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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019	Dec. 09, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-33913
Entity Registrant Name	QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-1561397
Entity Address, Address Line One	1800 West Loop South
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 1500
Entity Address, City or Town	Houston
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77027
City Area Code	713
Local Phone Number	961-4600
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	NX
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 544,032,919
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,019,430
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001423221
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 30,868	$ 29,003
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $251 and $673	82,946	84,014
Inventories, net	67,159	70,730
Prepaid and other current assets	9,353	7,296
Total current assets	190,326	191,043
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $245,128 and $217,512	193,600	201,370
Goodwill	145,563	219,627
Intangible assets, net	107,297	121,919
Other assets	8,324	9,255
Total assets	645,110	743,214
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	63,604	52,389
Accrued liabilities	39,221	45,968
Income taxes payable	6,183	2,780
Current maturities of long-term debt	746	1,224
Total current liabilities	109,754	102,361
Long-term debt	156,414	209,332
Deferred pension and postretirement benefits	13,322	4,218
Deferred income taxes	19,363	17,510
Liability for uncertain tax positions	556	606
Other liabilities	15,514	13,965
Total liabilities	314,923	347,992
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, shares authorized 1,000,000; issued and outstanding - none	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, shares authorized 125,000,000; issued 37,370,402 and 37,433,817 respectively; outstanding 33,021,789 and 33,339,032, respectively	374	374
Additional paid-in-capital	254,673	254,678
Retained earnings	185,703	243,904
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(33,817)	(30,705)
Less: Treasury stock at cost, 4,348,613 and 4,094,785 shares, respectively	(76,746)	(73,029)
Total stockholders’ equity	330,187	395,222
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 645,110	$ 743,214

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 393	$ 325
Accumulated Depreciation of property assets	$ 317,568	$ 288,607
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	125,000,000	125,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	37,370,402	37,433,817
Common stock, shares outstanding	33,021,789	33,339,032
Treasury stock at cost (shares)	4,348,613	4,094,785

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 240,369	$ 238,461	$ 218,203	$ 196,808	$ 244,086	$ 239,821	$ 214,212	$ 191,666	$ 893,841	$ 889,785	$ 866,555
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	183,128	181,357	171,378	158,557	187,660	185,811	169,030	154,521	694,420	697,022	672,488
Selling, general and administrative									101,292	103,758	98,085
Restructuring charges									370	1,486	4,550
Depreciation and amortization	12,428	12,182	12,404	12,572	12,548	12,691	13,310	13,273	49,586	51,822	57,495
Asset impairment charges									74,600	0	0
Operating (loss) income	(23,724)	19,110	(19,363)	(2,450)	11,696	16,830	7,767	(596)	(26,427)	35,697	33,937
Non-operating (expense) income:
Interest expense									(9,643)	(11,100)	(9,595)
Other, net									116	1,156	1,160
(Loss) income before income taxes					8,453				(35,954)	25,753	25,502	$ 43,200
Income tax (expense) benefit					(1,736)				(10,776)	800	(6,819)
Net income					6,717				(46,730)	26,553	18,683
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ (30,948)	$ 11,841	$ (23,974)	$ (3,649)	$ 6,717	$ 10,753	$ 4,136	$ 4,947	$ (46,730)	$ 26,553	$ 18,683
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Basic (loss) earnings per common share	$ (0.94)	$ 0.36	$ (0.73)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.19	$ 0.31	$ 0.12	$ 0.14	$ (1.42)	$ 0.77	$ 0.55
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	(0.94)	0.36	(0.73)	(0.11)	0.19	0.31	0.12	0.14	$ (1.42)	$ 0.76	$ 0.54
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)									32,960	34,701	34,230
Diluted (in shares)									32,960	35,025	34,837
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.32	$ 0.20	$ 0.16

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ (46,730)	$ 26,553	$ 18,683
Foreign currency translation adjustments gain (loss)	1,864	(6,640)	11,524
Change in pension from net unamortized (loss) gain (pretax)	(6,572)	2,253	3,462
Change in pension from net unamortized (loss) gain tax benefit (expense)	1,596	(1,242)	(1,297)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(3,112)	(5,629)	13,689
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (49,842)	$ 20,924	$ 32,372

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Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)	Total	Common Stock Shares	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock Shares	Treasury Stock
Common stock, shares at Oct. 31, 2016		37,560,249
Stockholders' equity, value at Oct. 31, 2016	$ 368,676,000		$ 376,000	$ 254,540,000	$ 214,892,000	$ (38,765,000)		$ (62,367,000)
Treasury shares (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2016							(3,339,753)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	18,683,000				18,683,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment (net of taxes)	11,524,000					11,524,000
Change in pension from net unamortized gain	2,165,000					2,165,000
Common dividends ($0.16 per share)	(5,516,000)				(5,516,000)
Stock-based compensation activity:
Expense related to stock-based compensation	5,189,000			5,189,000
Stock options exercised	$ 7,953,000			(76,000)	(1,451,000)			9,480,000
Stock options exercised (in shares)	507,660						507,660
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	$ (4,000)			(4,000)
Restricted stock awards granted	0			(1,752,000)	0			1,752,000
Restricted stock awards granted (in shares)		0					161,350
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Performance Shares Vested				(1,261,000)				1,261,000
Recognition of unrecognized tax benefit	0				0
Other (in shares)		(51,372)
Other	(978,000)		(1,000)	(917,000)	(59,000)	0		(1,000)
Common stock, shares at Oct. 31, 2017		37,508,877
Stockholders' equity, value at Oct. 31, 2017	407,692,000		375,000	255,719,000	226,549,000	(25,076,000)		(49,875,000)
Treasury shares (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2017							(2,670,743)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	26,553,000				26,553,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment (net of taxes)	(6,640,000)					(6,640,000)
Change in pension from net unamortized gain	1,011,000					1,011,000
Common dividends ($0.16 per share)	$ (7,020,000)				(7,020,000)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	(1,900,000)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	$ (32,034,000)							(32,034,000)
Stock-based compensation activity:
Expense related to stock-based compensation	1,874,000			1,874,000
Stock options exercised	$ 4,746,000			(149,000)	(2,141,000)			7,036,000
Stock options exercised (in shares)	377,218						377,218
Restricted stock awards granted	$ 0			(1,371,000)	0			1,371,000
Restricted stock awards granted (in shares)		0					73,400
Performance share awards vested							$ 25,340
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Performance Shares Vested				(473,000)				473,000
Other (in shares)		(75,060)
Other	$ (960,000)		(1,000)	(922,000)	(37,000)			0
Common stock, shares at Oct. 31, 2018	37,433,817	37,433,817
Stockholders' equity, value at Oct. 31, 2018	$ 395,222,000		374,000	254,678,000	243,904,000	(30,705,000)		(73,029,000)
Treasury shares (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2018	(4,094,785)						(4,094,785)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	$ (46,730,000)				(46,730,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (net of taxes)	1,864,000					1,864,000
Change in pension from net unamortized gain	(4,976,000)					(4,976,000)
Common dividends ($0.16 per share)	$ (10,644,000)				(10,644,000)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	(583,398)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	$ (9,551,000)							(9,551,000)
Stock-based compensation activity:
Expense related to stock-based compensation	2,045,000			2,045,000
Stock options exercised	$ 3,288,000			0	(322,000)			3,609,000
Stock options exercised (in shares)	204,770						204,770
Restricted stock awards granted	$ 0			(1,720,000)	(505,000)			2,225,000
Restricted stock awards granted (in shares)		0					124,800
Other (in shares)		(63,415)
Other	$ (331,000)		(1,000)	(330,000)	0	0		0
Common stock, shares at Oct. 31, 2019	37,370,402	37,370,402
Stockholders' equity, value at Oct. 31, 2019	$ 330,187,000		$ 374,000	$ 254,673,000	$ 185,703,000	$ (33,817,000)		$ (76,746,000)
Treasury shares (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2019	(4,348,613)						(4,348,613)

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.32	$ 0.20	$ 0.16
Change in pension from net unamortized gain (loss) tax (expense) benefit									$ (1,596)	$ 1,242	$ 1,297

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (46,730)	$ 26,553	$ 18,683
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	49,586	51,822	57,495
Loss (gain) on disposition of capital assets	732	(142)	1,528
Stock-based compensation	2,045	1,874	5,189
Deferred income tax	3,260	(5,556)	(112)
Noncash charge for deferred loan costs and debt discount	0	1,064	0
Goodwill impairment charges	74,600	0
Asset impairment charges	74,600	0	0
Other, net	2,176	135	1,741
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	574	(5,550)	5,378
Decrease (increase) in inventory	3,797	17,230	(3,240)
(Increase) decrease in other current assets	(2,014)	217	186
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable	8,124	8,325	(4,893)
(Decrease) increase in accrued liabilities	(6,760)	6,892	(7,521)
Increase in income taxes	3,416	676	4,670
Increase in deferred pension and postretirement benefits	2,531	2,038	(271)
Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities	513	(523)	1,382
Other, net	522	(444)	(437)
Cash provided by operating activities	96,372	104,611	79,778
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(24,883)	(26,484)	(34,564)
Proceeds from disposition of capital assets	1,324	432	1,937
Cash used for investing activities	(23,559)	(26,052)	(32,627)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under credit facility	83,500	268,500	53,500
Repayments of credit facility borrowings	(136,000)	(296,250)	(98,875)
Debt issuance costs	0	(1,001)	0
Repayments of other long-term debt	(1,526)	(1,798)	(2,722)
Common stock dividends paid	(10,644)	(7,020)	(5,516)
Issuance of common stock	3,287	4,746	7,953
Payment of acquisition earn-out contingency	0	0	(8,497)
Payroll tax paid to settle shares forfeited upon vesting of stock	(330)	(960)	(976)
Purchase of treasury stock	(9,551)	(32,034)	0
Cash used for financing activities	(71,264)	(65,817)	(55,133)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	316	(1,194)	(89)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,865	11,548	(8,071)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	29,003	17,455	25,526
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 30,868	$ 29,003	$ 17,455

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

Nature of Operations

Quanex Building Products Corporation is a component supplier to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the building products industry. These components can be categorized as window and door (fenestration) components and kitchen and bath cabinet components. Examples of fenestration components include: (1) energy-efficient flexible insulating glass spacers, (2) extruded vinyl profiles, (3) window and door screens, and (4) precision-formed metal and wood products. We also manufacture cabinet doors and other components for OEMs in the kitchen and bathroom cabinet industry. In addition, we provide certain other non-fenestration components and products, which include solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, fencing, water retention barriers, and conservatory roof components. We have organized our business into three reportable business segments: (1) North American Fenestration (NA Fenestration), (2) European Fenestration (EU Fenestration) and (3) North American Cabinet Components (NA Cabinet Components). For additional discussion of our reportable business segments, see Note 17, "Segment Information." We use low-cost production processes and engineering expertise to provide our customers with specialized products for their specific window, door, and cabinet applications. We believe these capabilities provide us with unique competitive advantages. We serve a primary customer base in North America and the United Kingdom (U.K.), and also serve customers in international markets through our operating plants in the U.K. and Germany, as well as through sales and marketing efforts in other countries.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to "Quanex", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" refer to the consolidated business operations of Quanex Building Products Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared by us in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). We consolidate our wholly-owned subsidiaries and eliminate intercompany sales and transactions. We have no cost or equity investments in companies that are not wholly-owned. In our opinion, these audited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements, we make informed judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We review our estimates on an ongoing basis, including those related to impairment of long lived assets and goodwill, pension and retirement liabilities, contingencies and income taxes. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates and actual results may differ from these estimates. During the year ended October 31, 2017, we recorded a change in estimate related to certain assets involved in restructuring activities, as more fully described under the caption "Restructuring."

A summary of our significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements follows:

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

On November 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC Topic 606) using the modified retrospective method and applying ASC Topic 606 to all revenue contracts with customers. Results for reporting periods beginning on or after November 1, 2018 are presented under ASC Topic 606. In accordance with the modified retrospective approach, prior period amounts were not adjusted and are reported under ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition.” As a result of adoption, there was not a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We expect the impact of the adoption of ASC Topic 606 to continue to be immaterial to our net income on an ongoing basis.

Revenue recognition

The core principle of ASC Topic 606 is to recognize revenue that reflects the consideration we expect to receive for product sales when the promised items are transferred to customers. Revenue for product sales is recognized when control of the promised products is transferred to our customers, and we expect to be entitled to consideration in exchange for transferring those products. We account for a contract when a customer provides us with a firm purchase order that identifies the products to be provided, the payment terms for those services, and when collectability of the consideration due is probable.

Performance obligations

A performance obligation is a promise to provide the customer with a good or service. Our performance obligations include product sales, with each product included in a customer contract being recognized as a separate performance obligation. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the standalone selling price of each product is generally readily observable.

Revenue from product sales is recognized at a point in time when the product is transferred to the customer, in accordance with the shipping terms, which is generally upon shipment. We estimate a provision for sales returns and warranty allowances to account for product returns related to general returns and product nonconformance.

Pricing and sales incentives

Pricing is established at or prior to the time of sale with our customers and we record sales at the agreed-upon net selling price, reflective of current and prospective discounts.

Practical expedients and exemptions

We generally expense incremental costs of obtaining a contract when incurred because the amortization period would be less than one year. Additionally, we do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.

Shipping and handling costs

We have elected to account for shipping and handling services as fulfillment services in accordance ASC Topic 606 guidance; accordingly, freight revenue will be combined with the product deliverable rather than being accounted for as a distinct performance obligation within the terms of the agreement. Shipping and handling costs incurred by us for the delivery of goods to customers are considered a cost to fulfill the contract and are included in Cost of sales in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Contract assets and liabilities

Deferred revenue, which is not significant, is recorded when we have remaining unsatisfied performance obligations for which we have received consideration.

Disaggregation of revenue

We produce a wide variety of products that are used in the fenestration industry, including insulating glass spacer systems; extruded vinyl products; metal fabricated products; and astragals, thresholds and screens. In addition, we produce certain non-fenestration products, including kitchen and bath cabinet doors and components, flooring and trim moldings, solar edge tape, plastic decking, fencing, water retention barriers, conservatory roof components, and other products.

The following table summarizes our product sales for the three years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 into groupings by segment which we believe depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors. For further details regarding our results by segment, refer to Note 17, “Segment Information”.



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(in thousands)
NA Fenestration:
United States - fenestration	$	439,536		$	412,000		$	399,694
International - fenestration	31,106			39,309			34,279
United States - non-fenestration	17,061			18,211			25,263
International - non-fenestration	16,134			15,846			15,642
	$	503,837		$	485,366		$	474,878
EU Fenestration:
United States - fenestration	$	—		$	—		$	303
International - fenestration	139,638			135,415			129,140
International - non-fenestration	25,359			24,558			18,520
	$	164,997		$	159,973		$	147,963
NA Cabinet Components:
United States - fenestration	$	13,144		$	14,596		$	17,083
United States - non-fenestration	214,211			232,990			229,550
International - non-fenestration	2,289			2,227			2,175
	$	229,644		$	249,813		$	248,808
Unallocated Corporate & Other:
Eliminations	$	(4,637	)	$	(5,367	)	$	(5,094	)
	$	(4,637	)	$	(5,367	)	$	(5,094	)
Net sales	$	893,841		$	889,785		$	866,555

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Such securities with an original maturity which exceeds three months are deemed to be short-term investments. We maintain cash and cash equivalents at several financial institutions, which at times may not be federally insured or may exceed federally insured limits. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts and believe we are not exposed to any significant credit risks on such accounts.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Certain of our businesses or product lines are largely dependent on a relatively few large customers. Although we believe we have an extensive customer base, the loss of one of these large customers or if such customers were to incur a prolonged period of decline in business, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. For the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, no customers provided more than 10% of our consolidated net sales.

We have established an allowance for doubtful accounts to estimate the risk of loss associated with our accounts receivable balances. Our policy for determining the allowance is based on factors that affect collectability, including: (a) historical trends of write-offs, recoveries and credit losses; (b) the credit quality of our customers; and (c) projected economic and market conditions. We believe our allowance is adequate to absorb any known or probable losses as of October 31, 2019.

Business Combinations

We apply the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make use of estimates and judgments to allocate the purchase price paid for acquisitions to the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired. We account for contingent assets and liabilities at fair value on the acquisition date, and record changes to fair value associated with these assets and liabilities as a period cost as incurred. We use established valuation techniques and engage reputable valuation specialists to assist us with these valuations.

Inventory

We record inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories are valued using the first-in first-out (FIFO) method. Fixed costs related to excess manufacturing capacity are evaluated and expensed in the period, to insure that inventory is properly capitalized. Inventory quantities are regularly reviewed and provisions for excess or obsolete inventory are recorded primarily based on our forecast of future demand and our estimates regarding current and future market conditions. Significant unanticipated variances to our forecasts could require a change in the provision for excess or obsolete inventory, resulting in a charge to net income during the period of the change.

During the year ended October 31, 2019, we changed the method of inventory costing for certain inventory in two plants located in our NA Fenestration reportable business segment to the first-in first-out (FIFO) method from the last-in first-out method. We utilize the FIFO method to determine costs at all of our other operating locations. We believe that the FIFO method is preferable as it provides uniformity of inventory valuation across our global operations, aligns with how we internally manage inventory, and provides better matching of revenues and expenses. The impact of this change in accounting principle on the financial statements for each period presented is further explained in Note 3, “Inventories.”

Long-Lived Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets with Defined Lives

We make judgments and estimates related to the carrying value of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets with defined lives, and long-lived assets, which include determining when to capitalize costs, the depreciation and amortization methods to use and the useful lives of these assets. We evaluate these assets for impairment when there are indicators that the carrying values of these assets might not be recoverable. Such indicators of impairment may include changes in technology, significant market fluctuations, historical losses or loss of a significant customer, or other changes in circumstance that could affect the assets’ ability to generate future cash flows. When we evaluate these assets for impairment, we compare the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows, and there is no alternative use for the asset, we determine that the asset is impaired. To measure the impairment charge, we compare the carrying amount of the long-lived asset to its fair value, as determined by quoted market prices in active markets, if available, or by discounting the projected future cash flows using our incremental borrowing rate. This calculation of fair value requires us to develop and employ long-term forecasts of future operating results related to these assets. These forecasts are based on assumptions about demand for our products and future market conditions. Future events and unanticipated changes to these assumptions could require a provision for impairment, resulting in a charge to net income during the period of the change.

We monitor relevant circumstances, including industry trends, general economic conditions, and the potential impact that such circumstances might have on the valuation of our identifiable intangible assets with finite lives. Events and changes in circumstance that may cause a triggering event and necessitate such a review include, but are not limited to: a decrease in sales for certain customers, improvements or changes in technology, and/or a decision to discontinue the use of a trademark or trade name, or allow a patent to lapse. Such events could negatively impact the fair value of our identifiable intangible assets. In such circumstances, we may evaluate the underlying assumptions and estimates made by us in order to assess the appropriate valuation of these identifiable intangible assets and compare to the carrying value of the assets. We may be required to write down these identifiable intangible assets and record a non-cash impairment charge. When we originally value our intangible assets, we use a variety of techniques to establish the carrying value of the assets, including the relief from royalty method, excess current year earnings method and income method.

Changes in market conditions throughout 2019 and 2017 impacted our long-term forecasts of future operating results with regard to the reduction of significant sales volume to a large customer of our United States (U.S.) vinyl operations, and lower-than-expected operating performance of our North American Cabinet Components business. We determined that these conditions were indicators of triggering events which necessitated an evaluation of certain long-term assets utilized in these businesses for potential impairment. We compared the projected undiscounted cash flows we expected to realize associated with these assets over the remaining useful lives of the primary operating assets to the net book value of the long-term assets, including goodwill, and determined that these assets were not impaired. Therefore, we did not record an impairment charge related to property, plant and equipment or intangible assets with defined lives during the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2017. There were no indicators of triggering events noted for the year ended October 31, 2018.

Software development costs, including costs incurred to purchase third-party software, are capitalized when we have determined that the technology is capable of meeting our performance requirements, and we have authorized funding for the project. We cease capitalization of software costs when the software is substantially complete and is ready for its intended use.

