Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ 14,995,000	$ (10,300,000)	$ 11,080,000	$ (16,629,000)
Income Tax Contingency
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that could affect the effect tax rate	103,200,000		103,200,000
Upper range of estimated potential decreases in underlying uncertain tax positions	23,000,000		23,000,000
Lower range of estimated potential decreases in underlying uncertain tax positions	$ 0		$ 0