10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

__________________________

FORM 10-Q

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended July 27, 2012
or
☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from _________ to ________

Commission File Number: 1-3011

THE VALSPAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	36-2443580
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

901 3rd Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

612/851-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

___________________________________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes    ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files. ☒ Yes    ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. ☐ Yes    ☒ No

As of August 27, 2012, The Valspar Corporation had 90,779,615shares of common stock outstanding, excluding 27,663,009shares held in treasury. We had no other classes of stock outstanding.

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION

Index to Form 10-Q

for the Quarter Ended July 27, 2012

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	Page No.
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 and July 29, 2011	2 – 3
	Condensed  Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three months and nine months ended July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Nine months ended July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – July 27, 2012	6 - 16
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17 – 22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	23
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	23
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	23
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	23
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	23
Item 6.	Exhibits	24
SIGNATURES		24

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

ASSETS	July 27, 2012			October 28, 2011			July 29, 2011
	(Unaudited)			(Note)			(Unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	181,478		$	178,167		$	152,509
Restricted cash		19,828			20,378			21,062
Accounts and notes receivable less allowance (7/27/12 - $17,713; 10/28/11 - $14,977; 7/29/11 - $14,678)		745,933			664,855			715,392
Inventories		377,226			336,750			429,733
Deferred income taxes		47,720			50,685			50,548
Prepaid expenses and other		91,609			74,302			78,302
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		1,463,794			1,325,137			1,447,546
GOODWILL		1,050,942			1,058,006			1,396,203
INTANGIBLES, NET		547,604			553,286			657,880
OTHER ASSETS		18,876			13,560			13,195
LONG-TERM DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		1,916			1,909			4,988
Gross property, plant and equipment		1,382,893			1,352,282			1,396,403
Less accumulated depreciation		(840,915	)		(804,029	)		(821,861	)
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT		541,978			548,253			574,542
TOTAL ASSETS	$	3,625,110		$	3,500,151		$	4,094,354

NOTE: The Balance Sheet at October 28, 2011 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - CONTINUED

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	July 27, 2012			October 28, 2011			July 29, 2011
	(Unaudited)			(Note)			(Unaudited)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term debt	$	115,993		$	169,516		$	267,995
Current portion of long-term debt		—			207,803			208,594
Trade accounts payable		521,654			463,580			504,401
Income taxes		40,239			17,684			43,205
Other accrued liabilities		349,224			401,350			357,153
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		1,027,110			1,259,933			1,381,348
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT PORTION		1,056,955			679,805			688,245
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		208,299			214,920			265,300
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		136,091			132,943			151,245
TOTAL LIABILITIES		2,428,455			2,287,601			2,486,138
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common Stock (Par Value - $0.50; Authorized - 250,000,000 shares; Shares issued, including shares in treasury - 118,442,624)		59,220			59,220			59,220
Additional paid-in capital		399,240			397,793			384,855
Retained earnings		1,385,229			1,221,750			1,534,277
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		48,667			62,779			146,039
Less cost of common stock in treasury (7/27/12 – 27,690,857 shares; 10/28/11 - 24,888,494 shares; 7/29/11 – 24,634,915 shares)		(695,701	)		(528,992	)		(516,175	)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		1,196,655			1,212,550			1,608,216
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	3,625,110		$	3,500,151		$	4,094,354

NOTE: The Balance Sheet at October 28, 2011 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011		July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Net sales	$	1,078,348		$	1,070,482	$	2,996,567		$	2,905,615
Cost of sales		714,398			746,145		1,983,861			2,006,855
Gross profit		363,950			324,337		1,012,706			898,760
Research and development		29,703			30,049		86,038			87,932
Selling, general and administrative		191,877			183,596		562,915			537,232
Operating expenses		221,580			213,645		648,953			625,164
Income from operations		142,370			110,692		363,753			273,596
Interest expense		16,482			15,801		51,559			46,846
Other (income)/expense – net		(1,056	)		552		(1,212	)		1,099
Income before income taxes		126,944			94,339		313,406			225,651
Income taxes		40,538			26,952		94,678			68,529
Net income	$	86,406		$	67,387	$	218,728		$	157,122
Net income per common share – basic	$	0.95		$	0.72	$	2.38		$	1.66
Net income per common share – diluted	$	0.92		$	0.70	$	2.31		$	1.61
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic		90,601,291			93,063,614		91,843,596			94,788,124
- diluted		93,573,205			95,851,211		94,775,436			97,670,507
Dividends paid per common share	$	0.20		$	0.18	$	0.60		$	0.54