The software is then amortized over its estimated useful life. When events or circumstances indicate the carrying value of internal use software might not be recoverable, we assess the recoverability of these assets by comparing the carrying value of the asset to the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated from the asset’s use, consistent with the methodology to test other property, plant and equipment for impairment.

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We capitalize betterments which extend the useful lives or significantly improve the operational efficiency of assets. We expense repair and maintenance costs as incurred.

The estimated useful lives of our primary asset categories at October 31, 2019 were as follows:



	Useful Life (in Years)
Land improvements	7 to 25
Buildings	25 to 40
Building improvements	5 to 20
Machinery and equipment	2 to 15

Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the term of the lease.

Goodwill

We use the acquisition method to account for business combinations and, to the extent that the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired, we record goodwill. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we are required to evaluate our goodwill at least annually. We perform our annual goodwill assessment as of August 31, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. The first step in our annual goodwill assessment is to perform the optional qualitative assessment allowed by ASC Topic 350 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other” (ASC 350). In our qualitative assessment, we evaluate relevant events or circumstances to determine whether it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If we determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, ASC 350 requires us to compare the fair value of such reporting unit to its carrying value including goodwill. To determine the fair value of our reporting units, we use multiple valuation techniques including a discounted cash flow analysis, using the applicable weighted average cost of capital, in combination with a market approach that utilizes market multiples and a selection of guideline public companies. This test requires us to make assumptions about the future growth of our business and the market in general, as well as other variables such as the level of investment in capital expenditure, growth in working capital requirements and the terminal or residual value of our reporting units beyond the periods of estimated annual cash flows. We use a third-party valuation firm to assist us with this analysis. If the fair value of each reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, no action is required. Otherwise, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying amount of the reporting unit including goodwill exceeds the fair value of that reporting unit. We believe the estimates and assumptions used in our impairment assessment are reasonable based on available market information, but variations in any of the assumptions could result in materially different calculations of fair value and determinations of whether or not an impairment is indicated during current or future periods.

During the second quarter of 2019, our reporting unit included in our NA Cabinet Components segment experienced financial performance for the year to date period ended March 31, 2019 that was below our budget. As a result, we developed a new long-range forecast for this reporting unit that was below its previous long-range forecast as a result of an industry-wide shift from semi-custom cabinets to stock cabinets. We determined that the combination of i) actual financial results below planned performance, ii) a downward revision of the long-range forecast, and iii) the historical narrow margin of fair value over carrying value in previous annual and interim goodwill assessments represented a triggering event that would more likely than not indicate that the carrying value of this reporting unit was greater than its fair value. Therefore, we performed a quantitative impairment test of the goodwill balance at March 31, 2019. The quantitative impairment test was conducted using multiple valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow analysis, which utilizes Level 3 fair value inputs, and resulted in an asset impairment charge of $30.0 million during the second quarter of 2019.

At our annual testing date, August 31, 2019, we had five reporting units with goodwill balances: two reporting units included in our NA Fenestration operating segment, two reporting units included in our EU Fenestration operating segment, and one reporting unit included in our NA Cabinet Components operating segment. We performed a qualitative assessment of the two reporting units in the NA Fenestration segment and the two reporting units in the EU Fenestration segment. This review included an analysis of historical goodwill test results, operating results relative to forecast, projected results over the next five years, and other measures and concluded that there were no indicators of potential impairment associated with these reporting units. Therefore, no additional testing was deemed necessary for the reporting units in the NA Fenestration segment and the EU Fenestration segment. Also, at

our annual testing date, we performed a quantitative assessment of the reporting unit in our NA Cabinet Components segment primarily due to the recent impairment of goodwill during the second quarter of 2019 and the history of a narrow margin of fair value above carrying value in quantitative assessments performed in prior years. We determined that the fair value of this reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 5%. At that date, we concluded that no impairment was necessary.

After the annual assessment date and prior to our fiscal year end of October 31, 2019, the reporting unit in our NA Cabinet Components segment was notified about a change in strategy at one of our large customers that may result in lower sales volumes in the future. In addition, we continued to experience lower-than-expected volumes as a result of the ongoing shift in demand from semi-custom cabinets to stock cabinets. Based on this information, we updated our long-range forecast for this reporting unit to reflect the expected volume declines. This revised long-range forecast was utilized to perform another quantitative impairment test of this reporting unit as of October 31, 2019, which resulted in an asset impairment charge of $44.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. As a result of the quantitative assessments performed in the second and fourth quarters of 2019, we recorded impairment charges totaling $74.6 million during the year ended October 31, 2019, reducing the goodwill balance applicable to the reporting unit included in our NA Cabinet Components operating segment from $113.7 million to $39.1 million.

Restructuring

We accrue one-time severance costs pursuant to an approved plan of restructuring at the communication date, when affected employees have been notified of the potential severance and sufficient information has been provided for the employee to calculate severance benefits, in the event the employee is involuntarily terminated. In addition, we accrue costs associated with the termination of contractual commitments including operating leases at the time the lease is terminated pursuant to the lease provisions or in accordance with another agreement with the landlord. Otherwise, we continue to recognize operating lease expense through the cease-use date. After the cease-use date, we determine if our operating lease payments are at market. We assume sublet of the facility at the market rate. To the extent our lease obligations exceed the fair value rentals, we discount to arrive at the present value and record a liability. If the facility is not sublet, we expense the amount of the assumed sublet in the current period. For other costs directly related to the restructuring effort, such as equipment moving costs, we expense in the period incurred.

In September 2017, we closed a kitchen and bathroom cabinet door plant in Lansing, Kansas. We expensed $4.6 million associated with our restructuring efforts for the year ended October 31, 2017, including cost of equipment moves, employee termination costs and severance, professional fees and operating lease costs. Our facility lease obligations were deemed to be at fair market value. We negotiated the exit of one of the vinyl facilities during September 2018, and the lease of the cabinet door plant expired during fiscal 2018. We incurred $0.4 million and $1.5 million of expenses related to operating leases costs during the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and we expect to incur costs related to the operating leases for the remaining vinyl facility during fiscal 2020 until we are able to sublet or otherwise exit the lease.

In addition, we evaluated the remaining depreciable lives of property, plant and equipment that has been abandoned, displaced or otherwise disposed as a result of the plant closures. We recorded a change in estimate associated with the remaining useful lives of these assets which resulted in an increase in depreciation expense of $4.3 million for the year ended October 31, 2017. Furthermore, we evaluated the remaining service lives of intangible assets with defined lives associated with our U.S. vinyl extrusion business and recorded a change in estimate associated with the remaining useful lives of a customer relationship intangible and a utility process intangible asset resulting in an increase in amortization expense of $1.9 million for the year ended October 31, 2017. We did not incur similar increases in depreciation or amortization expenses related to restructuring activities during the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018.

Insurance

We manage our exposure to losses for workers’ compensation, group medical, property, casualty and other insurance claims through a combination of self-insurance retentions and insurance coverage with third-party carriers. We record undiscounted liabilities associated with our portion of these exposures, which we estimate by considering various factors such as our historical claims experience, severity factors and estimated claims incurred but not reported, for which we have developed loss development factors, which are estimates as to how claims will develop over time until closed. While we consider a number of factors in preparing the estimates, sensitive assumptions using significant judgment are made in determining the amounts that are accrued in the financial statements. Actual claims could differ significantly from these estimated liabilities, depending on future claims experience. We do not record insurance recoveries until any contingencies relating to the claim have been resolved.

Retirement Plans

We sponsor a defined benefit pension plan and an unfunded postretirement plan that provides health care and life insurance benefits for a limited pool of eligible retirees and dependents. To measure our liabilities associated with these plans, we make assumptions related to future events, including expected return on plan assets, rate of compensation increases, and healthcare cost trend rates. The discount rate reflects the rate at which benefits could be effectively settled on the measurement date. We determine our discount rate using a RATE: Link Model whereby target yields are developed from bonds across a range of maturity points, and a curve is fitted to those targets. Spot rates (zero coupon bond yields) are developed from the curve and used to discount benefit payments associated with each future year. Actual pension plan asset investment performance, as well as other economic experience such as discount rate and demographic experience, will either reduce or increase unamortized pension losses at the end of any fiscal year, which ultimately affects future pension costs.

Warranty Obligations

We accrue warranty obligations when we recognize revenue for certain products. Our provision for warranty obligations is based on historical costs incurred for such obligations and is adjusted, where appropriate, based on current conditions and factors. Our ability to estimate our warranty obligations is subject to significant uncertainties, including changes in product design and our overall product sales mix.

Income Taxes

We record the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the amounts reported in our consolidated balance sheets, as well as net operating losses and tax credit carry forwards. We evaluate the carrying value of the net deferred tax assets and determine whether we will be able to generate sufficient future taxable income to realize our deferred tax assets. We perform this review for recoverability on a jurisdictional basis, whereby we consider both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of the deferred tax assets. The weight given to the positive and negative evidence is commensurate with the extent to which the evidence can be objectively verified. Cumulative losses in recent years is a significant piece of negative evidence that is difficult to overcome in determining that a valuation allowance is not needed against deferred tax assets. Thus, it is generally difficult for positive evidence regarding projected future taxable income exclusive of reversing taxable temporary differences to outweigh objective negative evidence of recent financial reporting losses. We recorded a net loss for the year ended October 31, 2019 and net income for the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017. We have recorded pre-tax cumulative income from operations of $43.2 million for the three-year period ended October 31, 2019. We believe we will fully realize our deferred tax assets, net of a recorded valuation allowance. We project future taxable income using the same forecasts used to test long-lived assets and intangibles for impairment, scheduling out the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences and reviewing our most recent financial operations. In the event the estimates and assumptions indicate we will not generate sufficient future taxable income to realize our deferred tax assets, we record a valuation allowance against a portion of our deferred tax assets.

We evaluate our on-going tax positions to determine if it is more-likely-than-not we will be successful in defending such positions if challenged by taxing authorities. To the extent that our tax positions do not meet the more-likely-than-not criteria, we record a liability for uncertain tax positions. We have recorded a liability for uncertain tax positions which stem from certain state tax items related to the interpretation of tax laws and regulations. We continue to evaluate our positions regarding various state tax interpretations at each reporting date, until the applicable statute of limitations lapse.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) was signed into law. The Act reduced our federal income tax statutory rate from 35.0% to 21.0% and 23.3% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We have re-measured our deferred income tax assets and liabilities and have recorded tax expense for the one-time mandatory transition tax on deemed repatriation of previously tax-deferred and unremitted foreign earnings. For further details of the impact of the Act, see Note 10, "Income Taxes."

Derivative Instruments

We have historically used financial and commodity-based derivative contracts to manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and aluminum prices. All derivatives are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the methodology and classifications are discussed further in Note 13, "Derivative Instruments." We have not designated the derivative instruments we use as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815 "Derivatives and Hedging” (ASC 815). Therefore, all gains and losses, both realized and unrealized, are recognized in the consolidated statements of income (loss) in the period of the change as the underlying assets and liabilities are marked-to-market. We do not enter into derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes. As such, these instruments are considered economic hedges, and are reflected in the operating activities section of the consolidated statements of cash flow.

Foreign Currency Translation

Our consolidated financial statements are presented in our reporting currency, the United States Dollar. Our German and U.K. operations are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. The assets and liabilities of our foreign operations which are denominated in other currencies are translated to United States Dollars using the prevailing exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates for the applicable period. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets.

Occasionally, we enter into transactions that are denominated in currencies other than our functional currency. At each balance sheet date, we translate these asset or liability accounts to our functional currency and record unrealized transaction gains or losses. When these assets or liabilities settle, we record realized transaction gains or losses. These realized and unrealized gains or losses are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of (loss) income under the caption, “Other, net.”

Stock–Based Compensation

We have issued stock-based compensation in the form of stock options to directors, employees and officers, and non-vested restricted stock awards to certain key employees and officers. We apply the provisions of ASC Topic 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (ASC 718), to determine the fair value of stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. We recognize the fair value as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award based on awards ultimately expected to vest. Stock options granted to directors vest immediately while the stock options granted to our employees and officers typically vest ratably over a three-year period with service and continued employment as the vesting conditions. For new option grants to retirement-eligible employees, we recognize expense and vest immediately upon grant, consistent with the retirement vesting acceleration provisions of these grants. For employees near retirement age, we amortize such grants over the period from the grant date to the retirement-eligibility date if such period is shorter than the standard vesting schedule. For grants of non-vested restricted stock, we calculate the compensation expense at the grant date as the number of shares granted multiplied by the closing stock price of our common stock on the date of grant. This expense is recognized ratably over the vesting period. Our non-vested restricted stock grants to officers and employees cliff vest over a three-year period with service and continued employment as the only vesting criteria. Our fair value determination of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, our expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, actual and projected employee stock option exercise behavior over the expected term, our dividend rate, risk-free rate and expectation with regards to forfeitures. Option-pricing models were developed for use in estimating the value of traded options that have no vesting or hedging restrictions and are fully transferable. Because our employee stock options have certain characteristics that are significantly different from traded options, and because changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimated value, the valuation models may not provide an accurate measure of the fair value of our employee stock options. Accordingly, that value may not be indicative of the fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction.

We have granted other awards which are linked to the performance of our common stock, but will settle in cash rather than the issuance of shares of our common stock. The value of these awards fluctuates with changes in our stock price, with the resulting gains or losses reflected in the period of the change. We have recorded current and non-current liabilities related to these awards reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at October 31, 2019 and 2018. See Note 15, “Stock-based Compensation.”

In addition, we have granted performance share units which settle in cash and shares upon vesting. The awards granted during the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 have vesting criteria based on a market condition (relative total shareholder return) and an internal performance condition (earnings per share growth). The award granted during the year ended October 31, 2019 utilizes return on net assets as the vesting condition and settles in cash. We utilize a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the market condition and our stock price on the date of grant to value the internal performance condition. We bifurcate the liability

and equity portion of the awards (amounts expected to settle in cash and shares, respectively) and recognize expense ratably over the vesting period of three years.

We have also granted performance restricted stock units which settle in shares upon vesting. These awards cliff vest upon a three-year service period with the absolute performance of our common stock as the vesting criteria. We utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model to arrive at a grant-date value of these performance restricted stock units. This amount, which is settled in our common stock, is expensed over the three-year term of the award with a credit to additional paid-in-capital.

Treasury Stock

We use the cost method to record treasury stock purchases whereby the entire cost of the acquired shares of our common stock is recorded as treasury stock (at cost). When we subsequently reissue these shares, proceeds in excess of cost upon the issuance of treasury shares are credited to additional paid in capital, while any deficiency is charged to retained earnings.

Earnings per Share Data

We calculate basic earnings per share based on the weighted average number of our common shares outstanding for the applicable period. We calculate diluted earnings per share based on the weighted average number of our common shares outstanding for the period plus all potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock method, whereby we assume that all such shares are converted into common shares at the beginning of the period, if deemed to be dilutive. If we incur a loss from continuing operations, the effects of potentially dilutive common stock equivalents (stock options and unvested restricted stock awards) are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive. Performance shares and performance restricted stock units are excluded from contingent shares for purposes of calculating diluted weighted average shares until the performance measure criteria is probable and shares are likely to be issued.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table summarizes our supplemental cash flow information for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest	$	9,020	$	7,890	$	9,019
Cash paid for income taxes	5,081		4,217		3,334
Cash received from income tax refunds	1,020		95		1,167
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Investment in capital leases	567		799		16,846
Increase in capitalized expenditures in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	2,897		264		392

Related Party Transactions

During the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, we leased several operating facilities from a company that was directly owned by the former owner of our U.K.-based vinyl extrusion business, who was our employee until his retirement in October 2018. We recorded rent expense of $1.3 million and $1.2 million related to the related party leases for the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017. We did not participate in any related party transactions during the year ended October 31, 2019.

Subsequent Events

We have evaluated events occurring after the balance sheet date for possible disclosure as a subsequent event through the date the financial statements were issued.

Receivables & Allowance

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable consisted of the following as of October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Trade receivables	$	82,745	$	83,828
Other	594		511
Total	$	83,339	$	84,339
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	393		325
Accounts receivable, net	$	82,946	$	84,014

The changes in our allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively	$	325		$	333		$	251
Bad debt expense	700			46			131
Amounts written off	(916		)	(54		)	(49		)
Recoveries	284			—			—
Balance as of October 31,	$	393		$	325		$	333

- Definition

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following at October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	32,818	$	41,584
Finished goods and work in process	35,538		31,727
Supplies and other	2,593		1,794
Total	$	70,949	$	75,105
Less: Inventory reserves	3,790		4,375
Inventories, net	$	67,159	$	70,730

The changes in our inventory reserve accounts were as follows for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively	$	4,375		$	4,620		$	3,929
Charged to cost of sales	341			1,201			1,296
Write-offs	(939		)	(1,415		)	(661		)
Other	13			(31		)	56
Balance as of October 31,	$	3,790		$	4,375		$	4,620

As described in Note 1, “Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation - Inventories,” during the year ended October 31, 2019, we elected to change our method of accounting for certain inventory in our NA Fenestration reportable business segment from LIFO to FIFO. We applied this change in method of inventory costing by retrospectively adjusting the prior period financial statements. As a result of the retrospective adjustment of the change in accounting principle, certain amounts in our consolidated

statements of net income for the three months and year ended October 31, 2018 was adjusted as follows (there was no impact to the corresponding three months and year ended October 31, 2017):



	Three months ended October 31, 2018									Year ended October 31, 2018
	As Reported ⁽¹⁾			Impact of change to FIFO			As Adjusted			As Reported ⁽¹⁾		Impact of change to FIFO			As Adjusted
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Cost of sales	$	187,960		$	(300	)	$	187,660		$	697,322	$	(300	)	$	697,022
Operating income	11,396			300			11,696			35,397		300			35,697
Income before income taxes	8,153			300			8,453			25,453		300			25,753
Income tax (expense) benefit	(1,661		)	(75		)	(1,736		)	875		(75		)	800
Net income	6,492			$	225		6,717			26,328		$	225		26,553
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.19		$	—		$	0.19		$	0.76	$	0.01		$	0.77
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.19		$	—		$	0.19		$	0.75	$	0.01		$	0.76

(1) As reported cost of sales and operating income have been updated to reflect the adoption of accounting standards update 2017-07. See Note 20, "New Accounting Guidance " for further details.

The consolidated balance sheet for the year ended October 31, 2018 was adjusted as follows:



	As of October 31, 2018
	As Reported		Impact of change to FIFO		As Adjusted
	(In thousands)
Inventories, net	$	69,365	$	1,365	$	70,730
Deferred income taxes	17,215		295		17,510
Retained earnings	242,834		1,070		243,904

The consolidated statement of cash flow for the year ended October 31, 2018 was adjusted as follows (there was no impact to the corresponding year ended October 31, 2017):



	As of October 31, 2018
	As Reported			Impact of change to FIFO			As Adjusted
	(In thousands)
Net income	$	26,328		$	225		$	26,553
Deferred income tax	(5,631		)	75			(5,556		)
Decrease in inventory	17,530			(300		)	17,230

During the fourth quarter of 2019, we updated our assessment of the impact of the change in method of inventory costing and noted the impact would have not changed significantly.

Property, Plant & Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	10,298	$	10,366
Buildings and building improvements	101,569		98,212
Machinery and equipment	386,953		371,106
Construction in progress	12,348		10,293
Property, plant and equipment, gross	511,168		489,977
Less: Accumulated depreciation	317,568		288,607
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	193,600	$	201,370

Depreciation expense for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 was $34.3 million, $35.6 million and $39.1 million, respectively.

Assets recorded under capital leases had a historical cost of $16.6 million and $22.2 million, respectively, and accumulated depreciation of $3.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively as of October 31, 2019 and 2018. Depreciation expense related to these assets totaled $0.2 million, $1.1 million and $2.0 million for the periods ended October 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Refer to Note 7, ""Debt and Capital Lease Obligations"" for additional information on capital leases.

