Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2016	Jan. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 885,756	$ 1,014,669
Cost of sales	566,694	676,528
Restructuring charges - cost of sales	435	4,849
Gross profit	318,627	333,292
Research and development	32,528	32,602
Selling, general and administrative	191,957	189,641
Restructuring charges	434	1,694
Operating expenses	224,919	223,937
Gain on sale of certain assets	0	48,001
Income from operations	93,708	157,356
Interest expense	22,415	16,315
Other (income)/expense - net	615	(965)
Income before income taxes	70,678	142,006
Income taxes	18,247	38,032
Net income	$ 52,431	$ 103,974
Net income per common share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.67	$ 1.27
Net income per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.65	$ 1.24
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic (in shares)	78,760,765	81,724,627
- diluted (in shares)	80,612,302	83,866,879
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.30