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

	Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	218,728		$	157,122
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		63,677			63,856
Amortization		4,939			5,711
Stock-based compensation		7,735			5,288
(Gain)/loss on asset divestitures		1,043			(602	)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquired businesses:
(Increase)/decrease in accounts and notes receivable		(85,276	)		(60,619	)
(Increase)/decrease in inventories and other assets		(60,848	)		(48,041	)
Increase/(decrease) in trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		28,703			(17,802	)
Increase/(decrease) in income taxes payable		10,173			5,773
Increase/(decrease) in other deferred liabilities		7,999			3,075
Settlement of treasury lock contracts		(27,875	)		—
Other		(2,833	)		(8,203	)
Net Cash (Used In)/Provided By Operating Activities		166,165			105,558
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(61,358	)		(42,378	)
Cash proceeds on disposal of assets		3,126			3,470
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		—			(30,579	)
(Increase)/decrease in restricted cash		550			(4,274	)
Net Cash (Used In)/Provided By Investing Activities		(57,682	)		(73,761	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from issuance of debt		396,816			—
Payment on retirement of debt		(200,000	)		—
Net change in other borrowings		(42,375	)		(59,719	)
Net proceeds (repayments) of commercial paper		(42,975	)		255,907
Proceeds from sale of treasury stock		35,246			31,567
Treasury stock purchases		(202,934	)		(218,643	)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		10,867			6,032
Dividends paid		(55,249	)		(51,360	)
Purchase of equity award shares		(7,614	)		(11,454	)
Net Cash (Used In)/Provided By Financing Activities		(108,218	)		(47,670	)
Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents		265			(15,873	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents		3,046			761
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		178,167			167,621
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$	181,478		$	152,509

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of The Valspar Corporation have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter ended July 27, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending October 26, 2012.

Certain amounts in the 2011 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity as previously reported.

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at October 28, 2011 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 28, 2011.

NOTE 2: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Trade accounts payable includes $38,289 at July 27, 2012, $42,502 at October 28, 2011 and $35,343 at July 29, 2011, of issued checks that had not cleared our bank accounts.

NOTE 3: ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

In February 2011, we acquired Isocoat Tintas e Vernizes Ltda. (Isocoat), a Brazilian powder coatings business serving customers in Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. The acquisition strengthened our manufacturing, marketing and distribution in a growing region. Isocoat had 2010 sales of approximately $35,000. The acquisition was recorded at fair value in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The purchase price allocation was completed in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011. Accordingly, the net assets and operating results are included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition.

In September 2010, we acquired all the outstanding shares of Australian paint manufacturer Wattyl Limited for approximately AUD 142,000 and assumed Wattyl’s existing debt. The acquisition was paid for primarily through the use of existing cash and cash equivalents. Wattyl’s fiscal year 2010 net sales were approximately AUD 386,500. Wattyl distributes leading paint brands through company-owned stores, independent dealers, hardware chains and home centers. The acquisition was recorded at fair value in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010. The purchase price allocation was completed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. Accordingly, the net assets and operating results are included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Pro forma results of operations for the acquisitions noted above have not been presented, as they were immaterial to the reported results on an individual and combined basis.

NOTE 4: INVENTORIES

The major classes of inventories consist of the following:

	July 27, 2012		October 28, 2011		July 29, 2011
Manufactured products	$	218,208	$	189,754	$	249,958
Raw materials, supplies and work-in-progress		159,018		146,996		179,775
Total Inventories	$	377,226	$	336,750	$	429,733

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

NOTE 5: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

For the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011, comprehensive income (loss), a component of Stockholders’ Equity, was as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Net income	$	86,406		$	67,387		$	218,728		$	157,122
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)		(36,694	)		22,337			(9,595	)		63,566
Net gain (loss) on financial instruments		420			(4,617	)		(4,517	)		(5,614	)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	50,132		$	85,107		$	204,616		$	215,074

The period end balances of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, were comprised of the following:

	July 27, 2012			October 28, 2011			July 29, 2011
Foreign currency translation	$	143,196		$	152,791		$	223,532
Pension and postretirement benefits, net		(84,432	)		(84,432	)		(79,100	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		(10,097	)		(5,580	)		1,607
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	48,667		$	62,779		$	146,039

NOTE 6: GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amount of goodwill as of July 27, 2012 is $1,050,942, a decrease of $7,064 from the end of fiscal year 2011. The decrease is due to foreign currency translation.

