Debt And Money Market Securities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2011	Oct. 28, 2011		Oct. 29, 2010		Oct. 30, 2009
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 550,000	$ 817,985,000		$ 702,221,000
Credit facility borrowings		244,622,000		138,802,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date		June 30, 2012
Money market funds fair value		38,005,000		41,839,000
Restricted cash		20,378,000		12,574,000
Debt instrument maturity date		2012
Total facility size	550,000	817,985,000		702,221,000
Commercial paper		153,955,000		0		0
Line of credit extended maturity date	December 31, 2014
Interest paid		62,095,000		58,067,000		42,648,000
Bank Syndicate Facility Due At December 2014 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		550,000,000	[1]	475,000,000	[1]
Credit facility borrowings		153,955,000	[1]	50,000,000	[1]
Line of credit facility, expiration date		December 2014		December 2014
Total facility size		550,000,000	[1]	475,000,000	[1]
Bilateral Facility Due At June 2012 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		14,631,000		14,534,000
Credit facility borrowings		7,803,000		7,751,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date		June 2012		June 2012
Total facility size		14,631,000		14,534,000
Bi-Lateral Credit Facility Expiring In Fiscal Year 2012 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		14,631,000
Total facility size		14,631,000
Bi-Lateral Credit Facility Expiring In Fiscal Year 2013 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		87,786,000
Total facility size		87,786,000
Bilateral Facility Due At September 2013 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		87,786,000		87,201,000
Credit facility borrowings		67,024,000		72,963,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date		September 2013		September 2013
Total facility size		87,786,000		87,201,000
Uncommitted Bank Lines Of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		165,568,000		125,486,000
Credit facility borrowings		15,840,000		8,088,000
Total facility size		$ 165,568,000		$ 125,486,000

[1] Our bank syndicate facility includes $153,955 and $0 of commercial paper as of October 28, 2011 and October 29, 2010, respectively. We have a $350,000 commercial paper program backstopped by our $550,000 credit facility