Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Apr. 28, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations
Income tax benefit	$ (708,000)	$ (611,000)	$ (3,915,000)	$ (6,328,000)
Income Tax Contingency
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that could affect the effect tax rate	105,000,000		105,000,000
Upper range of estimated potential decreases in underlying uncertain tax positions	10,000,000		10,000,000
Lower range of estimated potential decreases in underlying uncertain tax positions	$ 0		$ 0