Total intangible asset amortization expense for the nine months ended July 27, 2012 was $4,939, compared to $5,711 for the same period last year. Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years based on the intangible assets as of July 27, 2012 is expected to be approximately $7,000 annually.

NOTE 7: SEGMENT INFORMATION

Based on the nature of our products, technology, manufacturing processes, customers and regulatory environment, we aggregate our operating segments into two reportable segments: Coatings and Paints. We are required to report segment information in the same way that management internally organizes its business for assessing performance and making decisions regarding allocation of resources. We evaluate the performance of operating segments and allocate resources based on profit or loss from operations before interest expense and taxes (EBIT).

The Coatings segment aggregates our industrial and packaging product lines. Industrial products include a broad range of decorative and protective coatings for metal, wood and plastic. Packaging products include both interior and exterior coatings used in metal packaging containers, principally food containers and beverage cans. The products of this segment are sold throughout the world.

The Paints segment aggregates our consumer paints and automotive refinish product lines. Consumer paint products include interior and exterior decorative paints, stains, primers, varnishes, high performance floor paints and specialty decorative products, such as enamels, aerosols and faux varnishes primarily distributed for the do-it-yourself and professional markets in Australia, China and North America. Automotive paint products include refinish paints and aerosol spray paints sold through automotive refinish distributors, body shops and automotive supply distributors and retailers.

Our remaining activities are included in All Other. These activities include specialty polymers and colorants that are used internally and sold to other coatings manufacturers, as well as gelcoats and related products and furniture protection plans. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, we announced the exit of our gelcoat product line as part of our restructuring initiatives. Also included within All Other are our corporate administrative expenses. The administrative expenses include amortization expense, certain environmental-related expenses and other expenses not directly allocated to any other operating segment.

It is not practicable to obtain the information needed to disclose revenues attributable to each of our identified product lines within our reportable segments.

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

In the following table, sales between segments are recorded at selling prices that are below market prices, generally intended to recover internal costs. Segment EBIT includes income realized on inter-segment sales. Comparative third quarter and year-to-date results on this basis are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Net Sales
Coatings	$	569,713		$	560,759		$	1,605,187		$	1,526,284
Paints		442,576			441,553			1,208,444			1,195,884
All Other		105,572			98,277			289,508			266,655
Less intersegment sales		(39,513	)		(30,107	)		(106,572	)		(83,208	)
Total Net Sales	$	1,078,348		$	1,070,482		$	2,996,567		$	2,905,615
EBIT
Coatings	$	98,252		$	67,806		$	261,248		$	178,544
Paints		48,819			42,079			121,506			100,556
All Other		(3,645	)		255			(17,789	)		(6,603	)
Total EBIT	$	143,426		$	110,140		$	364,965		$	272,497
Interest expense	$	16,482		$	15,801		$	51,559		$	46,846
Income Before Income Taxes	$	126,944		$	94,339		$	313,406		$	225,651

NOTE 8: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We use derivative financial instruments to manage well-defined interest rate and foreign currency exchange risks. We enter into derivative financial instruments with high-credit-quality counterparties and diversify our positions among such counterparties to reduce our exposure to credit losses. We do not have any credit-risk-related contingent features in our derivative contracts as of July 27, 2012.

At July 27, 2012, we had $3,249 and $2,786 notional amount of foreign currency contracts that mature during fiscal year 2012 and 2013, respectively. These foreign currency contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges with unrealized gains or losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses were recognized in other expense (income) when they occurred. At July 29, 2011, we had $3,249 and $6,432 notional amount of foreign currency contracts that matured in fiscal year 2011 and 2012, respectively. There was no material ineffectiveness related to these hedges during the quarter or year-to-date periods ended July 27, 2012 or July 29, 2011. 

At July 27, 2012, we had no treasury lock contracts in place. During the first quarter of 2012, we settled $200,000 notional amount of treasury lock contracts as a result of issuing $400,000 of Senior Notes, yielding a pretax loss of $27,875. This loss was recognized net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. The accumulated other comprehensive income amount in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 27, 2012 represents the unamortized gains and losses, net of tax, from our settled contracts. Unamortized gains and losses are reclassified ratably to interest expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations over the term of the related debt. At July 29, 2011, we had $200,000 notional amount of treasury locks to hedge, or lock-in, interest rates on anticipated long-term debt issuances. We designated the treasury locks as cash flow hedges with unrealized gains and losses recorded, net of tax, to accumulated other comprehensive income. The accumulated other comprehensive income amount in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 29, 2011 represents the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, from our current contracts and unamortized net gains, net of tax, from our settled contracts. There was no material ineffectiveness related to these hedges for the 2012 and 2011 fiscal periods. 