If there are indicators of potential impairment, we evaluate our property, plant and equipment for recoverability over the remaining useful lives of the assets. We did not incur impairment losses associated with these assets for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017. See further discussion at Note 1, "Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Long-Lived Assets - Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets with Defined Lives."

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018 and 2017	$	219,627		$	222,194
Goodwill impairment charge	(74,600		)	—
Foreign currency translation adjustment	536			(2,567		)
Balance as of October 31,	$	145,563		$	219,627

At our annual testing date, August 31, 2019, we had five reporting units with goodwill balances. Two of these units were included in our NA Fenestration segment and had goodwill balances of $35.9 million and $2.8 million, two units were included in our EU Fenestration segment with goodwill balances of $50.9 million and $16.8 million, and our NA Cabinet Components segment had one unit with a goodwill balance of $83.8 million. During the the year ended October 31, 2019, we recorded impairment charges of $74.6 million associated with our NA Cabinet Components segment. The details of the impairment charges, as well as the results of our goodwill assessment as of August 31, 2019 are more fully described at Note 1, "Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Long-Lived Assets - Goodwill."

Identifiable Intangible Assets

Amortizable intangible assets consisted of the following as of October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019				October 31, 2018
	Remaining Weighted Average Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
		(In thousands)
Customer relationships	10 years	$	153,950	$	70,103	$	153,704	$	59,332
Trademarks and trade names	10 years	55,745		35,210		55,583		32,668
Patents and other technology	3 years	22,386		19,471		22,278		17,646
Total		$	232,081	$	124,784	$	231,565	$	109,646

We do not estimate a residual value associated with these intangible assets. During the year ended October 31, 2017, we determined that triggering events occurred which necessitated a review of our long-term assets. Based on an undiscounted cash flow analysis, we determined that our defined-lived intangible assets were not impaired. In addition, we shortened the life of several defined-lived intangible assets, which resulted in the recognition of incremental amortization expense of $1.9 million for the year ended October 31, 2017. We did not incur any corresponding incremental amortization expense during the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018. See additional disclosure at Note 1, "Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Restructuring."

During each of the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, we retired fully amortized identifiable assets of $0.3 million related to customer relationships and patents and other technology, respectively.

The aggregate amortization expense associated with identifiable intangible assets for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 was $15.3 million, $16.2 million and $18.4 million, respectively.

Estimated remaining amortization expense, assuming current intangible balances and no new acquisitions, for future fiscal years ending October 31, is as follows (in thousands):



	Estimated Amortization Expense
2020	$	14,284
2021	12,562
2022	11,941
2023	11,194
2024	10,464
Thereafter	46,852
Total	$	107,297

We did not incur impairment losses related to our identifiable intangible assets during the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Payroll, payroll taxes and employee benefits	$	19,637	$	28,202
Accrued insurance and workers compensation	3,514		3,095
Sales allowances	6,323		6,514
Deferred compensation (current portion)	1,231		153
Deferred revenue	1,251		287
Warranties	136		148
Audit, legal, and other professional fees	2,561		2,170
Accrued taxes	2,403		2,286
Other	2,165		3,113
Accrued liabilities	$	39,221	$	45,968

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Long-term debt consisted of the following at October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Revolving Credit Facility	$	142,500		$	195,000
Capital lease obligations	15,865			17,043
Unamortized deferred financing fees	$	(1,205	)	$	(1,487	)
Total debt	$	157,160		$	210,556
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	746			1,224
Long-term debt	$	156,414		$	209,332

Revolving Credit Facility

On July 29, 2016, we entered into a $450.0 million credit agreement comprising a $150.0 million Term Loan A and a $300.0 million revolving credit facility (collectively, the “2016 Credit Agreement”), with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, and Bank of America, N.A. serving as Syndication Agent. The 2016 Credit Agreement had a five-year term, maturing on July 29, 2021, and required interest payments calculated, at our election and depending upon our Consolidated Leverage Ratio, at either a Base Rate plus an applicable margin (0.50% to 1.25%) or the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin (1.50% to 2.25%). At the time of the initial borrowing, the applicable rate was LIBOR + 2.00%. In addition, we were subject to commitment fees for the unused portion of the 2016 Credit Agreement (0.20% to 0.30%).

On October 18, 2018, we amended and extended the 2016 Credit Agreement by entering into a $325.0 million revolving credit facility (the “2018 Credit Facility”), with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender, and Bank of America, N.A. serving as Syndication Agent. The 2018 Credit Facility has a five-year term, maturing on October 18, 2023, and required interest payments calculated, at our election and depending upon our Consolidated Leverage Ratio, at either a Base Rate plus an applicable margin or the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin. At the time of the initial borrowing, the applicable rate was LIBOR + 1.50%. In addition, we are subject to commitment fees for the unused portion of the 2018 Credit Facility.

The applicable margin and commitment fees are outlined in the following table:



Pricing Level	Consolidated Leverage Ratio	Commitment Fee	LIBOR Rate Loans	Base Rate Loans
I	Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00	0.200%	1.25%	0.25%
II	Greater than 1.50 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00	0.225%	1.50%	0.50%
III	Greater than 2.25 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00	0.250%	1.75%	0.75%
IV	Greater than 3.00 to 1.00	0.300%	2.00%	1.00%

In the event of default, outstanding borrowings accrue interest at the Default Rate, as defined, whereby the obligations will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to 2% above the total per annum rate otherwise applicable.

The 2018 Credit Facility provides for incremental revolving credit commitments for a minimum principal amount of $10.0 million, up to an aggregate amount of $150.0 million, subject to the lender's discretion to elect or decline the incremental increase. We can also borrow up to the lesser of $15.0 million or the revolving credit commitment, as defined, under a Swingline feature of the Credit Agreement.

The 2018 Credit Facility contains a: (1) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio requirement whereby we must not permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, as defined, to be less than 2.25 to 1.00, and (2) Consolidated Leverage Ratio requirement whereby we must not permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined, must be greater than 3.25 to 1.00.

In addition to maintaining these financial covenants, the 2018 Credit Facility also limits our ability to enter into certain business transactions, such as to incur indebtedness or liens, to acquire businesses or dispose of material assets, make restricted payments, pay dividends (limited to $20.0 million per year) and other transactions as further defined in the 2018 Credit Facility. Some of these limitations, however, do not take effect so long as total leverage is less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00 and available liquidity exceeds $25 million. Substantially all of our domestic assets, with the exception of real property were utilized as collateral for the Credit Agreement.

We utilized initial borrowings of $205.0 million from the 2018 Credit Facility, along with additional funding of $10.0 million of cash on hand, to repay outstanding borrowings under the 2016 Credit Agreement of $213.5 million, to settle outstanding interest accrued and loan fees under the prior facility, and to pay loan fees associated with the 2018 Credit Agreement which totaled $1.0 million. We expensed $1.1 million of unamortized deferred financing fees associated with the 2016 Credit Agreement, while deferring the remaining $0.5 million of unamortized deferred financing fees attributable to the remaining lenders from the previous facility over the life of the 2018 Credit Facility.

As of October 31, 2019, we had $142.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the 2018 Credit Facility (reduced by unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.2 million), $4.8 million of outstanding letters of credit and $15.9 million outstanding under capital leases. We had $177.7 million available for use under the 2018 Credit Facility at October 31, 2019. The borrowings outstanding as of October 31, 2019 under the 2018 Credit Facility accrue interest at 3.30% per annum, and our weighted average borrowing rate for borrowings outstanding during the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 was 4.07% and 3.76%, respectively. We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of October 31, 2019.

Other Debt Instruments

We maintain certain capital lease obligations related to equipment purchases, vehicles, and warehouse space. The cost and accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment under capital leases at October 31, 2019 was $16.6 million and $3.7 million. These obligations accrue interest at an average rate of 3.60%, and extend through the year 2037.

The table below presents the scheduled maturity dates of our long-term debt outstanding (excluding deferred loan costs of $1.2 million ) at October 31, 2019 (in thousands):



	Revolving Credit Facility		Capital Leases and Other Obligations		Aggregate Maturities
2020	$	—	$	1,050	$	1,050
2021	—		842		842
2022	—		849		849
2023	142,500		1,008		143,508
2024	—		728		728
Thereafter	—		11,388		11,388
Total	$	142,500	$	15,865	$	158,365

Retirement Plans

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

have a number of retirement plans covering substantially all employees. We provide both defined benefit and defined contribution plans. In general, an employee’s coverage for retirement benefits depends on the location of employment.

Defined Benefit Plan

We have a non-contributory, single employer defined benefit pension plan that covers the majority of our domestic employees, excluding the Woodcraft employees who are not currently participating. Effective January 1, 2007, we amended this defined benefit pension plan to include a cash balance formula for all new salaried employees hired on or after January 1, 2007 and for any non-union employees who were not participating in a defined benefit plan prior to January 1, 2007. All participating salaried employees hired after January 1, 2007, are eligible to receive credits equivalent to 4% of their annual eligible wages. Some of the employees at the time of the amendment were “grandfathered” and are eligible to receive credits ranging up to 6.5% based upon a percentage of benefits received under our defined benefit plan prior to this amendment of the pension plan. Additionally, every year the participants will receive an interest related credit on their respective balance equivalent to the prevailing 30-year Treasury rate. For employees who were participating in this plan prior to January 1, 2007, the benefit formula is a more traditional formula for retirement benefits, whereby the plan pays benefits to employees upon retirement, using a formula which considers years of service and pensionable compensation prior to retirement. Of our pension plan participants, 99% have their benefit determined pursuant to the cash balance formula.

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the "Act") was signed into law on December 8, 2003. This Act introduces a Medicare prescription-drug benefit beginning in 2006 as well as a federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree health care plans that provide a benefit at least “actuarially equivalent” to the Medicare benefit. We concluded that our plans are at least “actuarially equivalent” to the Medicare benefit. For those who are otherwise eligible for the subsidy, we have not included this subsidy per the Act in our benefit calculations. The impact to net periodic benefit cost and to benefits paid did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Funded Status and Net periodic Benefit Cost

The changes in benefit obligation and plan assets, and our funded status (reported in deferred pension and postretirement benefits on the consolidated balance sheets) were as follows:



	October 31,
	2019			2018
Change in Benefit Obligation:	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018 and 2017, respectively	$	35,959		$	38,323
Service cost	3,629			3,908
Interest cost	1,456			1,130
Actuarial loss (gain)	7,690			(4,296		)
Benefits paid	(3,581		)	(2,551		)
Administrative expenses	(830		)	(555		)
Projected benefit obligation at October 31,	$	44,323		$	35,959
Change in Plan Assets:
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018 and 2017, respectively	$	32,064		$	34,340
Actual return on plan assets	2,869			66
Employer contributions	690			764
Benefits paid	(3,581		)	(2,551		)
Administrative expenses	(830		)	(555		)
Fair value of plan assets at October 31,	$	31,212		$	32,064
Non current liability - Funded Status	$	(13,111	)	$	(3,895	)

As of October 31, 2019 and 2018, included in our accumulated comprehensive loss was a net actuarial loss of $6.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively. There were no net prior service costs or transition obligations for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018.

As of October 31, 2019 and 2018, the accumulated benefit obligation was $43.3 million and $35.4 million, respectively. The accumulated benefit obligation is the present value of pension benefits (whether vested or unvested) attributed to employee service rendered before the measurement date, and based on employee service and compensation prior to that date. The accumulated benefit obligation differs from the projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumption about future compensation levels.

The net periodic benefit cost for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, was as follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	3,629		$	3,908		$	3,794
Interest cost	1,456			1,130			859
Expected return on plan assets	(1,977		)	(2,172		)	(1,863		)
Amortization of net loss	125			64			574
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,233		$	2,930		$	3,364

The changes in plan assets and projected benefit obligations which were recognized in our other comprehensive loss for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Net loss (gain) arising during the period	$	6,697	$	(2,189	)	$	(2,888	)
Less: Amortization of net loss	$	125	$	64		$	574
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss	$	6,572	$	(2,253	)	$	(3,462	)

Measurement Date and Assumptions

We generally determine our actuarial assumptions on an annual basis, with a measurement date of October 31. The following table presents our assumptions for pension benefit calculations for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	For the Year Ended October 31,
	2019	2018	2017	2019	2018	2017
Weighted Average Assumptions:	Benefit Obligation			Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Discount rate	3.10%	4.44%	3.68%	4.44%	3.68%	3.66%
Rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Expected return on plan assets	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%

The discount rate was used to calculate the present value of the projected benefit obligation for pension benefits. The rate reflects the amount at which benefits could be effectively settled on the measurement date. We used a RATE: Link Model whereby target yields are developed from bonds across a range of maturity points, and a curve is fitted to those targets. Spot rates (zero coupon bond yields) are developed from the curve and used to discount benefit payments associated with each future year. This model assumes spot rates will remain level beyond the 30-year point. We determine the present value of plan benefits by applying the discount rates to projected benefit cash flows.

The expected return on plan assets was used to determine net periodic pension expense. The rate of return assumptions were based on projected long-term market returns for the various asset classes in which the plans were invested, weighted by the target asset allocations. We review the return assumption at least annually. The rate of compensation increase represents the long-term assumption for expected increases in salaries.

Plan Assets

The following tables provide our target allocation for the year ended October 31, 2019, as well as the actual asset allocation by asset category and fair value measurements as of October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	Target Allocation		Actual Allocation
	October 31, 2019		October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Equity securities	60.0	%	61.0	%	61.0	%
Fixed income	40.0	%	39.0	%	39.0	%



	Fair Value Measurements at
	October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Money market fund	$	574	$	597

Large capitalization	$	8,092	$	8,362
Small capitalization	2,489		2,559
International equity	6,219		6,385
Other	1,848		1,913
Equity securities	$	18,648	$	19,219

High-quality core bond	$	9,525	$	9,736
High-quality government bond	1,228		1,251
High-yield bond	1,237		1,261
Fixed income	$	11,990	$	12,248
Total securities⁽¹⁾	$	31,212	$	32,064


⁽¹⁾	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1).

Inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets vary according to the type of security being valued. All of the equity and debt securities held directly by the plans were actively traded and fair values were determined based on quoted market prices.

Our investment objective for defined benefit plan assets is to meet the plans’ benefit obligations, while minimizing the potential for future required plan contributions. The investment strategies focus on asset class diversification, liquidity to meet benefit payments and an appropriate balance of long-term investment return and risk. Target ranges for asset allocations are determined by matching the actuarial projections of the plans’ future liabilities and benefit payments with expected long-term rates of return on the assets, taking into account investment return volatility and correlations across asset classes. Plan assets are diversified across several investment managers and are generally invested in liquid funds that are selected to track broad market equity and bond indices. Investment risk is carefully controlled with plan assets rebalanced to target allocations on a periodic basis and monitoring of performance of investment managers relative to the investment guidelines established with each investment manager.

Expected Benefit Payments and Funding

Our pension funding policy is to make the minimum annual contributions required pursuant to the plan. We accelerated contributions to target a 100% funding threshold. Additionally, we consider funding annual requirements early in the fiscal year to potentially maximize the return on assets. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we made total pension contributions of $0.7 million, $0.8 million and $3.6 million, respectively.

During fiscal 2020, we expect to contribute approximately $3.7 million to the pension plan to reach targeted funding levels and meet minimum contribution requirements. This expected contribution level will be dependent on many variables, including the market value of the assets compared to the obligation, as well as other market or regulatory conditions. In addition, we consider the cash requirements of our business investment opportunities. Accordingly, actual funding amounts and the timing of such funding may differ from current estimates.

The following table presents the total benefit payments expected to be paid to participants by year, which includes payments funded from our assets, as well as payments paid from the plan for the year ended October 31, (in thousands):



	Pension Benefits
2020	$	3,211
2021	3,227
2022	3,181
2023	3,187
2024	3,322
2025 - 2029	17,098
Total	$	33,226

Defined Contribution Plan

We also sponsor a defined contribution plan into which we and our employees make contributions. We merged a predecessor plan sponsored by Woodcraft into our defined contribution plan effective January 1, 2017. We match 50% up to the first 5% of employee annual salary deferrals under our existing plan. Beginning January 1, 2018, the plan was amended to provide the same match to Woodcraft employees. Prior to January 1, 2018, we matched 35% up to the first 5% of employee deferrals for employees who participated in the predecessor Woodcraft plan. We do not offer our common stock as a direct investment option under these plans. For the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we contributed approximately $2.7 million, $2.6 million and $2.4 million for these plans, respectively.

Other Plans

Under our postretirement benefit plan, we provide certain healthcare and life insurance benefits for a small number of eligible retired employees who were employed prior to January 1, 1993. Certain employees may become eligible for those benefits if they reach normal retirement age while working for us. We continue to fund benefit costs on a pay-as-you-go basis. The table below indicates the amount of these liabilities included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets:



	October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Accrued liabilities	$	49	$	49
Deferred pension and postretirement benefits	311		323
Total	$	360	$	372

We also have supplemental benefit plans covering certain executive officers and a non-qualified deferred compensation plan covering members of the Board of Directors and certain key employees. Our liability under the supplemental benefit plan was approximately $4.2 million and $3.4 million as of October 31, 2019 and 2018, and our liability under the deferred compensation plan was approximately $3.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2019 and 2018, the current portion of these liabilities was recorded under the caption "Accrued Liabilities," and the long-term portion was included under the caption "Other Liabilities" in the accompanying balance sheets.

Warranty Obligations

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Warranty Obligations

We accrue warranty obligations as we recognize revenue associated with certain products. We make provisions for our warranty obligations based upon historical experience of costs incurred for such obligations adjusted, as necessary, for current conditions and factors. There are significant uncertainties and judgments involved in estimating our warranty obligations, including changing product designs, differences in customer installation processes and future claims experience which may vary from historical claims experience. Therefore, the ultimate amount we incur as warranty costs in the near and long-term may not be consistent with our current estimate.

A reconciliation of the activity related to our accrued warranty, including both the current and long-term portions (reported in accrued liabilities and other liabilities, respectively, on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets) follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018, and 2017, respectively	$	295		$	323
Provision for warranty expense	—			4
Change in accrual for preexisting warranties	(20		)	(16		)
Warranty costs paid	(15		)	(16		)
Total accrued warranty	$	260		$	295
Less: Current portion of accrued warranty	136			148
Long-term portion at October 31,	$	124		$	147

Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

We provide for income taxes on taxable income at the applicable statutory rates. The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Current
Federal	$	3,338	$	983		$	1,991
State and local	299		417			873
Non-United States	3,879		3,356			4,067
Total current	7,516		4,756			6,931
Deferred
Federal	1,497		(5,828		)	1,860
State and local	1,087		670			(450		)
Non-United States	676		(398		)	(1,522		)
Total deferred	3,260		(5,556		)	(112		)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	10,776	$	(800	)	$	6,819

For financial reporting purposes, (loss) income before income taxes for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 includes the following components:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	(58,247	)	$	9,721	$	9,189
Foreign	22,293			16,032		16,313
Total (loss) income before income taxes	$	(35,954	)	$	25,753	$	25,502

The following table reconciles our effective income tax rate to the federal statutory rate for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018		2017
United States tax at statutory rate	21.0	%	23.3	%	35.0	%
State and local income tax	3.1		3.4		1.7
Non-United States income tax	(0.5	)	(1.6	)	(9.1	)
Deferred rate impact	—		—		(4.1	)
General business credits	(4.7	)	(0.4	)	(0.5	)
Change in valuation allowance	(1.5	)	(0.1	)	(0.6	)
Other permanent differences	3.0		—		3.3
Deferred rate impact of enactment of tax reform	—		(30.5	)	—
Foreign tax positions under the Act (GILTI and FDII)	3.3		—		—
Tax impact of stock based compensation	(1.6	)	(0.5	)	—
Impact of deemed repatriation	(1.1	)	4.8		—
Asset impairment charges	(50.7	)	—		—
Return to actual adjustments	(0.3	)	(1.5	)	1.0
Effective tax rate	(30.0	)%	(3.1	)%	26.7	%

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) was signed into law. The Act reduced our federal income tax statutory rate from 35.0% to 21.0% for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019 and 23.3% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, which reflects the period November 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 at the previous 35.0% rate and the period January 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018 at the new 21.0% rate. The Act also imposed additional tax law changes that became effective during fiscal 2019, which include new requirements for a global intangible low-taxed income provision (GILTI) and a deduction for foreign-derived intangible income (FDII). We elected to account for the tax on GILTI as a period cost and therefore have not recorded deferred taxes related to GILTI on our foreign subsidiaries.

