common stock warrants exercised (in shares)	177
Purchase of common stock of subsidiary	0	1,985	0	(78)	(17,481)	(15,574)
Balance at Oct. 28, 2012	602	493,411	41,473	15,900	34,615	586,001
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 28, 2012	60,213
Net income	0	0	17,966	0	1,610	19,576	[5]
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	10,740	(753)	9,987
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plan	4	880	0	0	0	884
Sale of common stock through employee stock option and purchase plan (in shares)	397
Restricted stock awards vestings and expense	2	1,281	0	0	0	1,283
Restricted stock awards vestings and expense (in shares)	158
Share-based compensation expense	0	2,692	0	0	0	2,692
Common stock warrants exercised	3	(3)	0	0	0	0
Common stock warrants exercised (in shares)	315
Purchase of common stock of subsidiary	0	600	0	(237)	(32,955)	(32,592)
Balance at Nov. 03, 2013	$ 611	$ 498,861	$ 59,439	$ 26,403	$ 2,517	$ 587,831
Balance (in shares) at Nov. 03, 2013	61,083

[1] Includes consolidation and restructuring charges of $1.1 million, net of tax, in connection with the discontinuance of manufacturing operations at the Company’s Singapore facility.

[2] Includes non-cash gain of $0.1 million, net of tax, in connection with subsequent measurement at fair value of warrants issued to purchase the Company’s stock.

[3] Includes consolidation and restructuring charges of $0.1 million, net of tax, in connection with the discontinuance of manufacturing operations at the Company’s Singapore facility.

[4] Includes consolidation and restructuring charges of $0.2 million, net of tax, in connection with the discontinuance of manufacturing operations at the Company’s Singapore facility.

[5] Includes transaction expenses of $0.8 million, net of tax, in connection with the pending joint venture with DNP Photomask Technology Co., Ltd.