Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2011	Apr. 30, 2010	Apr. 29, 2011	Apr. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Net sales	$ 992,729	$ 803,570	$ 1,835,133	$ 1,475,933
Cost of sales	677,219	530,217	1,260,710	985,589
Gross profit	315,510	273,353	574,423	490,344
Research and development	30,059	24,703	57,883	48,368
Selling, general and administrative	185,935	144,347	353,636	277,784
Income from operations	99,516	104,303	162,904	164,192
Interest expense	15,486	14,726	31,045	29,111
Other (income)/expense - net	(17)	(1,255)	547	(1,459)
Income before income taxes	84,047	90,832	131,312	136,540
Income taxes	27,739	29,159	41,577	40,930
Net income	$ 56,308	$ 61,673	$ 89,735	$ 95,610
Net income per common share - basic	$ 0.60	$ 0.63	$ 0.94	$ 0.97
Net income per common share - diluted	$ 0.58	$ 0.61	$ 0.91	$ 0.95
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic	94,432,627	98,657,090	95,646,147	98,895,203
- diluted	97,497,045	100,986,419	98,570,609	101,058,134
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.18	$ 0.16	$ 0.36	$ 0.32