The October 31, 2019 effective rate was primarily impacted by a net charge of $1.2 million related to GILTI and FDII, as well as discrete charge of $0.4 million for the adjustment of the one-time mandatory transition tax on deemed repatriation of previously tax-deferred and unremitted foreign earnings and $0.6 million related to the vesting or exercise of equity-based compensation awards. Additionally, during the year ended October 31, 2019, we recorded a $74.6 million asset impairment charge, which was primarily non-deductible, in the NA Cabinet Components segment, as further explained in Note 5, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets."

Discrete items contributing to the October 31, 2018 income tax benefit included $7.7 million for the re-measurement of our deferred income tax assets and liabilities due to the decrease in the federal corporate income tax rate, a benefit of $0.2 million for the true up of our accruals and related deferred taxes from prior year filings and settled tax audits, and a benefit of $0.2 million related to the vesting or exercise of equity-based compensation awards, partially offset by a tax expense of $1.2 million for the one-time mandatory transition tax on deemed repatriation of previously tax-deferred and unremitted foreign earnings.

The decrease in the October 31, 2017 effective tax rate is due primarily to a greater proportion of U.S. taxable income in relation to foreign taxable income for the year. The U.S. tax rate is generally higher than the foreign tax rate. The effective rate is also lower due to a change over a period of three years in the deferred tax rate, primarily in the U.K., from 19% to 17%.

Given the significance of the Act, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118), which allows registrants to record provisional amounts during a one year “measurement period”. As of October 31, 2019, we have completed the accounting for the tax effects of the Act.

In light of the Act, we repatriated $24.2 million and $2.8 million of foreign earnings from our international operations during the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This was repatriation of excess cash that was a portion of the one-time mandatory transition tax discussed above. We will continue to evaluate our foreign cash position and may repatriate additional foreign earnings in the future. With the exception of the one-time mandatory transition tax on deemed repatriation of previously tax-deferred and unremitted foreign earnings, we do not anticipate any material tax impact from any potential repatriation of previously unremitted foreign earnings. If the investment in our foreign subsidiaries were completely realized, we could incur an estimated residual U.S. tax liability of $0.1 million.

The decrease in the 2017 effective tax rate is due primarily to a greater proportion of U.S. taxable income in relation to foreign taxable income for the year. The U.S. tax rate is generally higher than the foreign tax rate. The effective rate is also lower due to a change over a period of three years in the deferred tax rate, primarily in the U.K., from 19% to 17%.

Significant components of our net deferred tax liabilities and assets were as follows:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Employee benefit obligations	$	7,227	$	9,910
Accrued liabilities and reserves	1,646		1,609
Pension and other benefit obligations	4,365		1,872
Inventory	632		548
Loss and tax credit carry forwards	2,915		3,716
Other	110		119
Total gross deferred tax assets	16,895		17,774
Less: Valuation allowance	1,560		1,275
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	15,335		16,499
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	11,075		10,577
Goodwill and intangibles	23,623		23,432
Total deferred tax liabilities	34,698		34,009

Net deferred tax liabilities	$	19,363	$	17,510

At October 31, 2019, state operating loss carry forwards totaled $37.5 million. The majority of these losses begin to expire in 2025. Tax credits available to offset future tax liabilities totaled $1.4 million and are expected to be utilized within the next twelve months. We evaluate tax benefits of operating losses and tax credit carry forwards on an ongoing basis, including a review of historical and projected future operating results, the eligible carry forward period and other circumstances. We have recorded a valuation allowance for certain state net operating losses as of October 31, 2019 and 2018, totaling $1.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively ($1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, net of federal taxes) for the respective periods. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of the deferred tax assets.

The following table reconciles the change in the unrecognized income tax benefit associated with uncertain tax positions for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):



	Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits
Balance at October 31, 2016	$	579
Additions for tax positions related to the current year	—
Additions for tax positions related to the prior year	12
Balance at October 31, 2017	$	591
Additions for tax positions related to the current year	—
Additions for tax positions related to the prior year	15
Balance at October 31, 2018	$	606
Additions for tax positions related to the current year	—
Additions for tax positions related to the prior year	16
Reassessment of position	(66		)
Balance at October 31, 2019	$	556

As of October 31, 2019, our unrecognized tax benefit (UTB) relates to certain state tax items regarding the interpretation of tax laws and regulations. At October 31, 2019, $0.6 million is recorded as a liability for uncertain tax positions. The disallowance of the UTB would not materially affect the annual effective tax rate.

We, along with our subsidiaries, file income tax returns in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions as well as in the U.K., Germany and Canada. In certain jurisdictions, the statute of limitations has not yet expired. We generally remain subject to examination of our U.S. income tax returns for 2016 and subsequent years. We generally remain subject to examination of our various state and foreign income tax returns for a period of four to five years from the date the return was filed. The state impact of any federal changes remains subject to examination by various states for a period of up to one year after formal notification to the state of the federal change.

Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns. The final outcome of the future tax consequences of legal proceedings, if any, as well as the outcome of competent authority proceedings, changes in regulatory tax laws, or interpretation of those tax laws could impact our financial statements. We are subject to the effect of these matters occurring in various jurisdictions. We do not believe any of the UTB at October 31, 2019 will be recognized within the next twelve months.

Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases and Purchase Obligations

We have operating leases for certain real estate and equipment used in our business. Rental expense for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $9.9 million, $9.5 million and $10.5 million, respectively.

We are a party to non-cancelable purchase obligations primarily for door hardware, primary and secondary steel and primary and secondary aluminum used in our manufacturing processes, as well as expenditures related to capital projects in progress. We paid $11.1 million and $5.2 million pursuant to these arrangements for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These obligations total $18.7 million and $16.7 million at October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and extend through fiscal 2018. Future amounts paid pursuant to these arrangements will depend, to some extent, on our usage.

The following table presents future minimum rental payments under operating leases with remaining terms in excess of one year at October 31, 2019 (in thousands):



	Operating Leases
2020	$	9,121
2021	6,981
2022	6,012
2023	5,506
2024	4,699
Thereafter	15,220
Total	$	47,539

Asset Retirement Obligation

We maintain an asset retirement obligation associated with a leased facility in Kent, Washington. We have estimated our future cash flows associated with this asset retirement obligation and recorded an asset and corresponding liability. We are depreciating the asset and accreting the liability over a seven year term, to culminate in an asset retirement obligation of $2.2 million as of February 2025.

Remediation and Environmental Compliance Costs

Under applicable state and federal laws, we may be responsible for, among other things, all or part of the costs required to remove or remediate wastes or hazardous substances at locations we, or our predecessors, have owned or operated. From time to time, we also have been alleged to be liable for all or part of the costs incurred to clean up third-party sites where there might have been an alleged improper disposal of hazardous substances. At present, we are not involved in any such matters.

From time to time, we incur routine expenses and capital expenditures associated with compliance with existing environmental regulations, including control of air emissions and water discharges, and plant decommissioning costs. We have not incurred any

material expenses or capital expenditures related to environmental matters during the past three fiscal years, and do not expect to incur a material amount of such costs in fiscal 2020. While we will continue to have future expenditures related to environmental matters, any such amounts are impossible to reasonably estimate at this time. Based upon our experience to date, we do not believe that our compliance with environmental requirements will have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Litigation

From time to time, we, along with our subsidiaries, are involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of our business, including those arising from or related to contractual matters, commercial disputes, intellectual property, personal injury, environmental matters, product performance or warranties, product liability, insurance coverage and personnel and employment disputes.

We regularly review with legal counsel the status of all ongoing proceedings, and we maintain insurance against these risks to the extent deemed prudent by our management and to the extent such insurance is available. However, there is no assurance that we will prevail in these matters or that our insurers will accept full coverage of these matters, and we could, in the future, incur judgments, enter into settlements of claims, or revise our expectations regarding the outcome or insurability of matters we face, which could materially impact our results of operations.

We have been and are currently party to multiple claims, some of which are in litigation, relating to alleged defects in a commercial sealant product that was manufactured and sold during the 2000's. During the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, our insurance carrier reimbursed fees and expenses originally incurred as part of our defense of these various commercial sealant claims totaling $0.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively. There were no corresponding reimbursements during 2019. While we believe that our product was not defective and that we would prevail in these commercial sealant product claims if taken to trial, the timing, ultimate resolution and potential impact of these claims is not currently determinable. Nevertheless, after taking into account all currently available information, including our defenses, the advice of our counsel, and the extent and currently-expected availability of our existing insurance coverage, we believe that the eventual outcome of these commercial sealant claims will not have a material adverse effect on our overall financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, and we have not recorded any accrual with regard to these claims.

Derivative Instruments

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments

Our derivative activities are subject to the management, direction, and control of the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Certain transactions in excess of specified levels require further approval from the Board of Directors.

The nature of our business activities requires the management of various financial and market risks, including those related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and aluminum scrap prices. We have historically used foreign currency forwards and options to mitigate or eliminate certain of those risks at our subsidiaries. We use foreign currency contracts to offset fluctuations in the value of accounts receivable and payable balances that are denominated in currencies other than the United States Dollar, including the Euro, British Pound Sterling and Canadian Dollar. Currently, we do not enter into derivative transactions for speculative or trading purposes. We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to our derivative transactions. We attempt to mitigate this risk by monitoring the creditworthiness of our counterparties and limiting our exposure to individual counterparties. In addition, we have established master netting agreements in certain cases to facilitate the settlement of gains and losses on specific derivative contracts.

We have not designated any of our derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes in accordance with the provisions under the Accounting Standards Codification topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815). Therefore, changes in the fair value of these contracts and the realized gains and losses are recorded in the consolidated statements of (loss) income for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):



		Year Ended October 31,
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of (Loss) or Gain:	2019			2018			2017
Foreign currency derivatives	Other, net	$	(10	)	$	(11	)	$	(88	)

We have chosen not to offset any of our derivative instruments in accordance with the provisions of ASC 815. Therefore, the assets and liabilities are presented on a gross basis on our accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Less than $0.1 million of fair value related to foreign currency derivatives was included in prepaid and other current assets as of the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, and less than $0.1 million of fair value related to foreign currency derivatives was included in accrued liabilities as of October 31, 2019.

The following table summarizes the notional amounts and fair value of outstanding derivative contracts at October 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):



		Notional as indicated		Fair Value in $
		October 31, 2019	October 31, 2018	October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Foreign currency derivatives:
Buy EUR, Sell USD	EUR	301	455	$	1	$	1
Sell CAD, Buy USD	CAD	405	229	2		—
Sell GBP, Buy USD	GBP	73	22	—		—
Buy EUR, Sell GBP	EUR	57	34	—		—
Buy USD, Sell EUR	USD	13	12	—		—

For the classification in the fair value hierarchy, see Note 13, "Fair Value Measurements of Assets and Liabilities", included herewith.

Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity's own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to Level 1 and the lowest priority to Level 3. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:


•	Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

•

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates) and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.


•	Level 3 - Inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

As of October 31, 2019 and 2018, foreign currency derivatives were the only instruments being measured on a recurring basis. Less than $0.1 million of foreign currency derivatives were included in total assets as of October 31, 2019 and less than $0.1 million of foreign currency derivatives were included in total assets and total liabilities as of October 31, 2018. All of our derivative contracts are valued using quoted market prices from brokers or exchanges and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

As of October 31, 2019 and 2018, we had approximately $2.4 million of certain property, plant and equipment located in our NA Fenestration segment that was recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis and classified as Level 3. The fair value was based on broker opinions.

Carrying amounts reported on the balance sheet for cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Our outstanding debt is variable rate debt that re-prices frequently, thereby limiting our exposure to significant changes in interest rate risk. As a result, the fair value of our debt instruments approximates carrying value at October 31, 2019 and 2018 (Level 2 measurement).

The liability portion of our performance share awards are marked-to-market on a quarterly basis during a three-year vesting period based on market data (Level 2 measurement). For further information, refer to Note 14, "Stock-Based Compensation - Performance Share Awards."

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Stock-Based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

We have established and maintain an Omnibus Incentive Plan (2008 Plan) that provides for the granting of restricted stock awards, stock options, restricted stock units, performance share awards, performance restricted stock units, and other stock-based and cash-based awards. The 2008 Plan is administered by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors.

The aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for grant under the 2008 Plan is 7,650,000 as approved by the shareholders. Any officer, key employee and/or non-employee director is eligible for awards under the 2008 Plan. We grant restricted stock units to non-employee directors on the first business day of each fiscal year. Annually, pending approval by the Compensation & Management Development Committee of our Board of Directors in December, we grant a mix of restricted stock awards, performance shares and/or performance restricted stock units to officers, management and key employees. We also historically granted stock options to certain officers, directors and key employees. Occasionally, we may make additional grants to key employees at other times during the year.

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards are granted to key employees and officers annually, and typically cliff vest over a three-year period with service and continued employment as the only vesting criteria. The recipient of the restricted stock awards is entitled to all of the rights of a shareholder, except that the awards are nontransferable during the vesting period. The fair value of the restricted stock award is established on the grant date and then expensed over the vesting period resulting in an increase in additional paid-in-capital. Shares are generally issued from treasury stock at the time of grant.

A summary of non-vested restricted stock awards activity during the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, follows:



	Restricted Stock Awards		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Non-vested at October 31, 2016	266,700		$	19.19
Granted	93,800		19.46
Vested	(73,100	)	17.67
Forfeited	(3,100	)	19.65
Non-vested at October 31, 2017	284,300		19.66
Granted	73,400		20.70
Vested	(111,800	)	20.16
Forfeited	(28,700	)	19.66
Non-vested at October 31, 2018	217,200		19.76
Granted	124,800		13.78
Vested	(42,500	)	17.87
Forfeited	(69,400	)	19.19
Non-vested at October 31, 2019	230,100		$	17.02

The total weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards that vested during the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $1.3 million, $2.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2019, total unrecognized compensation cost related to unamortized restricted stock awards totaled $1.5 million. We expect to recognize this expense over the remaining weighted average period of 1.8 years.

Stock Options

Historically, stock options have been awarded to key employees, officers and non-employee directors. Effective May 2015, the director compensation structure was revised to eliminate the grant of stock options to non-employee directors. In December 2017, the Compensation & Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors approved a change to the long-term incentive award program eliminating the grant of stock options and replacing this award with a grant of performance restricted stock units as further described below. As a result, stock options were not granted during the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018. Stock options typically vest ratably over a three-year period with service and continued employment as the vesting conditions. Our stock options may be exercised up to a maximum of ten years from the date of grant. The fair value of the stock options is determined on the grant date and expensed over the vesting period resulting in an increase in additional paid-in-capital. For employees who are nearing retirement-eligibility, we recognize stock option expense ratably over the shorter of the vesting period or the period from the grant-date to the retirement-eligibility date.

We use the Black-Scholes pricing model to estimate the fair value of our stock options. A description of the methodology for the valuation assumptions follows:

•

Expected Volatility – For stock options granted prior to July 1, 2013, we used an estimate of the historical volatility of a selected peer group. Effective July 1, 2013, we determined that we had sufficient historical data to calculate the volatility of our common stock since our spin-off in April 2008. We believe there has been uncertainty in the U.S. equities market over the past several years and that uncertainty has contributed to volatility in equities in general. We expect this volatility to continue over the foreseeable future. Therefore, we believe that our historical volatility is a proxy for expected volatility. We have not excluded any of our historical data from the volatility calculation, and we are not aware of any specific significant factors which might impact our future volatility.

•

Expected Term – For stock options granted prior to July 1, 2013, we determined the expected term using historical information of our former parent company prior to the spin-off in 2008, with regards to option vesting, exercise behavior and contractual expiration, as we believed that this employee group was the most similar to our employee group. Separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior were considered separately. Effective July 1, 2013, we determined that we had sufficient historical data to estimate our expected term using our own data with regards to the exercise behavior, cancellations, retention patterns and remaining contractual terms. When analyzing these patterns and variables, we considered the stratification of the awards (large grants to relatively few employees versus smaller grants to many others), the age of certain employees with larger grants, the historical exercise behavior of the employee group, and fluctuations/volatility of our underlying common stock, as to whether the stock options are expected to be out-of-the-money. For our directors, stock options vested immediately, and, as such, the expected term approximated the contractual term, after adjusting for historical forfeitures. We believe our estimates are reasonable given these factors.


•	Risk-Free Rate – We base the risk-free rate on the yield at the date of grant of a zero-coupon United States Treasury bond whose maturity period equals the option’s expected term.


•	Expected Dividend Yield – We base the expected dividend yield on our historical dividend payment of approximately $0.16 per share.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of our stock options granted during the year ended October 31, 2017.



	Year Ended October 31, 2017
Weighted-average expected volatility	34.7%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)	5.7
Risk-free interest rate	2.0%
Expected dividend yield over expected term	1.0%
Weighted average grant date fair value	$6.25

The following table summarizes our stock option activity for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.



	Stock Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)
Outstanding at October 31, 2016	2,386,220		$	16.84	5.1	$	2,384
Granted	292,600		19.45
Exercised	(507,660	)	15.67
Forfeited/Expired	(18,402	)	19.90
Outstanding at October 31, 2017	2,152,758		17.44		5.2	$	9,700
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(377,218	)	12.58
Forfeited/Expired	(21,884	)	19.28
Outstanding at October 31, 2018	1,753,656		18.47		5.0	$	51
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(204,770	)	15.76
Forfeited/Expired	(132,700	)	20.01
Outstanding at October 31, 2019	1,416,186		18.71		4.2	$	1,449
Vested or expected to vest at October 31, 2019	1,416,186		18.71		4.2	$	1,449
Exercisable at October 31, 2019	1,334,714		$	18.67	4.0	$	1,449

Intrinsic value is the amount by which the market price of the common stock on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price of the stock option. For the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the total intrinsic value of our stock options that were exercised totaled $0.4 million, $2.9 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The total fair value of stock options vested during the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, was $1.1 million, $1.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2019, substantially all compensation cost related to stock options has been recognized.

Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock units may be awarded to key employees and officers from time to time, and annually to non-employee directors. The non-employee director restricted stock units vest immediately but are payable only upon the director's cessation of service unless an election is made by the non-employee director to settle and pay the award on an earlier specified date. Restricted stock units awarded to employees and officers typically cliff vest after a three-year period with service and continued employment as the vesting conditions. Restricted stock units are not considered outstanding shares and do not have voting rights, although the holder does receive a cash payment equivalent to the dividend paid, on a one-for-one basis, on our outstanding common shares. Once the vesting criteria is met, each restricted stock unit is payable to the holder in cash based on the market value of one share of our common stock. Accordingly, we record a liability for the restricted stock units on our balance sheet and recognize any changes in the market value during each reporting period as compensation expense.

During the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, 34,050, 18,050 and 24,560 restricted stock units, respectively, were granted and immediately vested with corresponding weighted average grant date fair value of $15.51, $21.85 and $15.65, respectively. As of October 31, 2019, there were 4,616 non-vested restricted stock units from the fiscal 2019 grant which will vest in December 2020. As of October 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no non-vested restricted stock units. During the year ended October 31, 2019, we paid less than $0.4 million to settle restricted stock units. We did not make any payments to settle restricted stock units during the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017.

Performance Share Awards

We have granted performance share awards to key employees and officers annually in December. In addition, we awarded performance shares in January 2016 to a new officer. These awards cliff vest after a three-year period with service and performance measures such as relative total shareholder return (R-TSR) and earnings per share (EPS) growth as vesting conditions. The number of performance share awards earned is variable depending on the metrics achieved. The settlement method is 50% in cash and 50% in our common stock. Performance share awards issued during the year ended October 31, 2019 vest with return on net assets (RONA) as the vesting condition and pay out 100% in cash.

To account for these awards, we have bifurcated the portion subject to a market condition (R-TSR) and the portion subject to an internal performance measure (EPS or RONA). We have further bifurcated these awards based on the settlement method, as the portion expected to settle in stock (equity component) and the portion expected to settle in cash (liability component).

