Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ (10,300,000)	$ (14,926,000)	$ (16,629,000)	$ (14,985,000)
Amount of unrecognized tax benefit that affect the effect tax rate	140,800,000		140,800,000
Net operating loss carryforwards	317,400,000		317,400,000
Maximum [Member]
Range of estimated potential decreases in underlying uncertain tax positions			24,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Range of estimated potential decreases in underlying uncertain tax positions			$ 0