Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2010	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income
Net sales	$ 1,070,482	$ 873,915	$ 2,905,615	$ 2,349,848
Cost of sales	746,145	583,111	2,006,855	1,568,700
Gross profit	324,337	290,804	898,760	781,148
Research and development	30,049	24,758	87,932	73,126
Selling, general and administrative	183,596	145,921	537,232	423,705
Income from operations	110,692	120,125	273,596	284,317
Interest expense	15,801	14,322	46,846	43,433
Other (income)/expense - net	552	(898)	1,099	(2,357)
Income before income taxes	94,339	106,701	225,651	243,241
Income taxes	26,952	31,558	68,529	72,488
Net income	$ 67,387	$ 75,143	$ 157,122	$ 170,753
Net income per common share - basic	$ 0.72	$ 0.76	$ 1.66	$ 1.73
Net income per common share - diluted	$ 0.70	$ 0.74	$ 1.61	$ 1.69
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic	93,063,614	98,535,826	94,788,124	98,775,411
- diluted	95,851,211	101,009,523	97,670,507	101,067,349
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.18	$ 0.16	$ 0.54	$ 0.48