Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2012	Jan. 28, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 885,647	$ 842,404
Cost of sales	592,331	583,491
Gross profit	293,316	258,913
Research and development	26,893	27,824
Selling, general and administrative	175,708	167,701
Operating expenses	202,601	195,525
Income from operations	90,715	63,388
Interest expense	15,789	15,559
Other (income)/expense - net	(522)	564
Income before income taxes	75,448	47,265
Income taxes	19,666	13,838
Net income	$ 55,782	$ 33,427
Net income per common share - basic	$ 0.60	$ 0.35
Net income per common share - diluted	$ 0.58	$ 0.34
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic	92,861,129	96,859,667
- diluted	95,485,354	99,600,414
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.20	$ 0.18