To value the shares subject to the market condition, we utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model to arrive at a grant-date fair value. This amount will be expensed over the three-year term of the award with a credit to additional paid-in-capital. To value the shares subject to the EPS and RONA performance measures, we used the value of our common stock on the date of grant as the grant-date fair value per share. This amount will be expensed over the three-year term of the award, with a credit to additional paid-in-capital, and could fluctuate depending on the number of shares ultimately expected to vest based on our assessment of the probability that the performance conditions will be achieved. The portion of the awards expected to settle in cash is recorded as a liability and is marked to market over the three-year term of the award, and could fluctuate depending on the number of shares ultimately expected to vest. Depending on the achievement of the performance conditions, 0% to 200% of the awarded performance shares may ultimately vest.

The following table summarizes our performance share grants and the grant date fair value for the EPS, R-TSR, and RONA performance metrics:



		Grant Date Fair Value
Grant Date	Shares Awarded	EPS		R-TSR		RONA	Forfeited
November 30, 2016	186,500	$	19.45	$	26.61	—	42,230
December 7, 2017	146,500	20.70		21.81		—	33,208
December 5, 2018	131,500	—		—		13.63	18,100

On December 3, 2018 and January 25, 2019, 139,164 shares vested pursuant to the December 2013 grant and a total of 4,300 shares vested pursuant to the January 2016 grant, however, performance conditions resulted in no share issuances or cash payments for either of these awards. The November 2016 and December 2017 grants include a return on invested capital (ROIC) metric which, if achieved, could enhance the number of shares that are ultimately issued but cannot exceed the maximum (200%). Due to the uncertainty with regard to achieving this metric, no value has been assigned. In the event and at such time as the metric is deemed achievable, compensation expense will begin to be recognized through the remaining vesting period. For the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2017, we recorded $1.1 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to performance share awards. For the year ended October 31, 2018, we recorded a decrease in compensation expense of $0.9 million, which reflected a decrease in the number of shares expected to vest in November 2019 associated with the November 30, 2016 performance share grant.

Performance share awards are not considered outstanding shares and do not have voting rights, although dividends are accrued over the performance period and will be payable in cash based upon the number of performance shares ultimately earned.

Performance shares are excluded from diluted weighted-average shares used to calculate earnings per share until the performance criteria is probable to result in the issuance of contingent shares. We evaluate the probability of the performance share vesting within one year of the vesting date. As of October 31, 2019, we have deemed 56,103 performance share awards from our November 30, 2016 grant to vest, of which 28,051 will be paid in our common stock and 28,051, along with accrued dividends, will settle in cash. For the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2017, there were 28,051 and 23,175 shares, respectively, related to performance shares that were potentially dilutive and considered in the diluted weighted average shares calculations. No contingent shares related to performance shares are included in diluted weighted average shares for the year ended October 31, 2018.

Performance Restricted Stock Units

We awarded performance restricted stock units to key employees and officers beginning in December 2017. These awards cliff vest upon a three-year service period with the absolute total shareholder return of our common stock over this three-year term as the vesting criteria. The number of performance restricted stock units earned is variable depending on the metric achieved, and the settlement method is 100% in our common stock, with accrued dividends paid in cash at the time of vesting, assuming the shares had been outstanding throughout the performance period.

To value the performance restricted stock units, we utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model to arrive at a grant-date fair value. This amount will be adjusted for forfeitures and expensed over the three-year term of the award with a credit to additional paid-in-capital. Depending on the achievement of the performance conditions, a minimum of 0% and a maximum of 150% of the

awarded performance restricted stock units may vest. Specifically, the awards vest on a continuum with the following Absolute Total Shareholder Return (A-TSR) milestones:



Vesting Level	Vesting Criteria	Percentage of Award Vested
Level 1	A-TSR greater than or equal to 50%	150%
Level 2	A-TSR less than 50% and greater than or equal to 20%	100%
Level 3	A-TSR less than 20% and greater than or equal to -20%	50%
Level 4	A-TSR less than -20%	—%

The following table summarizes our performance restricted stock unit grants and the grant date fair value for the A-TSR performance metric:



Grant Date	Shares Awarded	Grand Date Fair Value		Shares Forfeited
December 7, 2017	78,200	$	17.76	17,754
December 5, 2018	89,200	$	13.63	13,800

During the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, we recorded compensation expense of approximately $0.7 million and $0.4 million related to our performance share restricted units.

Similar to performance shares, the performance restricted stock units are not considered outstanding shares, do not have voting rights, and are excluded from diluted weighted-average shares used to calculate earnings per share until the performance criteria is probable to result in the issuance of contingent shares.

The following table summarizes amounts expensed as selling, general and administrative expense related to restricted stock awards, stock options, restricted stock units, performance share awards and performance restricted stock units for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018			2017
Restricted stock awards	$	1,018	$	1,462		$	1,810
Stock options	158		467			1,820
Restricted stock units	950		(364		)	855
Performance share awards	1,131		(944		)	3,001
Performance restricted stock units	708		401			—
Total compensation expense	3,965		1,022			7,486
Income tax effect	997		(35		)	1,999
Net compensation expense	$	2,968	$	1,057		$	5,487

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity	Oct. 31, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	As of October 31, 2019, our authorized capital stock consists of 125,000,000 shares of common stock, at par value of $0.01 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with no par value. As of October 31, 2019 and 2018, we had 37,370,402 and 37,433,817 shares of common stock issued, respectively, and 33,021,789 and 33,339,032 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively. There were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding at October 31, 2019 and 2018. Stock Repurchase Program and Treasury Stock On August 30, 2018, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $60.0 million worth of shares of our common stock. Repurchases under the new program will be made in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The program does not have an expiration date or a limit on the number of shares that may be purchased. During the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, we purchased 583,398 shares and 1,900,000 shares, respectively, at a cost of $9.6 million and $32.0 million, respectively, under this program. We record treasury stock purchases under the cost method whereby the entire cost of the acquired stock is recorded as treasury stock. Shares are generally issued from treasury stock at the time of grant of restricted stock awards, upon the exercise of stock options, and upon the vesting of performance shares and performance restricted stock units. On the subsequent issuance of treasury shares, we record proceeds in excess of cost as an increase in additional paid in capital. A deficiency of such proceeds relative to costs would be applied to reduce paid-in-capital associated with prior issuances to the extent available, with the remainder recorded as a charge to retained earnings. We recorded a charge to retained earnings of $0.3 million and $2.1 million in the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For a summary of treasury stock activity for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, refer to the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity located elsewhere herein.

Other Income (Expense)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income (Expense)

Other income included under the caption "Other, net" on the accompanying consolidated statements of (loss) income, consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains	$	(187	)	$	113		$	713
Foreign currency exchange derivative losses	(197		)	(11		)	(88		)
Pension service benefit	396			978			430
Interest income	63			69			86
Other	41			7			19
Other income	$	116		$	1,156		$	1,160

Other income for the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 has been updated to reflect the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2017-07. For further information, see Note 21, "New Accounting Guidance".

Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

We present three reportable business segments: (1) NA Fenestration, comprising three operating segments primarily focused on the fenestration market in North America including vinyl profiles, insulating glass spacers, screens & other fenestration components; (2) EU Fenestration, comprising our U.K.-based vinyl extrusion business, manufacturing vinyl profiles & conservatories, and the European insulating glass business manufacturing insulating glass spacers; and (3) NA Cabinet Components, comprising our cabinet door and components operations. We maintain a grouping called Unallocated Corporate & Other, which includes transaction expenses, stock-based compensation, long-term incentive awards based on the performance of our common stock and other factors, certain severance and legal costs not deemed to be allocable to all segments, depreciation of corporate assets, interest expense, other, net, income taxes and inter-segment eliminations, and executive incentive compensation and medical expense fluctuations relative to planned costs as determined during the annual planning process. Other general and administrative costs associated with the corporate office are allocated to the reportable segments, based upon a relative measure of profitability in order to more accurately reflect each reportable business segment's administrative costs. We allocate corporate expenses to businesses acquired mid-year from the date of acquisition. The accounting policies of our operating segments are the same as those used to prepare the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Corporate general and administrative expenses allocated during the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were $18.3 million, $18.7 million and $17.0 million, respectively.

ASC Topic 280-10-50, “Segment Reporting” (ASC 280) permits aggregation of operating segments based on factors including, but not limited to: (1) similar nature of products serving the building products industry, primarily the fenestration business; (2) similar production processes, although there are some differences in the amount of automation amongst operating plants; (3) similar types or classes of customers, namely the primary OEMs; (4) similar distribution methods for product delivery, although the extent of the use of third-party distributors will vary amongst the businesses; (5) similar regulatory environment; and (6) converging long-term economic similarities.

Segment information for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was as follows (in thousands):



	NA Fenestration⁽¹⁾		EU Fenestration⁽¹⁾		NA Cabinet Comp.			Unallocated Corp. & Other			Total
Year Ended October 31, 2019
Net sales	$	503,837	$	164,997	$	229,644		$	(4,637	)	$	893,841
Depreciation and amortization	27,054		8,845		13,178			509			49,586
Operating income (loss)	39,765		19,040		(74,236		)	(10,996		)	(26,427		)
Capital expenditures	12,984		6,365		5,383			151			24,883
Total assets	$	226,243	$	212,239	$	181,416		$	25,212		$	645,110
Year Ended October 31, 2018
Net sales	$	485,366	$	159,973	$	249,813		$	(5,367	)	$	889,785
Depreciation and amortization	27,248		9,607		14,401			566			51,822
Operating income (loss)	30,633		12,702		3,167			(10,805		)	35,697
Capital expenditures	13,929		5,450		6,965			140			26,484
Total assets	$	239,915	$	214,704	$	272,313		$	16,282		$	743,214
Year Ended October 31, 2017
Net sales	$	474,878	$	147,963	$	248,808		$	(5,094	)	$	866,555
Depreciation and amortization	34,308		8,833		13,811			543			57,495
Operating income (loss)	25,955		13,673		4,089			(9,780		)	33,937
Capital expenditures	$	18,822	$	7,841	$	7,349		$	552		$	34,564

⁽¹⁾ NA Fenestration and EU Fenestration were previously named "NA Engineered Components" and "EU Engineered Components".

The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):



	NA Fenestration		EU Fenestration			NA Cabinet Comp.			Unallocated Corp. & Other		Total
Balance as of October 31, 2017	$	38,712	$	69,735		$	113,747		$	—	$	222,194
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		(2,567		)	—			—		(2,567		)
Balance as of October 31, 2018	$	38,712	$	67,168		$	113,747		$	—	$	219,627
Asset impairment charge	—		—			(74,600		)	—		(74,600		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		536			—			—		536
Balance as of October 31, 2019	$	38,712	$	67,704		$	39,147		$	—	$	145,563

For further details of Goodwill, see Note 5, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets", located herewith.

We did not allocate non-operating expense or income tax expense to the reportable segments. The following table reconciles operating income (loss) as reported above to net (loss) income for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(in thousands)
Operating (loss) income	$	(26,427	)	$	35,697		$	33,937
Interest expense	(9,643		)	(11,100		)	(9,595		)
Other, net	116			1,156			1,160
Income tax (expense) benefit	(10,776		)	800			(6,819		)
Net (loss) income	$	(46,730	)	$	26,553		$	18,683

Geographic Information

Our manufacturing facilities and all long-lived assets are located in the U.S., U.K. and Germany. We attribute our net sales to a geographic region based on the location of the customer. The following tables provide information concerning our net sales for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, and our long-lived assets as of October 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):



	Year Ended October 31,
Net sales	2019		2018		2017
United States	$	683,204	$	676,776	$	667,063
Europe	162,106		159,652		148,370
Canada	20,088		23,610		24,442
Asia	18,360		18,584		17,028
Other foreign countries	10,083		11,163		9,652
Total net sales	$	893,841	$	889,785	$	866,555



	Year Ended October 31,
Long-lived assets, net	2019		2018
United States	$	288,722	$	384,595
Germany	16,899		16,507
United Kingdom	140,839		141,814
Total long-lived assets, net	$	446,460	$	542,916

Long-lived assets, net includes: property, plant and equipment, net; goodwill; and intangible assets, net.

Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

We compute basic (loss) earnings per share by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common and potential common shares include the weighted average of additional shares associated with the incremental effect of dilutive employee stock options, non-vested restricted stock as determined using the treasury stock method prescribed by U.S. GAAP and contingent shares associated with performance share awards, if dilutive.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 follows (in thousands, except per share data):



	Net (Loss) Income			Weighted Average Shares	Per Share
Year Ended October 31, 2019
Basic loss per common share	$	(46,730	)	32,960	$	(1.46	)
Diluted loss per common share ⁽¹⁾	$	(46,730	)	32,960	$	(1.46	)
Year Ended October 31, 2018
Basic earnings per common share	$	26,553		34,701	$	0.77
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options				198
Restricted stock				126
Diluted earnings per common share	$	26,553		35,025	$	0.76
Year Ended October 31, 2017
Basic earnings per common share	$	18,683		34,230	$	0.55
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options				446
Restricted stock				138
Performance shares				23
Diluted earnings per common share	$	18,683		34,837	$	0.54

⁽¹⁾The computation of diluted earnings per share excludes outstanding stock options and other common stock equivalents when their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. During the twelve-month period ended October 31, 2019, 39,766 shares of common stock equivalents, 113,383 shares of restricted stock and 28,051 contingent shares related to performance share awards and performance restricted stock units were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.

For the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we had 1,267,141, 1,000,356, and 686,650 securities, respectively, that were potentially dilutive in future earnings per share calculations. Such dilution will be dependent on the excess of the market price of our stock over the exercise price and other components of the treasury stock method.

Unaudited Quarterly Data

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Unaudited Quarterly Data

lected quarterly financial data for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):



For the Quarter Ended	January 31, 2019			April 30, 2019			July 31, 2019		October 31, 2019
Net sales	$	196,808		$	218,203		$	238,461	$	240,369
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	158,557			171,378			181,357		183,128
Depreciation and amortization	12,572			12,404			12,182		12,428
Operating (loss) income	(2,450		)	(19,363		)	19,110		(23,724		)
Net (loss) income	$	(3,649	)	$	(23,974	)	$	11,841	$	(30,948	)
Basic earnings per share	(0.11		)	(0.73		)	0.36		(0.94		)
Diluted earnings per share	(0.11		)	(0.73		)	0.36		(0.94		)
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.08		$	0.08		$	0.08	$	0.08



For the Quarter Ended	January 31, 2018			April 30, 2018		July 31, 2018		October 31, 2018
Net sales	$	191,666		$	214,212	$	239,821	$	244,086
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	154,521			169,030		185,811		187,660
Depreciation and amortization	13,273			13,310		12,691		12,548
Operating (loss) income	(596		)	7,767		16,830		11,696
Net (loss) income	$	4,947		$	4,136	$	10,753	$	6,717
Basic (loss) earnings per share	0.14			0.12		0.31		0.19
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	0.14			0.12		0.31		0.19
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.04		$	0.04	$	0.04	$	0.08

Quarterly (loss) earnings per share results may not sum to the consolidated earnings per share results on the accompanying consolidated statements of (loss) income due to rounding and changes in weighted average shares during the respective periods. Results for the 2018 quarters have been updated to reflect the impact of an accounting change from the LIFO inventory method to the FIFO inventory method and for the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2017-07. See Note 3, "Inventories" and Note 20, "New Accounting Guidance" for further details.

New Accounting Guidance Adopted	12 Months Ended
New Accounting Guidance Adopted	Oct. 31, 2019
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
New Accounting Guidance Adopted	Accounting Standards Recently Adopted In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), which provides guidance as to when changes in share-based payment awards under Topic 718 should be accounted for as a modification of the award. Essentially, the changes should be considered a modification unless specific criteria are met. We adopted this guidance as of November 1, 2018 with no impact to the financial statements. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. This update provides explicit guidance on how to present the service cost component and other components of net benefit cost in the income statement and allows only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization. We adopted this change retrospectively as of November 1, 2018, resulting in a reclassification for the twelve months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 of $0.8 million and $0.3 million of benefit, respectively, from the "Cost of sales" line item and approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million of benefit for the corresponding periods from the "Selling, general and administrative" line item to the "Other, net" line item on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of income. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805), which provides clarity when determining whether a set of assets and activities constitutes a business. Specifically, if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not deemed to be a business. We adopted this change prospectively as of November 1, 2018 with no impact to the financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350). This guidance simplifies the current two-step goodwill impairment test by eliminating the second step. Essentially, the entity compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value amount and recognizes an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value. The resulting loss is limited to the amount of goodwill. This guidance also eliminates the requirement for a reporting unit with zero or negative carrying value to perform a qualitative assessment of goodwill and apply step-two of the goodwill impairment test if the qualitative assessment fails. Thus, the same impairment assessment will be applied to all reporting units (even if the carrying value is zero or negative). We prospectively adopted this guidance as of February 1, 2019 with no material impact to the consolidated financial statements. See Note 5, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets," for further details of the goodwill impairment analysis performed during the year ended October 31, 2019. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This amendment is intended to reduce diversity in practice as to how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows by providing guidance for several specific cash flow issues. We adopted this change retrospectively as of November 1, 2018 which resulted in a reclassification of $8.5 million of earn-out payments related to a prior period acquisition from investing activities to financing activities within the Statement of Cash Flow for the year ended October 31, 2017. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance prescribes a methodology to determine when revenue is recognizable and constitutes a principles-based approach to revenue recognition based on the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for goods or services. In addition, this guidance requires additional disclosure in the notes to the financial statements with regard to the methodology applied. This pronouncement essentially superseded and replaced existing revenue recognition rules in U.S. GAAP, including industry-specific guidance. We adopted this guidance using the modified retrospective approach on November 1, 2018. Based on our evaluation, we have concluded that the adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. For additional information, refer to Note 1, “Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation - Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted In February 2016, the FASB established Topic 842, Leases, by issuing ASU No. 2016-02, which requires lessees to recognize leases on-balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The new standard establishes a right-of-use model (ROU) that requires a lessee to recognize a ROU asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for us on November 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We plan to adopt using a modified retrospective transition approach, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. We expect to adopt the new standard on November 1, 2019 and use the effective date as our date of initial application. Consequently, financial information will not be updated and the disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for dates and periods prior to November 1, 2019. The new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. We will elect all of the new standard’s available transition practical expedients. This standard will have a material effect on our financial statements. The most significant effects on our financial statements relate to the recognition of new ROU assets and lease liabilities on our balance sheet for our operating leases and providing significant new disclosures about our leasing activities. We do not expect a significant change in our leasing activities between now and adoption. On adoption, we will recognize additional operating liabilities ranging from $40.0 million to $45.0 million, with corresponding ROU assets of the same amount based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments under current leasing standards for existing operating leases. The new standard also provides practical expedients for an entity’s ongoing accounting. We will elect the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify. This means, for those leases that qualify, we will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities, and this includes not recognizing ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases of those assets in transition. We also currently expect to elect the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of our leases.

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Use of Estimates, Policy

Use of Estimates

A summary of our significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements follows:

Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue

Revenue recognition

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Concentration Credit Risk and Allowance Policy

Concentration of Credit Risk and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Business Combinations Policy

Business Combinations

Inventory, Policy

Inventory

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy

Long-Lived Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets with Defined Lives

The estimated useful lives of our primary asset categories at October 31, 2019 were as follows:



	Useful Life (in Years)
Land improvements	7 to 25
Buildings	25 to 40
Building improvements	5 to 20
Machinery and equipment	2 to 15

Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the term of the lease.

Goodwill

Liability Reserve Estimate, Policy

Insurance

Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, Pensions, Policy

Retirement Plans

Standard Product Warranty, Policy

Warranty Obligations

Income Tax, Policy

Income Taxes

Derivatives, Policy

Derivative Instruments

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy

Foreign Currency Translation

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy

Stock–Based Compensation

and equity portion of the awards (amounts expected to settle in cash and shares, respectively) and recognize expense ratably over the vesting period of three years.

