Document And Entity Information (USD $) In Billions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2011	Dec. 12, 2011	Apr. 29, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 28, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	VALSPAR CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000102741
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-28
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		93,334,818
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 2.7
Trading Symbol	val