Retirement and Other Benefit Plans (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2020	Nov. 01, 2019
Expected long-term return on assets, percentage	7.00%	7.00%
Assumptions used calculating benefit obligation, rate of compensation increase
Benefit cost	$ 627	$ 321
Cash surrender value of life insurance	13,195	12,289
Defined benefit plan, contributions by employer		$ 875
One Percent Decrease In Healthcare Cost Trend Rate [Member]
Changes in healthcare cost trend rate, description	Effect of a 1% decrease in healthcare cost trend rate
Executive Retirement Plans [Member]
Percent added to seasoned bond rate	2.00%	2.00%
Other postretirement benefits payable	$ 6,544	$ 6,428
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$ 13,195	12,289
Non-qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Assumptions used calculating benefit obligation, rate of compensation increase	60.00%
Plan Type, 401K [Member]
Defined benefit plan, contributions by employer	$ 754	722
Allan L. Bridgford [Member] \| Non-qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Benefit cost	$ 120,000
William L. Bridgford and Raymond F. Lancy [Member] \| Non-qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan [Member]
Assumptions used calculating benefit obligation, rate of compensation increase	50.00%
Benefit cost	$ 200,000
Key Executives [Member] \| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual, recorded liability	6,070	$ 7,919
Key Executives [Member] \| Fiscal 2021 [Member] \| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Officers' compensation	3,074
Key Executives [Member] \| Fiscal 2022 [Member] \| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Officers' compensation	1,996
Key Executives [Member] \| Fiscal 2023 [Member] \| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Officers' compensation	877
Key Executives [Member] \| Fiscal 2024 [Member] \| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Officers' compensation	87
Key Executives [Member] \| Fiscal 2025 [Member] \| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Officers' compensation	36
Fiscal Year 2021 [Member] \| Executive Retirement Plans [Member]
Estimated future employer contribution	$ 0
Minimum [Member] \| Key Executives [Member] \| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Deferred incentive compensation plan payment period	3 years
Maximum [Member] \| Key Executives [Member] \| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Deferred incentive compensation plan payment period	5 years

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