Quarterly Results Of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011	Apr. 29, 2011	Jan. 28, 2011	Oct. 29, 2010	Jul. 30, 2010	Apr. 30, 2010	Jan. 29, 2010	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 29, 2010	Oct. 30, 2009
Quarterly Results Of Operations [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 1,047,339	$ 1,070,482	$ 992,729	$ 842,404	$ 876,839	$ 873,915	$ 803,570	$ 672,363	$ 3,952,954	$ 3,226,687	$ 2,879,042
Gross Margin	333,048	324,337	315,510	258,913	290,530	290,804	273,353	216,991	1,231,808	1,071,678	978,928
Net income (loss)	$ (295,723)	$ 67,387	$ 56,308	$ 33,427	$ 51,303	$ 75,143	$ 61,673	$ 33,937	$ (138,601)	$ 222,056	$ 160,153
Net Income (Loss) per Share - Basic	$ (3.18)	$ 0.72	$ 0.60	$ 0.35	$ 0.52	$ 0.76	$ 0.63	$ 0.34	$ (1.47)	$ 2.25	$ 1.50
Net Income (Loss) per Share - Diluted	$ (3.18)	$ 0.70	$ 0.58	$ 0.34	$ 0.51	$ 0.74	$ 0.61	$ 0.34	$ (1.47)	$ 2.20	$ 1.49
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, per share	$ 3.82								$ 3.75
Restructuring costs per share	$ 0.13	$ 0.10	$ 0.01		$ 0.02	$ 0.04		$ 0.02
After-tax benefit on sale of assets, per share						$ 0.08
Aquisition-related charges, per share			$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.03