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

At July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011, we had no interest rate derivative contracts. We had $50,000 notional amount of interest rate derivative contracts that matured in the second quarter of 2011. These contracts were designated as cash flow hedges, to pay fixed rates of interest and receive a floating interest rate based on LIBOR. Prior to maturity, the interest rate derivative contracts were reflected at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Unrealized gains and losses were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Amounts to be received or paid under the contracts are recognized as interest expense over the life of the contracts.

Our derivative assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurement disclosures are the following:

	Fair Value at July 27, 2012		Fair Value at October 28, 2011		Fair Value at July 29, 2011
	Level 21		Level 21		Level 21
Assets
Prepaid expenses and other:
Foreign currency contracts	$	42	$	3	$	—
Total Assets	$	42	$	3	$	—
Liabilities
Accrued liabilities other:
Foreign currency contracts	$	—	$	—	$	275
Treasury lock contracts		—		20,005		8,489
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	20,005	$	8,764

¹ The fair value is calculated as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Our derivative financial instruments are categorized as Level 2 assets or liabilities as they have observable inputs based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in inactive markets. The fair market value was estimated using market data for the components of the derivatives financial instruments. See Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for more information on fair value measurements. There were no transfers of derivative financial instruments between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 or July 29, 2011.

Derivative gains (losses) recognized in AOCI² and on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011, respectively, are as follows:

Three Months Ended July 27, 2012	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	224		Other income / (expense), net	$	62
Treasury lock contracts		319		Interest expense		(319	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	543			$	(257	)
Three Months Ended July 29, 2011	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	359		Other income / (expense), net	$	(244	)
Treasury lock contracts		(8,091	)	Interest expense		391
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(7,732	)		$	147

² Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the Stockholders’ Equity section and is reported net of tax. The amounts disclosed in the above table are reported pretax and represent the quarterly derivative activity.

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THE VALSPAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

Nine Months Ended July 27, 2012	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	38		Other income / (expense), net	$	414
Treasury lock contracts		(7,406	)	Interest expense		(464	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(7,368	)		$	(50	)
Nine Months Ended July 29, 2011	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	91		Other income / (expense), net	$	(478	)
Treasury lock contracts		(9,662	)	Interest expense		1,173
Interest rate derivative contracts		385		Interest expense		(388	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(9,186	)		$	307

² Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the Stockholders’ Equity section and is reported net of tax. The amounts disclosed in the above table are reported pretax and represent the quarterly derivative activity.

NOTE 9: DEBT AND MONEY MARKET SECURITIES

The tables below summarize the carrying value and fair market value of our outstanding debt. The fair market value of our publicly traded debt is based on observable market prices. Our publicly traded debt is classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy as it has observable inputs based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical liabilities. The fair market value of our non-publicly traded debt was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on our current borrowing costs for debt with similar maturities. The carrying values approximate the fair values for our outstanding commercial paper as the maturities are less than three months. Our non-publicly traded debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy as it has observable inputs based on quoted prices for similar liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical liabilities in inactive markets. See Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for more information on fair value measurements. We did not elect the option to report our debt at fair value in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	July 27, 2012
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	1,000,000	$	1,130,506
Non-publicly traded debt		172,948		172,044
Total Debt	$	1,172,948	$	1,302,550

	October 28, 2011
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	800,000	$	888,251
Non-publicly traded debt		257,124		255,807
Total Debt	$	1,057,124	$	1,144,058

	July 29, 2011
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	800,000	$	900,927
Non-publicly traded debt		364,834		363,402
Total Debt	$	1,164,834	$	1,264,329

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

Our non-publicly traded debt consists of the following:

	July 27, 2012		October 28, 2011		July 29, 2011
Commercial paper	$	110,980	$	153,955	$	255,907
Credit facility borrowings		44,364		74,827		83,793
Industrial development bonds		12,502		12,502		12,502
Uncommitted borrowings		5,102		15,840		12,632
Total Non-publicly Traded Debt	$	172,948	$	257,124	$	364,834

In the first quarter of 2012, we issued $400,000 of unsecured Senior Notes that mature on January 15, 2022 with a coupon rate of 4.20%. The net proceeds were $396,816. The public offering was made pursuant to a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including paying down our commercial paper borrowings and retiring our $200,000 of 5.625% Senior Notes that matured on May 1, 2012.