Stockholders' Equity, Policy

Treasury Stock

Earnings Per Share, Policy

Earnings per Share Data

Discontinued Operations, Policy

Subsequent Events, Policy

Subsequent Events

We have evaluated events occurring after the balance sheet date for possible disclosure as a subsequent event through the date the financial statements were issued.

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Sales



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(in thousands)
NA Fenestration:
United States - fenestration	$	439,536		$	412,000		$	399,694
International - fenestration	31,106			39,309			34,279
United States - non-fenestration	17,061			18,211			25,263
International - non-fenestration	16,134			15,846			15,642
	$	503,837		$	485,366		$	474,878
EU Fenestration:
United States - fenestration	$	—		$	—		$	303
International - fenestration	139,638			135,415			129,140
International - non-fenestration	25,359			24,558			18,520
	$	164,997		$	159,973		$	147,963
NA Cabinet Components:
United States - fenestration	$	13,144		$	14,596		$	17,083
United States - non-fenestration	214,211			232,990			229,550
International - non-fenestration	2,289			2,227			2,175
	$	229,644		$	249,813		$	248,808
Unallocated Corporate & Other:
Eliminations	$	(4,637	)	$	(5,367	)	$	(5,094	)
	$	(4,637	)	$	(5,367	)	$	(5,094	)
Net sales	$	893,841		$	889,785		$	866,555

Property Assets Useful Life

The estimated useful lives of our primary asset categories at October 31, 2019 were as follows:



	Useful Life (in Years)
Land improvements	7 to 25
Buildings	25 to 40
Building improvements	5 to 20
Machinery and equipment	2 to 15

Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

The following table summarizes our supplemental cash flow information for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest	$	9,020	$	7,890	$	9,019
Cash paid for income taxes	5,081		4,217		3,334
Cash received from income tax refunds	1,020		95		1,167
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Investment in capital leases	567		799		16,846
Increase in capitalized expenditures in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	2,897		264		392

Receivables & Allowance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consisted of the following as of October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Trade receivables	$	82,745	$	83,828
Other	594		511
Total	$	83,339	$	84,339
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	393		325
Accounts receivable, net	$	82,946	$	84,014

Change in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The changes in our allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively	$	325		$	333		$	251
Bad debt expense	700			46			131
Amounts written off	(916		)	(54		)	(49		)
Recoveries	284			—			—
Balance as of October 31,	$	393		$	325		$	333

Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following at October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Raw materials	$	32,818	$	41,584
Finished goods and work in process	35,538		31,727
Supplies and other	2,593		1,794
Total	$	70,949	$	75,105
Less: Inventory reserves	3,790		4,375
Inventories, net	$	67,159	$	70,730

Inventory Reserve Rollforward

The changes in our inventory reserve accounts were as follows for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively	$	4,375		$	4,620		$	3,929
Charged to cost of sales	341			1,201			1,296
Write-offs	(939		)	(1,415		)	(661		)
Other	13			(31		)	56
Balance as of October 31,	$	3,790		$	4,375		$	4,620

Inventory Accounting Change [Table Text Block]

As a result of the retrospective adjustment of the change in accounting principle, certain amounts in our consolidated

statements of net income for the three months and year ended October 31, 2018 was adjusted as follows (there was no impact to the corresponding three months and year ended October 31, 2017):



	Three months ended October 31, 2018									Year ended October 31, 2018
	As Reported ⁽¹⁾			Impact of change to FIFO			As Adjusted			As Reported ⁽¹⁾		Impact of change to FIFO			As Adjusted
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Cost of sales	$	187,960		$	(300	)	$	187,660		$	697,322	$	(300	)	$	697,022
Operating income	11,396			300			11,696			35,397		300			35,697
Income before income taxes	8,153			300			8,453			25,453		300			25,753
Income tax (expense) benefit	(1,661		)	(75		)	(1,736		)	875		(75		)	800
Net income	6,492			$	225		6,717			26,328		$	225		26,553
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.19		$	—		$	0.19		$	0.76	$	0.01		$	0.77
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.19		$	—		$	0.19		$	0.75	$	0.01		$	0.76

(1) As reported cost of sales and operating income have been updated to reflect the adoption of accounting standards update 2017-07. See Note 20, "New Accounting Guidance " for further details.

The consolidated balance sheet for the year ended October 31, 2018 was adjusted as follows:



	As of October 31, 2018
	As Reported		Impact of change to FIFO		As Adjusted
	(In thousands)
Inventories, net	$	69,365	$	1,365	$	70,730
Deferred income taxes	17,215		295		17,510
Retained earnings	242,834		1,070		243,904

The consolidated statement of cash flow for the year ended October 31, 2018 was adjusted as follows (there was no impact to the corresponding year ended October 31, 2017):



	As of October 31, 2018
	As Reported			Impact of change to FIFO			As Adjusted
	(In thousands)
Net income	$	26,328		$	225		$	26,553
Deferred income tax	(5,631		)	75			(5,556		)
Decrease in inventory	17,530			(300		)	17,230

During the fourth quarter of 2019, we updated our assessment of the impact of the change in method of inventory costing and noted the impact would have not changed significantly.

Property, Plant & and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	10,298	$	10,366
Buildings and building improvements	101,569		98,212
Machinery and equipment	386,953		371,106
Construction in progress	12,348		10,293
Property, plant and equipment, gross	511,168		489,977
Less: Accumulated depreciation	317,568		288,607
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	193,600	$	201,370

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018 and 2017	$	219,627		$	222,194
Goodwill impairment charge	(74,600		)	—
Foreign currency translation adjustment	536			(2,567		)
Balance as of October 31,	$	145,563		$	219,627

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

Amortizable intangible assets consisted of the following as of October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019				October 31, 2018
	Remaining Weighted Average Useful Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
		(In thousands)
Customer relationships	10 years	$	153,950	$	70,103	$	153,704	$	59,332
Trademarks and trade names	10 years	55,745		35,210		55,583		32,668
Patents and other technology	3 years	22,386		19,471		22,278		17,646
Total		$	232,081	$	124,784	$	231,565	$	109,646

Estimated Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets

Estimated remaining amortization expense, assuming current intangible balances and no new acquisitions, for future fiscal years ending October 31, is as follows (in thousands):



	Estimated Amortization Expense
2020	$	14,284
2021	12,562
2022	11,941
2023	11,194
2024	10,464
Thereafter	46,852
Total	$	107,297

Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Payroll, payroll taxes and employee benefits	$	19,637	$	28,202
Accrued insurance and workers compensation	3,514		3,095
Sales allowances	6,323		6,514
Deferred compensation (current portion)	1,231		153
Deferred revenue	1,251		287
Warranties	136		148
Audit, legal, and other professional fees	2,561		2,170
Accrued taxes	2,403		2,286
Other	2,165		3,113
Accrued liabilities	$	39,221	$	45,968

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt & Capital Lease Obligations

Long-term debt consisted of the following at October 31, 2019 and 2018:



	October 31,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Revolving Credit Facility	$	142,500		$	195,000
Capital lease obligations	15,865			17,043
Unamortized deferred financing fees	$	(1,205	)	$	(1,487	)
Total debt	$	157,160		$	210,556
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	746			1,224
Long-term debt	$	156,414		$	209,332

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

The table below presents the scheduled maturity dates of our long-term debt outstanding (excluding deferred loan costs of $1.2 million ) at October 31, 2019 (in thousands):



	Revolving Credit Facility		Capital Leases and Other Obligations		Aggregate Maturities
2020	$	—	$	1,050	$	1,050
2021	—		842		842
2022	—		849		849
2023	142,500		1,008		143,508
2024	—		728		728
Thereafter	—		11,388		11,388
Total	$	142,500	$	15,865	$	158,365

Retirement Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Funded Status and Net periodic Benefit Cost

The changes in benefit obligation and plan assets, and our funded status (reported in deferred pension and postretirement benefits on the consolidated balance sheets) were as follows:



	October 31,
	2019			2018
Change in Benefit Obligation:	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018 and 2017, respectively	$	35,959		$	38,323
Service cost	3,629			3,908
Interest cost	1,456			1,130
Actuarial loss (gain)	7,690			(4,296		)
Benefits paid	(3,581		)	(2,551		)
Administrative expenses	(830		)	(555		)
Projected benefit obligation at October 31,	$	44,323		$	35,959
Change in Plan Assets:
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018 and 2017, respectively	$	32,064		$	34,340
Actual return on plan assets	2,869			66
Employer contributions	690			764
Benefits paid	(3,581		)	(2,551		)
Administrative expenses	(830		)	(555		)
Fair value of plan assets at October 31,	$	31,212		$	32,064
Non current liability - Funded Status	$	(13,111	)	$	(3,895	)

Net Periodic Pension Cost

The net periodic benefit cost for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, was as follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	3,629		$	3,908		$	3,794
Interest cost	1,456			1,130			859
Expected return on plan assets	(1,977		)	(2,172		)	(1,863		)
Amortization of net loss	125			64			574
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,233		$	2,930		$	3,364

Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The changes in plan assets and projected benefit obligations which were recognized in our other comprehensive loss for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Net loss (gain) arising during the period	$	6,697	$	(2,189	)	$	(2,888	)
Less: Amortization of net loss	$	125	$	64		$	574
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss	$	6,572	$	(2,253	)	$	(3,462	)

Assumptions Used in Benefit Calculations

The following table presents our assumptions for pension benefit calculations for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	For the Year Ended October 31,
	2019	2018	2017	2019	2018	2017
Weighted Average Assumptions:	Benefit Obligation			Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Discount rate	3.10%	4.44%	3.68%	4.44%	3.68%	3.66%
Rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Expected return on plan assets	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%

Allocation and Fair Value of Pension Assets



	Target Allocation		Actual Allocation
	October 31, 2019		October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Equity securities	60.0	%	61.0	%	61.0	%
Fixed income	40.0	%	39.0	%	39.0	%



	Fair Value Measurements at
	October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Money market fund	$	574	$	597

Large capitalization	$	8,092	$	8,362
Small capitalization	2,489		2,559
International equity	6,219		6,385
Other	1,848		1,913
Equity securities	$	18,648	$	19,219

High-quality core bond	$	9,525	$	9,736
High-quality government bond	1,228		1,251
High-yield bond	1,237		1,261
Fixed income	$	11,990	$	12,248
Total securities⁽¹⁾	$	31,212	$	32,064

Expected Benefit Payments



	Pension Benefits
2020	$	3,211
2021	3,227
2022	3,181
2023	3,187
2024	3,322
2025 - 2029	17,098
Total	$	33,226

Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet

The table below indicates the amount of these liabilities included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets:



	October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
	(In thousands)
Accrued liabilities	$	49	$	49
Deferred pension and postretirement benefits	311		323
Total	$	360	$	372

Warranty Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Activity Related to Accrued Warranty



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018, and 2017, respectively	$	295		$	323
Provision for warranty expense	—			4
Change in accrual for preexisting warranties	(20		)	(16		)
Warranty costs paid	(15		)	(16		)
Total accrued warranty	$	260		$	295
Less: Current portion of accrued warranty	136			148
Long-term portion at October 31,	$	124		$	147

Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Current
Federal	$	3,338	$	983		$	1,991
State and local	299		417			873
Non-United States	3,879		3,356			4,067
Total current	7,516		4,756			6,931
Deferred
Federal	1,497		(5,828		)	1,860
State and local	1,087		670			(450		)
Non-United States	676		(398		)	(1,522		)
Total deferred	3,260		(5,556		)	(112		)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	10,776	$	(800	)	$	6,819

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	(58,247	)	$	9,721	$	9,189
Foreign	22,293			16,032		16,313
Total (loss) income before income taxes	$	(35,954	)	$	25,753	$	25,502

Effective Income Tax Rate

The following table reconciles our effective income tax rate to the federal statutory rate for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018		2017
United States tax at statutory rate	21.0	%	23.3	%	35.0	%
State and local income tax	3.1		3.4		1.7
Non-United States income tax	(0.5	)	(1.6	)	(9.1	)
Deferred rate impact	—		—		(4.1	)
General business credits	(4.7	)	(0.4	)	(0.5	)
Change in valuation allowance	(1.5	)	(0.1	)	(0.6	)
Other permanent differences	3.0		—		3.3
Deferred rate impact of enactment of tax reform	—		(30.5	)	—
Foreign tax positions under the Act (GILTI and FDII)	3.3		—		—
Tax impact of stock based compensation	(1.6	)	(0.5	)	—
Impact of deemed repatriation	(1.1	)	4.8		—
Asset impairment charges	(50.7	)	—		—
Return to actual adjustments	(0.3	)	(1.5	)	1.0
Effective tax rate	(30.0	)%	(3.1	)%	26.7	%

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of our net deferred tax liabilities and assets were as follows:



	October 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Employee benefit obligations	$	7,227	$	9,910
Accrued liabilities and reserves	1,646		1,609
Pension and other benefit obligations	4,365		1,872
Inventory	632		548
Loss and tax credit carry forwards	2,915		3,716
Other	110		119
Total gross deferred tax assets	16,895		17,774
Less: Valuation allowance	1,560		1,275
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	15,335		16,499
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	11,075		10,577
Goodwill and intangibles	23,623		23,432
Total deferred tax liabilities	34,698		34,009

Net deferred tax liabilities	$	19,363	$	17,510

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table reconciles the change in the unrecognized income tax benefit associated with uncertain tax positions for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):



	Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits
Balance at October 31, 2016	$	579
Additions for tax positions related to the current year	—
Additions for tax positions related to the prior year	12
Balance at October 31, 2017	$	591
Additions for tax positions related to the current year	—
Additions for tax positions related to the prior year	15
Balance at October 31, 2018	$	606
Additions for tax positions related to the current year	—
Additions for tax positions related to the prior year	16
Reassessment of position	(66		)
Balance at October 31, 2019	$	556

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Operating Leases of Lessee Disclosure

The following table presents future minimum rental payments under operating leases with remaining terms in excess of one year at October 31, 2019 (in thousands):



	Operating Leases
2020	$	9,121
2021	6,981
2022	6,012
2023	5,506
2024	4,699
Thereafter	15,220
Total	$	47,539

Derivative Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Location in Financial Performance and Financial Position



		Year Ended October 31,
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of (Loss) or Gain:	2019			2018			2017
Foreign currency derivatives	Other, net	$	(10	)	$	(11	)	$	(88	)

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Oustanding Derivative Positions

The following table summarizes the notional amounts and fair value of outstanding derivative contracts at October 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):



		Notional as indicated		Fair Value in $
		October 31, 2019	October 31, 2018	October 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Foreign currency derivatives:
Buy EUR, Sell USD	EUR	301	455	$	1	$	1
Sell CAD, Buy USD	CAD	405	229	2		—
Sell GBP, Buy USD	GBP	73	22	—		—
Buy EUR, Sell GBP	EUR	57	34	—		—
Buy USD, Sell EUR	USD	13	12	—		—

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Share Activity

A summary of non-vested restricted stock awards activity during the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, follows:



	Restricted Stock Awards		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Non-vested at October 31, 2016	266,700		$	19.19
Granted	93,800		19.46
Vested	(73,100	)	17.67
Forfeited	(3,100	)	19.65
Non-vested at October 31, 2017	284,300		19.66
Granted	73,400		20.70
Vested	(111,800	)	20.16
Forfeited	(28,700	)	19.66
Non-vested at October 31, 2018	217,200		19.76
Granted	124,800		13.78
Vested	(42,500	)	17.87
Forfeited	(69,400	)	19.19
Non-vested at October 31, 2019	230,100		$	17.02

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes our stock option activity for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.



	Stock Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)
Outstanding at October 31, 2016	2,386,220		$	16.84	5.1	$	2,384
Granted	292,600		19.45
Exercised	(507,660	)	15.67
Forfeited/Expired	(18,402	)	19.90
Outstanding at October 31, 2017	2,152,758		17.44		5.2	$	9,700
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(377,218	)	12.58
Forfeited/Expired	(21,884	)	19.28
Outstanding at October 31, 2018	1,753,656		18.47		5.0	$	51
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(204,770	)	15.76
Forfeited/Expired	(132,700	)	20.01
Outstanding at October 31, 2019	1,416,186		18.71		4.2	$	1,449
Vested or expected to vest at October 31, 2019	1,416,186		18.71		4.2	$	1,449
Exercisable at October 31, 2019	1,334,714		$	18.67	4.0	$	1,449

Schedule of Valuation Assumptions and Fair Value for Stock Options

The following table summarizes our performance share grants and the grant date fair value for the EPS, R-TSR, and RONA performance metrics:



		Grant Date Fair Value
Grant Date	Shares Awarded	EPS		R-TSR		RONA	Forfeited
November 30, 2016	186,500	$	19.45	$	26.61	—	42,230
December 7, 2017	146,500	20.70		21.81		—	33,208
December 5, 2018	131,500	—		—		13.63	18,100

The following table summarizes the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of our stock options granted during the year ended October 31, 2017.



	Year Ended October 31, 2017
Weighted-average expected volatility	34.7%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)	5.7
Risk-free interest rate	2.0%
Expected dividend yield over expected term	1.0%
Weighted average grant date fair value	$6.25

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018			2017
Restricted stock awards	$	1,018	$	1,462		$	1,810
Stock options	158		467			1,820
Restricted stock units	950		(364		)	855
Performance share awards	1,131		(944		)	3,001
Performance restricted stock units	708		401			—
Total compensation expense	3,965		1,022			7,486
Income tax effect	997		(35		)	1,999
Net compensation expense	$	2,968	$	1,057		$	5,487

Other Income (Expense) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Non-operating Income (Expense)

Other income included under the caption "Other, net" on the accompanying consolidated statements of (loss) income, consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains	$	(187	)	$	113		$	713
Foreign currency exchange derivative losses	(197		)	(11		)	(88		)
Pension service benefit	396			978			430
Interest income	63			69			86
Other	41			7			19
Other income	$	116		$	1,156		$	1,160

Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Corporate SGA Allocation [Table Text Block]

Segment Information



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(in thousands)
Operating (loss) income	$	(26,427	)	$	35,697		$	33,937
Interest expense	(9,643		)	(11,100		)	(9,595		)
Other, net	116			1,156			1,160
Income tax (expense) benefit	(10,776		)	800			(6,819		)
Net (loss) income	$	(46,730	)	$	26,553		$	18,683



	NA Fenestration⁽¹⁾		EU Fenestration⁽¹⁾		NA Cabinet Comp.			Unallocated Corp. & Other			Total
Year Ended October 31, 2019
Net sales	$	503,837	$	164,997	$	229,644		$	(4,637	)	$	893,841
Depreciation and amortization	27,054		8,845		13,178			509			49,586
Operating income (loss)	39,765		19,040		(74,236		)	(10,996		)	(26,427		)
Capital expenditures	12,984		6,365		5,383			151			24,883
Total assets	$	226,243	$	212,239	$	181,416		$	25,212		$	645,110
Year Ended October 31, 2018
Net sales	$	485,366	$	159,973	$	249,813		$	(5,367	)	$	889,785
Depreciation and amortization	27,248		9,607		14,401			566			51,822
Operating income (loss)	30,633		12,702		3,167			(10,805		)	35,697
Capital expenditures	13,929		5,450		6,965			140			26,484
Total assets	$	239,915	$	214,704	$	272,313		$	16,282		$	743,214
Year Ended October 31, 2017
Net sales	$	474,878	$	147,963	$	248,808		$	(5,094	)	$	866,555
Depreciation and amortization	34,308		8,833		13,811			543			57,495
Operating income (loss)	25,955		13,673		4,089			(9,780		)	33,937
Capital expenditures	$	18,822	$	7,841	$	7,349		$	552		$	34,564

⁽¹⁾ NA Fenestration and EU Fenestration were previously named "NA Engineered Components" and "EU Engineered Components".

