Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2017	Jan. 29, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 907,652	$ 885,756
Cost of sales	597,133	567,129
Gross profit	310,519	318,627
Research and development	33,221	32,528
Selling, general and administrative	202,707	192,391
Operating expenses	235,928	224,919
Income from operations	74,591	93,708
Interest expense	22,544	22,415
Other (income) expense - net	(676)	615
Income before income taxes	52,723	70,678
Income taxes	11,976	18,247
Net income	$ 40,747	$ 52,431
Net income per common share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.67
Net income per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.65
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic (in shares)	79,269,937	78,760,765
- diluted (in shares)	81,341,377	80,612,302
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.33