CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Aug. 02, 2015	Jul. 31, 2016	Aug. 02, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 462,353	$ 420,789	$ 1,204,614	$ 1,103,862
Cost of sales	334,454	319,102	899,277	852,789
Fair value adjustment of acquired inventory	0	1,000	0	2,358
Gain on sale of assets and asset recovery	(52)	0	(1,704)	0
Gross profit	127,951	100,687	307,041	248,715
Engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses	80,414	74,520	224,912	210,424
Intangible asset amortization	2,405	5,338	7,226	11,206
Strategic development and acquisition related costs	819	701	2,080	3,058
Restructuring and impairment charges	778	750	3,437	3,695
Income from operations	43,535	19,378	69,386	20,332
Interest income	62	14	136	53
Interest expense	(7,747)	(8,149)	(23,460)	(20,448)
Foreign exchange loss	(922)	(610)	(1,088)	(2,021)
Gain from bargain purchase	0	0	1,864	0
Other income, net	414	107	476	439
Income (loss) before income taxes	35,342	10,740	47,314	(1,645)
Provision (benefit) from income taxes	11,627	3,520	15,288	(1,057)
Net income (loss)	23,715	7,220	32,026	(588)
Net income allocated to participating securities	(165)	(60)	(265)	0
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares	$ 23,550	$ 7,160	$ 31,761	$ (588)
Income (loss) per common share:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.10	$ 0.44	$ (0.01)
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.10	$ 0.43	$ (0.01)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	73,104	73,341	72,932	73,170
Diluted (in shares)	73,552	74,336	73,460	73,170