The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):



	NA Fenestration		EU Fenestration			NA Cabinet Comp.			Unallocated Corp. & Other		Total
Balance as of October 31, 2017	$	38,712	$	69,735		$	113,747		$	—	$	222,194
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		(2,567		)	—			—		(2,567		)
Balance as of October 31, 2018	$	38,712	$	67,168		$	113,747		$	—	$	219,627
Asset impairment charge	—		—			(74,600		)	—		(74,600		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		536			—			—		536
Balance as of October 31, 2019	$	38,712	$	67,704		$	39,147		$	—	$	145,563

Schedule of Product Sales



	Year Ended October 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(in thousands)
NA Fenestration:
United States - fenestration	$	439,536		$	412,000		$	399,694
International - fenestration	31,106			39,309			34,279
United States - non-fenestration	17,061			18,211			25,263
International - non-fenestration	16,134			15,846			15,642
	$	503,837		$	485,366		$	474,878
EU Fenestration:
United States - fenestration	$	—		$	—		$	303
International - fenestration	139,638			135,415			129,140
International - non-fenestration	25,359			24,558			18,520
	$	164,997		$	159,973		$	147,963
NA Cabinet Components:
United States - fenestration	$	13,144		$	14,596		$	17,083
United States - non-fenestration	214,211			232,990			229,550
International - non-fenestration	2,289			2,227			2,175
	$	229,644		$	249,813		$	248,808
Unallocated Corporate & Other:
Eliminations	$	(4,637	)	$	(5,367	)	$	(5,094	)
	$	(4,637	)	$	(5,367	)	$	(5,094	)
Net sales	$	893,841		$	889,785		$	866,555

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

The following tables provide information concerning our net sales for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, and our long-lived assets as of October 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):



	Year Ended October 31,
Net sales	2019		2018		2017
United States	$	683,204	$	676,776	$	667,063
Europe	162,106		159,652		148,370
Canada	20,088		23,610		24,442
Asia	18,360		18,584		17,028
Other foreign countries	10,083		11,163		9,652
Total net sales	$	893,841	$	889,785	$	866,555



	Year Ended October 31,
Long-lived assets, net	2019		2018
United States	$	288,722	$	384,595
Germany	16,899		16,507
United Kingdom	140,839		141,814
Total long-lived assets, net	$	446,460	$	542,916

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 follows (in thousands, except per share data):



	Net (Loss) Income			Weighted Average Shares	Per Share
Year Ended October 31, 2019
Basic loss per common share	$	(46,730	)	32,960	$	(1.46	)
Diluted loss per common share ⁽¹⁾	$	(46,730	)	32,960	$	(1.46	)
Year Ended October 31, 2018
Basic earnings per common share	$	26,553		34,701	$	0.77
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options				198
Restricted stock				126
Diluted earnings per common share	$	26,553		35,025	$	0.76
Year Ended October 31, 2017
Basic earnings per common share	$	18,683		34,230	$	0.55
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options				446
Restricted stock				138
Performance shares				23
Diluted earnings per common share	$	18,683		34,837	$	0.54

Unaudited Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

Selected quarterly financial data for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):



For the Quarter Ended	January 31, 2019			April 30, 2019			July 31, 2019		October 31, 2019
Net sales	$	196,808		$	218,203		$	238,461	$	240,369
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	158,557			171,378			181,357		183,128
Depreciation and amortization	12,572			12,404			12,182		12,428
Operating (loss) income	(2,450		)	(19,363		)	19,110		(23,724		)
Net (loss) income	$	(3,649	)	$	(23,974	)	$	11,841	$	(30,948	)
Basic earnings per share	(0.11		)	(0.73		)	0.36		(0.94		)
Diluted earnings per share	(0.11		)	(0.73		)	0.36		(0.94		)
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.08		$	0.08		$	0.08	$	0.08



For the Quarter Ended	January 31, 2018			April 30, 2018		July 31, 2018		October 31, 2018
Net sales	$	191,666		$	214,212	$	239,821	$	244,086
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	154,521			169,030		185,811		187,660
Depreciation and amortization	13,273			13,310		12,691		12,548
Operating (loss) income	(596		)	7,767		16,830		11,696
Net (loss) income	$	4,947		$	4,136	$	10,753	$	6,717
Basic (loss) earnings per share	0.14			0.12		0.31		0.19
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	0.14			0.12		0.31		0.19
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.04		$	0.04	$	0.04	$	0.08

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation, Concentration (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019 segment customer
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of segments \| segment	3
Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of major customers whose business, if lost, could adversely affect business \| customer	1

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation, Long Lived Assets (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019
Land Improvements \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Land Improvements \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	25 years
Building \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	25 years
Building \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Building Improvements \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Building Improvements \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	20 years
Machinery and Equipment \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	2 years
Machinery and Equipment \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	15 years

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation, Stock Options (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average period over which unrecognized cost is expected to be recognized	3 years
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Weighted-average period over which unrecognized cost is expected to be recognized	1 year 9 months 18 days
Employees and Officers \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation, Cash Flow (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Cash paid for interest	$ 9,020	$ 7,890	$ 9,019
Cash paid for income taxes	5,081	4,217	3,334
Cash received for income tax refunds	1,020	95	1,167
Initiation of capital leases and other	567	799	16,846
Change in capitalized expenditures in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 2,897	$ 264	$ 392

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation, Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) reporting_unit	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges			$ 74,600	$ 0	$ 0
Goodwill	$ 145,563		$ 145,563	219,627	222,194
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party				1,300	$ 1,200
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit			5
NA Engineered Components
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit			2
EU Engineered Components
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit			2
NA Cabinet Components
Goodwill [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	44,600	$ 30,000	$ 74,600
Goodwill	$ 39,100		$ 39,100	$ 113,700
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit			1

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation, Restructuring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	$ 8,453	$ (35,954)	$ 25,753	$ 25,502	$ 43,200
Restructuring charges		$ 370	1,486	$ 4,550
Restructuring and Related Cost, Accelerated Depreciation			4,300
Additional Amortization, Restructuring			$ 1,900

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Revenues	$ 240,369	$ 238,461	$ 218,203	$ 196,808	$ 244,086	$ 239,821	$ 214,212	$ 191,666	$ 893,841	$ 889,785	$ 866,555
United States
Revenues									683,204	676,776	667,063
Operating Segments \| NA Engineered Components
Revenues									503,837	485,366	474,878
Operating Segments \| EU Engineered Components
Revenues									164,997	159,973	147,963
Operating Segments \| NA Cabinet Components
Revenues									229,644	249,813	248,808
Intersegment Eliminations
Revenues									(4,637)	(5,367)	(5,094)
Corporate, Non-segment
Revenues									(4,637)	(5,367)	(5,094)
Fenestration \| Operating Segments \| NA Engineered Components \| United States
Revenues									439,536	412,000	399,694
Fenestration \| Operating Segments \| NA Engineered Components \| International
Revenues									31,106	39,309	34,279
Fenestration \| Operating Segments \| EU Engineered Components \| United States
Revenues									0	0	303
Fenestration \| Operating Segments \| EU Engineered Components \| International
Revenues									139,638	135,415	129,140
Fenestration \| Operating Segments \| NA Cabinet Components \| United States
Revenues									13,144	14,596	17,083
Non-fenestration \| Operating Segments \| NA Engineered Components \| United States
Revenues									17,061	18,211	25,263
Non-fenestration \| Operating Segments \| NA Engineered Components \| International
Revenues									16,134	15,846	15,642
Non-fenestration \| Operating Segments \| EU Engineered Components \| International
Revenues									25,359	24,558	18,520
Non-fenestration \| Operating Segments \| NA Cabinet Components \| United States
Revenues									214,211	232,990	229,550
Non-fenestration \| Operating Segments \| NA Cabinet Components \| International
Revenues									$ 2,289	$ 2,227	$ 2,175

Receivables & Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Receivables & Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Trade receivables				$ 82,745	$ 83,828
Receivables from employees				594	511
Accounts receivable, gross				83,339	84,339
Allowance for accounts receivable	$ 393	$ 325	$ 333	393	325	$ 251
Accounts receivable, net				$ 82,946	$ 84,014
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Allowance for accounts receivable	325	333
Bad debt expense	700	46	131
Amounts written off	(916)	(54)	(49)
Recoveries	284	0	0
Allowance for accounts receivable	$ 393	$ 325	$ 333

Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2015
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
Raw materials				$ 32,818	$ 41,584
Finished goods and work in process				35,538	31,727
Supplies and other				2,593	1,794
Total				70,949	75,105
Inventory reserves	$ 3,790	$ 4,375	$ 4,620	3,790	4,375	$ 3,929
Inventories, net				67,159	70,730
Inventory Adjustments [Abstract]
Inventory reserves, beginning balance	4,375	4,620
Charged (credited) to costs & expenses	341	1,201	1,296
Write-offs	(939)	(1,415)	(661)
Other	(13)	31	(56)
Inventory reserves, ending balance	$ 3,790	$ 4,375	$ 4,620
LIFO Method Related Items [Abstract]
Inventories, net				$ 67,159	$ 70,730

Inventories Inventories, Accounting Change (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	$ 183,128	$ 181,357	$ 171,378	$ 158,557	$ 187,660	$ 185,811	$ 169,030	$ 154,521	$ 694,420	$ 697,022	$ 672,488
Inventories, net	67,159				70,730				67,159	70,730
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	34,698				34,009				34,698	34,009
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net					17,510					17,510
Retained earnings	185,703				243,904				185,703	243,904
Operating (loss) income	$ (23,724)	$ 19,110	$ (19,363)	$ (2,450)	11,696	$ 16,830	$ 7,767	$ (596)	(26,427)	35,697	33,937
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest					8,453				(35,954)	25,753	25,502	$ 43,200
Income tax (expense) benefit					(1,736)				(10,776)	800	(6,819)
Net income (loss)					$ 6,717				$ (46,730)	$ 26,553	$ 18,683
Basic (loss) earnings per common share	$ (0.94)	$ 0.36	$ (0.73)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.19	$ 0.31	$ 0.12	$ 0.14	$ (1.42)	$ 0.77	$ 0.55
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	$ (0.94)	$ 0.36	$ (0.73)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.19	$ 0.31	$ 0.12	$ 0.14	$ (1.42)	$ 0.76	$ 0.54
Deferred income tax									$ 3,260	$ (5,556)	$ (112)
Decrease (increase) in inventory									$ 3,797	17,230	$ (3,240)
As reported before change to FIFO [Member]
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)					$ 187,960					697,322
Inventories, net					69,365					69,365
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net					17,215					17,215
Retained earnings					242,834					242,834
Operating (loss) income					11,396					35,397
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest					8,153					25,453
Income tax (expense) benefit					(1,661)					875
Net income (loss)					$ 6,492					$ 26,328
Basic (loss) earnings per common share					$ 0.19					$ 0.76
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share					$ 0.19					$ 0.75
Deferred income tax										$ (5,631)
Decrease (increase) in inventory										17,530
Inventories [Member]
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)					$ (300)					(300)
Inventories, net					1,365					1,365
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net					295					295
Retained earnings					1,070					1,070
Operating (loss) income					300					300
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest					300					300
Income tax (expense) benefit					(75)					(75)
Net income (loss)					$ 225					$ 225
Basic (loss) earnings per common share					$ 0					$ 0.01
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share					$ 0					$ 0.01
Deferred income tax										$ 75
Decrease (increase) in inventory										$ (300)

Property, Plant & and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land and land improvements	$ 10,298	$ 10,366
Buildings and building improvements	101,569	98,212
Machinery and equipment	386,953	371,106
Construction in progress	12,348	10,293
Property, plant and equipment, gross	511,168	489,977
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(317,568)	(288,607)
Property, plant and equipment, net	193,600	201,370
Depreciation	34,300	35,600	$ 39,100
Capital Lease Obligations
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	16,600	22,200
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(3,700)	(3,400)
Depreciation	$ 200	$ 1,100	$ 2,000

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Detail) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) unit	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2015 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 219,627	$ 219,627	$ 222,194
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			(74,600)	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment			536	(2,567)
Ending balance	$ 145,563		145,563	219,627	$ 222,194
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges			74,600	0	0
Amortization				1,900
Number of reportable units with goodwill balances \| unit						5
Goodwill	145,563	219,627	145,563	219,627	222,194	$ 145,563	$ 219,627
Gross carrying amount						232,081	231,565
Accumulated amortization						(124,784)	(109,646)
Retirement of fully amortized intangible assets			300
Intangible assets amortization expense			$ 15,300	16,200	$ 18,400
Estimated Amortization Expense
2018						14,284
2019						12,562
2020						11,941
2021						11,194
2022						10,464
Thereafter						46,852
Intangible assets, net						107,297	121,919
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount						153,950	153,704
Accumulated amortization						(70,103)	(59,332)
Weighted Average Useful Life			10 years
Trademarks and trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount						55,745	55,583
Accumulated amortization						(35,210)	(32,668)
Weighted Average Useful Life			10 years
Patents and other technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount						22,386	22,278
Accumulated amortization						$ (19,471)	(17,646)
Weighted Average Useful Life			3 years
Woodcraft
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			$ (74,600)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill								$ 83,800
Engineered Products
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of reportable units with goodwill balances \| unit						2
NA Engineered Components Unit One
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Ending balance	35,900		35,900
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	35,900		35,900			$ 35,900
NA Engineered Components Unit Three
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Ending balance	2,800		2,800
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	2,800		2,800			$ 2,800
EU Engineered Components
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Foreign currency translation adjustment			536
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of reportable units with goodwill balances \| unit						2
EU Engineered Components Unit One [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Ending balance	50,900		50,900
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	50,900		50,900			$ 50,900
EU Engineered Components Unit Two [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Ending balance	16,800		16,800
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	16,800		16,800			16,800
NA Cabinet Components
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		113,700	113,700
Ending balance	39,100		39,100	113,700
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	44,600	30,000	74,600
Goodwill	$ 39,100	$ 113,700	$ 113,700	$ 113,700		$ 39,100	$ 113,700

Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Payroll, payroll taxes and employee benefits	$ 19,637	$ 28,202
Accrued insurance and workers compensation	3,514	3,095
Sales allowances	6,323	6,514
Deferred compensation	1,231	153
Deferred revenue	1,251	287
Warranties	136	148
Audit, legal, and other professional fees	2,561	2,170
accrued other business taxes	2,403	2,286
Other	2,165	3,113
Accrued liabilities	$ 39,221	$ 45,968

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Schedule of Debt Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	$ 157,160	$ 210,556
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net	1,205
Unamortized deferred financing fees		(1,487)
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	746	1,224
Long-term debt	156,414	209,332
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	142,500	195,000
Capital lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	$ 15,865	$ 17,043

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 18, 2018	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Apr. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net					$ (1,205,000)
Letters of credit, outstanding					4,800,000
Debt and capital lease obligations	$ 210,556,000				157,160,000	$ 210,556,000
Credit facility, amount available					$ 177,700,000
Debt instrument, interest rate during period					4.07%	3.76%
Capital lease obligations incurred					$ 567,000	$ 799,000	$ 16,846,000
Capital leases in property plant and equipment					16,600,000
Capital leases in accumulated depreciation					3,700,000
2016 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit								$ 142,500,000
Capital lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt and capital lease obligations	$ 17,043,000				$ 15,865,000	$ 17,043,000
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage					3.30%
Capital Lease Obligations \| HLP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate					3.60%
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, committed amount				$ 150,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, committed amount		$ 325,000,000.0		300,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Margin on base rate	1.50%
2016 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, committed amount				$ 450,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term				5 years
Repayments of debt					$ 10,000,000.0
Outstanding revolver borrowings		$ 213,500,000
Debt instrument, repayment penalty, cash		500,000
Amortization of financing costs	$ 1,100,000
2016 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate			2.00%
Swing Line \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unused borrowing capacity, amount					$ 15,000,000.0
2018 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage ratio					3.25
LIBOR stipulation (less than)	2.00%
Minimum incremental borrowing					$ 10,000,000.0
Maximum incremental borrowing					$ 150,000,000.0
Debt instrument, limitation on annual dividend	$ 20,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio Threshold for Limitations to Take Effect					2.75
Debt Instrument, Liquidity Threshold for Limitations to Take Effect					$ 25,000,000
Outstanding revolver borrowings		205,000,000.0
Debt instrument, repayment penalty, cash		$ 1,000,000.0
Required coverage ratio					2.25
Less Than One and One Half Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2016 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee					0.20%
Less Than One and One Half Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2016 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate					0.50%
Less Than One and One Half Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2016 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate					1.50%
Less Than One and One Half Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2018 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee					0.20%
Less Than One and One Half Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2018 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate					0.25%
Less Than One and One Half Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2018 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate					1.25%
Greater Than Three Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2016 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee					0.30%
Greater Than Three Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2016 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate					1.25%
Greater Than Three Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2016 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate					2.25%
Greater Than Three Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2018 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee					0.30%
Greater Than Three Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2018 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate					1.00%
Greater Than Three Leverage Ratio [Member] \| 2018 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate					2.00%

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Schedule of Applicable Margins and Commitment Fees (Details) - Line of Credit		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2019
2016 Credit Agreement \| LIBOR Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate	2.00%
2016 Credit Agreement \| Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.20%
2016 Credit Agreement \| Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 \| LIBOR Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		1.50%
2016 Credit Agreement \| Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 \| Base Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		0.50%
2016 Credit Agreement \| Greater than 3.00 to 1.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.30%
2016 Credit Agreement \| Greater than 3.00 to 1.00 \| LIBOR Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		2.25%
2016 Credit Agreement \| Greater than 3.00 to 1.00 \| Base Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		1.25%
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage ratio		3.25
Credit Agreement \| Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.20%
Credit Agreement \| Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 \| LIBOR Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		1.25%
Credit Agreement \| Less than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 \| Base Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		0.25%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 1.50 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.225%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 1.50 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00 \| LIBOR Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		1.50%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 1.50 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00 \| Base Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		0.50%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 2.25 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.25%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 2.25 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 \| LIBOR Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		1.75%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 2.25 to 1.00, but less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 \| Base Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		0.75%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 3.00 to 1.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.30%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 3.00 to 1.00 \| LIBOR Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		2.00%
Credit Agreement \| Greater than 3.00 to 1.00 \| Base Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on base rate		1.00%

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Schedule of Debt Maturities (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Revolving Credit Facility
2019, Other Long Term Debt	$ 0
2020, Other Long Term Debt	0
2021, Other Long Term Debt	0
2022, Other Long Term Debt	142,500
2023, Other Long Term Debt	0
Thereafter, Other Long Term Debt	0
Total, Other Long Term Debt	142,500
Capital Leases and Other Obligations
2019, Capital Lease Obligations	1,050
2020, Capital Lease Obligations	842
2021, Capital Lease Obligations	849
2022, Capital Lease Obligations	1,008
2023, Capital Lease Obligations	728
Thereafter, Capital Lease Obligation	11,388
Total, Capital Lease Obligations	15,865
2019, Aggregate Maturities	1,050
2020, Aggregate Maturities	842
2021, Aggregate Maturities	849
2022, Aggregate Maturities	143,508
2023, Aggregate Maturities	728
Thereafter, Aggregate Maturities	11,388
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	$ 158,365

