Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary Of Comparative Segment Reporting Information

Comparative segment data for fiscal years 2015, 2014, and 2013 are as follows:

	2015			2014			2013
Net Sales
Coatings	$	2,496,528		$	2,585,416		$	2,272,104
Paints	1,661,186			1,806,051			1,689,500
Other and Administrative	448,006			412,073			388,622
Less Intersegment sales	(213,098		)	(177,916		)	(155,249		)
Total Net Sales	$	4,392,622		$	4,625,624		$	4,194,977

	2015			2014			2013
EBIT
Coatings	$	483,649		$	389,390		$	329,886
Paints	173,435			192,222			168,395
Other and Administrative	(11,935		)	(24,400		)	(9,728		)
Total EBIT	645,149			557,212			488,553
Interest Expense	81,348			65,330			64,758
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	$	563,801		$	491,882		$	423,795

	2015		2014		2013
Depreciation and Amortization
Coatings	$	56,649	$	54,039	$	39,705
Paints	28,907		30,676		33,825
Other and Administrative	7,047		16,195		14,629
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	92,603	$	100,910	$	88,159

	2015		2014
Identifiable Assets
Coatings	$	2,361,437	$	2,400,261
Paints	1,616,919		1,306,805
Other and Administrative1	340,219		326,885
Total Identifiable Assets	$	4,318,575	$	4,033,951

¹ Includes our consolidated cash and cash equivalent balances and restricted cash.

	2015		2014		2013
Capital Expenditures
Coatings	$	53,459	$	47,122	$	46,194
Paints	16,623		42,313		32,856
Other and Administrative	27,044		31,836		37,699
Total Capital Expenditures	$	97,126	$	121,271	$	116,749

Schedule Of Revenue From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets, By Geographical Areas

Net sales and long-lived assets by geographic region are as follows:

	2015		2014		2013
Net Sales - External
United States	$	2,381,677	$	2,478,770	$	2,359,509
China	545,750		524,368		465,701
Australia	294,726		352,540		366,960
Other Countries	1,170,469		1,269,946		1,002,807
Total Net Sales - External	$	4,392,622	$	4,625,624	$	4,194,977

	2015		2014
Long-lived Assets
United States	$	1,743,104	$	1,244,182
China	506,912		414,326
Australia	82,275		107,037
Other Countries	231,277		597,893
Total Long-lived Assets	$	2,563,568	$	2,363,438