Our credit facilities have covenants that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. We were in compliance with these covenants as of July 27, 2012. Our debt covenants do not limit, nor are they reasonably likely to limit, our ability to obtain additional debt or equity financing.

To ensure availability of funds, we maintain uncommitted bank lines of credit sufficient to cover outstanding short-term borrowings. These arrangements are reviewed periodically for renewal and modification.

We invest in short-term securities, including money market funds, with high-credit quality financial institutions and diversify our holdings among such financial institutions to reduce our exposure to credit losses. The fair values of our short-term securities are $73,743, $34,114 and $18,042 as of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 and July 29, 2011, respectively. The short-term securities are included in our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash balances with the carrying values approximating the fair values as the maturities are less than three months. These assets are classified as Level 1 inputs under the fair value hierarchy as the fair value is determined using observable inputs based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. See Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for more information on fair value measurements. There were no transfers of short-term securities between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 or July 29, 2011.

Restricted cash represents cash that is restricted from withdrawal. As of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 and July 29, 2011, we had restricted cash of $19,828, $20,378 and $21,062, respectively. The restricted cash primarily serves as collateral for our liability insurance programs.

NOTE 10: GUARANTEES AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

We are required to disclose information about certain guarantees and contractual obligations in our periodic financial statements.

We sell extended furniture protection plans and offer warranties for certain products. Revenue related to furniture protection plans is deferred and recognized over the contract life. Historical claims data is used to forecast claims payments over the contract period and revenue is recognized based on the forecasted claims payments. Actual claims costs are reflected in earnings in the period incurred. Anticipated losses on programs in progress are charged to earnings when identified. For product warranties, we estimate the costs that may be incurred under these warranties based on historical claims data and record a liability in the amount of such costs at the time revenue is recognized.

We periodically assess the adequacy of these recorded amounts and adjust as necessary. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses can be estimated. The extended furniture protection plans that we enter into have fixed prices. To the extent the actual costs to complete contracts are higher than the amounts estimated as of the date of the financial statements, gross margin would be negatively affected in future quarters when we revise our estimates. Our practice is to revise estimates as soon as such changes in estimates become known.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

Changes in the recorded amounts included in other liabilities, both short-term and long-term, during the period are as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Beginning balance, October	$	73,679		$	74,907
Additional net deferred revenue/accrual made during the period		14,830			11,060
Payments made during the period		(7,513	)		(9,511	)
Ending Balance	$	80,996		$	76,456

NOTE 11: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Compensation expense associated with our stock-based compensation plans was $2,025 ($1,345 after tax) and $7,735 ($5,117 after tax) for the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012, respectively, compared to $1,499 ($966 after tax) and $5,288 ($3,441 after tax) for the three and nine-month periods ended July 29, 2011, respectively.

NOTE 12: PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

We sponsor a number of defined benefit pension plans for certain hourly and salaried employees. The benefits for most of these plans are generally based on stated amounts for each year of service. We fund the plans in amounts consistent with the limits of allowable tax deductions.

The net periodic benefit cost of the pension benefits is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Service cost	$	1,043		$	1,143		$	3,146		$	3,362
Interest cost		3,514			3,699			10,565			11,007
Expected return on plan assets		(4,842	)		(4,429	)		(14,534	)		(13,210	)
Amortization of prior service cost		108			100			326			298
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss		1,717			1,518			5,149			4,540
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	1,540		$	2,031		$	4,652		$	5,997

The net periodic benefit cost of the post-retirement medical benefits is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Service cost	$	31		$	47		$	93		$	141
Interest cost		112			128			336			384
Amortization of prior service cost		(32	)		(32	)		(96	)		(96	)
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss		118			76			354			228
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	229		$	219		$	687		$	657

NOTE 13: INCOME TAXES

At October 28, 2011, we had a $12,948 liability recorded for gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties). Of this total, $12,203 represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.

We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of October 28, 2011, we had accrued approximately $4,620 of interest and penalties relating to unrecognized tax benefits.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, we recorded a $3,600 benefit to income tax expense related to an increase in the tax basis of assets for a foreign subsidiary. In the same period of fiscal year 2011, we recorded a $1,250 benefit to income tax expense for the retroactive extension of the U.S. federal research and development tax credit. There were no material adjustments to our recorded liability for unrecognized tax benefits during the second or third quarters of fiscal year 2012 or 2011.