Retirement Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Retirement Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contribution percentage match of compensation	4.00%
Benefit pension plan credits - grandfathered employees up to	6.50%
Benefit pension plan - % of participants under cash balance formula	99.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected benefit obligation	$ 35,959	$ 38,323
Service cost	3,629	3,908	$ 3,794
Interest cost	1,456	1,130	859
Actuarial loss (gain)	7,690	(4,296)
Benefits Paid	3,581	2,551
Administrative expenses	(830)	(555)
Projected benefit obligation	44,323	35,959	38,323
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	31,212	32,064	34,340
Actual return on plan assets	2,869	66
Employer contributions	690	764	3,600
Benefits paid	(3,581)	(2,551)
Administrative expenses	(830)	(555)
Non current liability - Funded Status	(13,111)	(3,895)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net gains (losses), before tax	6,700	3,000
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	43,300	35,400
Net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	3,629	3,908	3,794
Interest cost	1,456	1,130	859
Expected return on plan assets	(1,977)	(2,172)	(1,863)
Amortization of net loss	125	64	574
Net periodic benefit cost	3,233	2,930	3,364
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, after Reclassification Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Net loss (gain) arising during the period	6,697	(2,189)	(2,888)
Less: Amortization of net loss	125	64	574
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss	$ 6,572	$ (2,253)	$ (3,462)
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Benefit Obligation, Discount rate	3.10%	4.44%	3.68%
Benefit Obligation, Rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount rate	4.44%	3.68%	3.66%
Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected long-term return on assets	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 31,212	$ 32,064	$ 34,340
Contributions target funded status	100.00%
Employer contributions	$ 690	764	3,600
Estimated future employer contributions in next fiscal year	3,700
Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2016	3,211
2017	3,227
2018	3,181
2019	3,187
2020	3,322
2021-2024	17,098
Total	$ 33,226
Employer matching contribution, percent of employees' gross pay	50.00%
Defined contribution employer match of employee amount	5.00%
Employer discretionary contribution amount	$ 2,700	2,600	$ 2,400
Accrued liabilities	49	49
Deferred pension and postretirement benefits	311	323
Total	360	372
Supplemental benefit plan liability	4,200	3,400
Deferred compensation liability	3,800	3,500
Money market fund
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	574	597
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Fair value of plan assets	574	597
Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 18,648	$ 19,219
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Target Allocation	60.00%
Actual Allocation	61.00%	61.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 18,648	$ 19,219
Large capitalization
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	8,092	8,362
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Fair value of plan assets	8,092	8,362
Small capitalization
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	2,489	2,559
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Fair value of plan assets	2,489	2,559
International equity
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	6,219	6,385
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Fair value of plan assets	6,219	6,385
Other
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	1,848	1,913
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Fair value of plan assets	1,848	1,913
Fixed income
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 11,990	$ 12,248
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Target Allocation	40.00%
Actual Allocation	39.00%	39.00%
Fair value of plan assets	$ 11,990	$ 12,248
High-quality core bond
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	9,525	9,736
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Fair value of plan assets	9,525	9,736
High-quality government bond
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	1,228	1,251
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Fair value of plan assets	1,228	1,251
High-yield bond
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets	1,237	1,261
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 1,237	$ 1,261
Woodcraft
Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Employer matching contribution, percent of employees' gross pay	35.00%
Defined contribution employer match of employee amount	5.00%

Warranty Obligations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Warranty Obligations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Movement in Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance as of November 1, 2018, and 2017, respectively	$ 295	$ 323
Provision for warranty expense	0	4
Change in accrual for preexisting warranties	(20)	(16)
Warranty costs paid	(15)	(16)
Total accrued warranty	260	295
Less: Current portion of accrued warranty	136	148
Long-term portion at October 31,	$ 124	$ 147

Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic		$ (58,247)	$ 9,721	$ 9,189
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Excess Tax Benefits		600	200
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		74,600	0
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Transition Tax for Accumulated Foreign Earnings, Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		400	1,200
Current
Federal		3,338	983	1,991
State and local		299	417	873
Non-United States		3,879	3,356	4,067
Total current		7,516	4,756	6,931
Deferred
Federal		1,497	(5,828)	1,860
State and local		1,087	670	(450)
Non-United States		676	(398)	(1,522)
Total deferred		3,260	(5,556)	(112)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$ 1,736	$ 10,776	$ (800)	$ 6,819
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
Tax at statutory rate		21.00%	23.30%	35.00%
State and local income tax		3.10%	3.40%	1.70%
Non-United States income tax		(0.50%)	(1.60%)	(9.10%)
Deferred rate impact		0.00%	0.00%	(4.10%)
General business credits		(4.70%)	(0.40%)	(0.50%)
Change in valuation allowance		(1.50%)	(0.10%)	(0.60%)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation,Other Reconciling Items, Percent		3.00%	0.00%	3.30%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Impact of Tax Reform		0.00%	(30.50%)	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Impact of GILTI and FDII		3.30%	0.00%	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Stock Based Compensation		1.60%	0.50%	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Percent		(1.10%)	4.80%	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Impairment Losses, Percent		(50.70%)	0.00%	0.00%
Return to actual adjustments		(0.30%)	(1.50%)	1.00%
Effective tax rate		(30.00%)	(3.10%)	26.70%
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, GILTI and FDII		$ 1,200
Foreign Earnings Repatriated		24,200	$ 2,800
Deferred tax assets:
Employee benefit obligations	9,910	7,227	9,910
Accrued liabilities and reserves	1,609	1,646	1,609
Pension and other benefit obligations	1,872	4,365	1,872
Inventory	548	632	548
Loss and tax credit carry forwards	3,716	2,915	3,716
Other	119	110	119
Total gross deferred tax assets	17,774	16,895	17,774
Less: Valuation allowance	1,275	1,560	1,275
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	16,499	15,335	16,499
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	10,577	11,075	10,577
Goodwill and intangibles	23,432	23,623	23,432
Total deferred tax liabilities	34,009	34,698	34,009
Net deferred tax assets	17,510	19,363	17,510
Operating loss carryforwards		37,500
Tax credit carryforward, amount		1,400
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Roll Forward]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits		606	591	$ 579
Additions for tax positions related to the current year		0	0	0
Additions for tax positions related to the prior year		16	15	12
Reassessment of position		(66)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	606	556	606	591	$ 591
Liability for uncertain tax positions	606	556	606
Recognition of unrecognized tax benefit				0
Deferred income taxes	17,510	19,363	17,510
Potential Tax liabilities on undistributed foreign earnings		100
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Change in Tax Rate, Income Tax Expense (Benefit)			(7,700)
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, True Up Of Accrued Taxes			200
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign		22,293	16,032	16,313
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	8,453	$ (35,954)	25,753	$ 25,502	$ 43,200
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
Tax at statutory rate		21.00%		35.00%
State
Deferred tax liabilities:
Operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance	1,300	$ 1,600	1,300
Federal
Deferred tax liabilities:
Operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance	$ 1,000	1,200	$ 1,000
Woodcraft
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		$ 74,600

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Rent expense	$ 9,900	$ 9,500	$ 10,500
Amount purchased under purchase obligations	11,100	5,200
Purchased obligation amount due within the next fiscal year	18,700	16,700
Cumulative asset retirement obligation	2,200
Warranty costs paid	(15)	(16)
Loss Contingency, Receivable, Proceeds		$ 500	$ 4,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2016	9,121
2017	6,981
2018	6,012
2019	5,506
2020	4,699
Thereafter	15,220
Total	$ 47,539

Derivative Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Derivative Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign currency derivatives	$ (197)	$ (11)	$ (88)
Other Non Operating Income (Loss)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign currency derivatives	(10)	(11)	$ (88)
Buy EUR, Sell USD
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	301	455
Foreign currency derivatives, fair value	1	1
Sell CAD, Buy USD
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	405	229
Foreign currency derivatives, fair value	2	0
Sell GBP, Buy USD
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	73	22
Foreign currency derivatives, fair value	0	0
Buy EUR, Sell GBP
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	57	34
Foreign currency derivatives, fair value	0	0
Buy USD, Sell EUR
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	13	12
Foreign currency derivatives, fair value	0	0
Prepaid and other current assets:
Derivatives [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	$ 100	100
Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value		$ 100

Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Derivative Asset [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment at fair value (non-recurring)	$ 2.4	$ 2.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Derivative Asset [Abstract]
Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	$ 0.1	0.1
Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Liability at Fair Value		$ 0.1

Stock Based Compensation (Detail) - USD ($)				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 05, 2018	Dec. 07, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2015
Additional Disclosures [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired					583,398	1,900,000
Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]
Weighted-average expected volatility					34.70%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)					5 years 8 months 12 days
Risk-free interest rate					2.00%
Expected dividend yield over expected term					1.00%
Weighted average grant date fair value					$ 6.25
Stock Options, [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)				1,753,656	1,753,656	2,152,758
Granted (in shares)					0	0	292,600
Exercised (in shares)					(204,770)	(377,218)	(507,660)
Forfeited/Expired (in shares)					(132,700)	(21,884)	(18,402)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)					1,416,186	1,753,656	2,152,758	2,386,220
Vested or expected to vest at end of period					1,416,186
Exercisable at end of period					1,334,714
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)				$ 18.47	$ 18.47	$ 17.44
Granted (in dollars per share)					0	0	$ 19.45
Exercised (in dollars per share)					15.76	12.58	15.67
Forfeited/Expired (in dollars per share)					20.01	19.28	19.90
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)					18.71	$ 18.47	$ 17.44	$ 16.84
Vested or expected to vest at end of period					18.71
Exercisable at end of period					$ 18.67
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Outstanding at end of period					4 years 2 months 12 days	5 years	5 years 2 months 12 days	5 years 1 month 6 days
Vested or expected to vest at end of period					4 years 2 months 12 days
Exercisable at end of period					4 years
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at end of period					$ 1,449,000	$ 51,000	$ 9,700,000	$ 2,384,000
Vested or expected to vest at end of period					1,449,000
Exercisable at end of period					$ 1,449,000
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Number of shares authorized, originally					7,650,000
Weighted-average period over which unrecognized cost is expected to be recognized					3 years
Fair value assumptions, expected dividend payments					$ 0.16
Total intrinsic value of options exercised					$ 400,000	$ 2,900,000	3,100,000
Performance shares settled in cash					100.00%	50.00%
Performance shares settled in stock						50.00%
Total compensation expense					$ 3,965,000	$ 1,022,000	7,486,000
Income tax effect					997,000	(35,000)	1,999,000
Net compensation expense					$ 2,968,000	$ 1,057,000	$ 5,487,000
Performance Shares Expected to Vest					56,103
EPS	$ 0	$ 20.70	$ 19.45
R-TSR	$ 0	$ 21.81	$ 26.61
2013 Performance share vested (in shares)					139,164
2016 Performance Shares Vested					4,300
Performance Shares, Cash Settlements					28,051
Restricted stock
Number of Shares
Period start, non-vested (in shares)				217,200	217,200	284,300
Granted (in shares)					124,800	73,400	93,800
Vested (in shares)					(42,500)	(111,800)	(73,100)
Forfeited (in shares)					(69,400)	(28,700)	(3,100)
Period end, non-vested (in shares)					230,100	217,200	284,300	266,700
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Period start, non-vested (in dollars per share)				$ 19.76	$ 19.76	$ 19.66
Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)					13.78	20.70	$ 19.46
Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)					17.87	20.16	17.67
Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)					19.19	19.66	19.65
Period end, non-vested (in dollars per shares)					$ 17.02	$ 19.76	$ 19.66	$ 19.19
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Vesting period					3 years
Fair value of restricted stock awards vested					$ 1,300,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 1,300,000
Unrecognized compensation cost - non vested restricted stock awards					$ 1,500,000
Weighted-average period over which unrecognized cost is expected to be recognized					1 year 9 months 18 days
Total compensation expense					$ 1,018,000	1,462,000	1,810,000
Stock options
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Vesting period					3 years
Expiration period					10 years
Fair value of stock options vested					$ 1,100,000	1,500,000	1,800,000
Total compensation expense					$ 158,000	$ 467,000	$ 1,820,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Number of Shares
Period start, non-vested (in shares)				0	0
Vested (in shares)					(34,050)	(18,050)	(24,560)
Period end, non-vested (in shares)					4,616	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)					$ 15.51	$ 21.85	$ 15.65
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Share-based Liabilities Paid				$ 400,000
Vesting period					3 years
Total compensation expense					$ 950,000	$ (364,000)	$ 855,000
Performance Shares
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Vesting period					3 years
Total compensation expense					$ 1,131,000	(944,000)	$ 3,001,000
Performance shares granted	131,500	146,500	186,500
Performance shares forfeited	18,100	33,208	42,230
Weighted Average Dilutive Securities					28,051		23,175
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)	$ 13.63	$ 17.76
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Total compensation expense					$ 708,000	$ 401,000	$ 0
Performance shares granted	89,200	78,200
Performance shares forfeited	13,800	17,754
Minimum
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Performance shares vesting percentage					0.00%
Minimum \| Performance Restricted Stock Units
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Performance shares vesting percentage					0.00%
Maximum
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Performance shares vesting percentage					200.00%
Maximum \| Performance Restricted Stock Units
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Performance shares vesting percentage					150.00%
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] \| Share-Based Compensation Award, Performance Criteria, Absolute Total Shareholder Return Milestones, Greater Than Or Equal To 50 Percent [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Performance shares vesting percentage					150.00%
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] \| Share-Based Compensation Award, Performance Criteria, Absolute Total Shareholder Return Milestones, Less Than 50 Percent And Greater Than Or Equal To 20 Percent [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Performance shares vesting percentage					100.00%
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] \| Share-Based Compensation Award, Performance Criteria, Absolute Total Shareholder Return Milestones, Less Than 20 Percent And Greater Than Or Equal To Negative 20 Percent [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Performance shares vesting percentage					50.00%
Share-Based Compensation Award, Tranche Four [Member] \| Share-Based Compensation Award, Performance Criteria, Absolute Total Shareholder Return Milestones, Less Than Negative 20 Percent [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Performance shares vesting percentage					0.00%

Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Treasury stock, shares	4,094,785
Shares, Issued (in shares)	(204,770)	(377,218)	(507,660)
Treasury Stock, shares acquired	583,398	1,900,000
Treasury stock, shares	4,348,613	4,094,785
Common stock, shares authorized	125,000,000	125,000,000
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	37,370,402	37,433,817
Common Stock, shares outstanding	33,021,789	33,339,032
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	$ 9,551	$ 32,034
Deficiency of stock option proceeds recorded to retained earnings		$ 2,100
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	(124,800)	(73,400)	(93,800)
Retained Earnings
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Deficiency of stock option proceeds recorded to retained earnings	$ (300)

Other Income (Expense) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Other Income (Expense) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	$ (187)	$ 113	$ 713
Foreign currency exchange derivative losses	(197)	(11)	(88)
Pension Service Benefit	396	978	430
Interest income	63	69	86
Other	41	7	19
Other income (expense)	$ 116	$ 1,156	$ 1,160

Segment Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income tax (expense) benefit					$ (1,736)				$ (10,776)	$ 800	$ (6,819)
General and Administrative Expense									$ 18,300	18,700	17,000
Number of segments \| segment									3
Net sales	$ 240,369	$ 238,461	$ 218,203	$ 196,808	244,086	$ 239,821	$ 214,212	$ 191,666	$ 893,841	889,785	866,555
Depreciation and amortization	12,428	12,182	12,404	12,572	12,548	12,691	13,310	13,273	49,586	51,822	57,495
Operating income (loss)	(23,724)	$ 19,110	$ (19,363)	$ (2,450)	11,696	$ 16,830	$ 7,767	$ (596)	(26,427)	35,697	33,937
Interest Expense									9,643	11,100	9,595
Other, net									116	1,156	1,160
Capital expenditures									24,883	26,484	34,564
Long-lived assets, net	446,460				542,916				446,460	542,916
Goodwill	145,563				219,627				145,563	219,627	222,194
Assets	645,110				743,214				645,110	743,214
Goodwill, Impairment Loss									(74,600)	0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									536	(2,567)
Income (loss) from continuing operations									(46,730)	26,553	18,683
EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									536
NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	39,100				113,700				39,100	113,700
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									683,204	676,776	667,063
Long-lived assets, net	288,722				384,595				288,722	384,595
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									162,106	159,652	148,370
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									20,088	23,610	24,442
Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									18,360	18,584	17,028
Other foreign countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									10,083	11,163	9,652
Germany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, net	16,899				16,507				16,899	16,507
UNITED KINGDOM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets, net	140,839				141,814				$ 140,839	141,814
Operating Segments \| NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of segments \| segment									3
Net sales									$ 503,837	485,366	474,878
Depreciation and amortization									27,054	27,248	34,308
Operating income (loss)									39,765	30,633	25,955
Capital expenditures									12,984	13,929	18,822
Goodwill	38,712				38,712				38,712	38,712	38,712
Assets	226,243				239,915				226,243	239,915
Goodwill, Impairment Loss									0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									0	0
Operating Segments \| EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									164,997	159,973	147,963
Depreciation and amortization									8,845	9,607	8,833
Operating income (loss)									19,040	12,702	13,673
Capital expenditures									6,365	5,450	7,841
Goodwill	67,704				67,168				67,704	67,168	69,735
Assets	212,239				214,704				212,239	214,704
Goodwill, Impairment Loss									0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments										(2,567)
Operating Segments \| NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									229,644	249,813	248,808
Depreciation and amortization									13,178	14,401	13,811
Operating income (loss)									(74,236)	3,167	4,089
Capital expenditures									5,383	6,965	7,349
Goodwill	39,147				113,747				39,147	113,747	113,747
Assets	181,416				272,313				181,416	272,313
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									0	0
Operating Segments \| Non-fenestration \| United States \| NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									17,061	18,211	25,263
Operating Segments \| Non-fenestration \| United States \| NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									214,211	232,990	229,550
Operating Segments \| Non-fenestration \| International \| NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									16,134	15,846	15,642
Operating Segments \| Non-fenestration \| International \| EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									25,359	24,558	18,520
Operating Segments \| Non-fenestration \| International \| NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									2,289	2,227	2,175
Operating Segments \| Fenestration \| United States \| NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									439,536	412,000	399,694
Operating Segments \| Fenestration \| United States \| EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									0	0	303
Operating Segments \| Fenestration \| United States \| NA Cabinet Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									13,144	14,596	17,083
Operating Segments \| Fenestration \| International \| NA Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									31,106	39,309	34,279
Operating Segments \| Fenestration \| International \| EU Engineered Components
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									139,638	135,415	129,140
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									(4,637)	(5,367)	(5,094)
Corporate, Non-segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									(4,637)	(5,367)	(5,094)
Depreciation and amortization									509	566	543
Operating income (loss)									(10,996)	(10,805)	(9,780)
Capital expenditures									151	140	552
Goodwill	0				0				0	0	0
Assets	$ 25,212				$ 16,282				25,212	16,282
Goodwill, Impairment Loss									0
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments									$ 0	$ 0
Continuing Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures											$ 34,564

Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (46,730)	$ 26,553	$ 18,683
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic	32,960,000	34,701,000	34,230,000
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted	32,960,000	35,025,000	34,837,000
Basic earnings (loss) per share (usd per share)	$ 1.46	$ (0.77)	$ (0.55)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$ (1.46)	$ 0.76	$ 0.54
Antidilutive securities	1,267,141	1,000,356	686,650
Stock options
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted Average Dilutive Securities	39,766	198,000	446,000
Restricted stock
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted Average Dilutive Securities	113,383	126,000	138,000
Performance Shares
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted Average Dilutive Securities			23,000
Performance Shares
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted Average Dilutive Securities	28,051		23,175

Unaudited Quarterly Data (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 240,369	$ 238,461	$ 218,203	$ 196,808	$ 244,086	$ 239,821	$ 214,212	$ 191,666	$ 893,841	$ 889,785	$ 866,555
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	183,128	181,357	171,378	158,557	187,660	185,811	169,030	154,521	694,420	697,022	672,488
Depreciation and amortization	12,428	12,182	12,404	12,572	12,548	12,691	13,310	13,273	49,586	51,822	57,495
Operating (loss) income	(23,724)	19,110	(19,363)	(2,450)	11,696	16,830	7,767	(596)	(26,427)	35,697	33,937
Net (loss) income	$ (30,948)	$ 11,841	$ (23,974)	$ (3,649)	$ 6,717	$ 10,753	$ 4,136	$ 4,947	$ (46,730)	$ 26,553	$ 18,683
Basic earnings (loss) per share (usd per share)									$ (1.46)	$ 0.77	$ 0.55
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations									(1.46)	0.76	0.54
Basic earnings (loss) per share (usd per share)	$ (0.94)	$ 0.36	$ (0.73)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.19	$ 0.31	$ 0.12	$ 0.14	(1.42)	0.77	0.55
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (usd per share)	(0.94)	0.36	(0.73)	(0.11)	0.19	0.31	0.12	0.14	(1.42)	0.76	0.54
Cash dividends paid per common share (usd per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.32	$ 0.20	$ 0.16

New Accounting Guidance Adopted (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative	$ 101,292	$ 103,758	$ 98,085
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities	0	0	8,497
Accounting Standards Update 2017-07 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cost of Revenue		800	300
Selling, general and administrative		$ 200	100
Accounting Standards Update 2016-15 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities			$ 8,500
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] \| Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	40,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] \| Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	$ 45,000