The company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and numerous state and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2006. The IRS is currently auditing our fiscal 2009 and 2010 U.S. federal tax returns. We are currently under audit in several state and foreign jurisdictions. We also expect various statutes of limitation to expire during the next 12 months. Due to the uncertain response of taxing authorities, a range of outcomes cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

NOTE 14: RESTRUCTURING

During the 2011 fiscal year, we initiated restructuring actions in our Coatings segment, primarily in our wood product line, which further rationalized our manufacturing capacity and reduced our overall global headcount. We also initiated restructuring actions to improve the profitability of our Australian acquisition in our Paints segment, which include facility consolidations in manufacturing and distribution, store rationalization and other related costs. In the third quarter of 2012, we announced the exit of our gelcoat product line, categorized in All Other, and the consolidation of a manufacturing facility in our Paints segment. These restructuring activities resulted in pre-tax charges of $6,864 or $0.05 per share after tax and $16,379 or $0.12 per share after tax for the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012, respectively. Pre-tax restructuring charges were $14,333 or $0.10 per share after tax and $15,696 or $0.12 per share after tax for the three and nine-month periods ended July 29, 2011, respectively. The restructuring charges for these initiatives for the full year 2011 were $0.24 per share after tax. We expect the total cost of these activities, which began in fiscal year 2011 and are anticipated to be completed in fiscal year 2012, to be approximately $0.40 - $0.42 per share after tax.

In fiscal year 2008, we initiated a comprehensive series of restructuring activities that were completed in fiscal year 2011. These restructuring initiatives included plant closures, reductions to research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses, manufacturing consolidation and relocation, and our exit from non-strategic product lines in certain geographies. We rationalized our manufacturing capacity and reduced our overall global headcount to lower our costs in light of the challenging global economic conditions. Pre-tax restructuring charges for these initiatives were $1,346 or $0.01 per share after tax for the nine-month period ended July 29, 2011. Our total restructuring activities for the nine-months ended July 29, 2011 was $17,042 or $0.12 per share after tax.

The total resulting expenses recognized in fiscal year 2012 and 2011 included severance and employee benefits, asset impairments, professional services and site clean-up.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

The following restructuring charges by segment were recorded in the 2012 and 2011 periods:

Nine Months Ended July 27, 2012	Liability Beginning Balance 10/28/2011		Expense		Activity			Liability Ending Balance 7/27/2012
Coatings
Severance and employee benefits	$	3,884	$	535	$	(2,169	)	$	2,250
Asset impairments		—		167		(167	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,802		194		(2,296	)		700
Total Coatings		6,686		896		(4,632	)		2,950
Paints
Severance and employee benefits		2,915		3,617		(6,087	)		445
Asset impairments		—		5,101		(5,101	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		408		2,793		(1,164	)		2,037
Total Paints		3,323		11,511		(12,352	)		2,482
All Other
Severance and employee benefits		437		1,068		(184	)		1,321
Asset impairments		—		2,171		(2,171	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		—		733		(733	)		—
Total All Other		437		3,972		(3,088	)		1,321
Total	$	10,446	$	16,379	$	(20,072	)	$	6,753

Nine Months Ended July 29, 2011	Liability Beginning Balance 10/29/2010		Expense		Activity			Liability Ending Balance 7/29/2011
Coatings
Severance and employee benefits	$	1,139	$	5,676	$	(2,806	)	$	4,009
Asset impairments		—		2,998		(2,998	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,034		2,030		(1,253	)		2,811
Total Coatings		3,173		10,704		(7,057	)		6,820
Paints
Severance and employee benefits		19		3,972		(670	)		3,321
Asset impairments		—		1,750		(1,750	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,763		272		(2,603	)		432
Total Paints		2,782		5,994		(5,023	)		3,753
All Other
Severance and employee benefits		—		233		(233	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		—		111		(111	)		—
Total All Other		—		344		(344	)		—
Total	$	5,955	$	17,042	$	(12,424	)	$	10,573

The ending liability balance at July 27, 2012 and at July 29, 2011 is included in other accrued liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The restructuring reserve balances presented are considered adequate to cover committed restructuring actions. The restructuring expenses recorded are included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three-month period ended July 27, 2012, $4,312 was charged to cost of sales and $2,552 was charged to selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses. For the nine-month period ended July 27, 2012, $8,972 was charged to cost of sales and $7,407 was charged to SG&A expenses. For the three-month period ended July 29, 2011, $12,224 was charged to cost of sales and $1,960 was charged to SG&A expenses. For the nine-month period ended July 29, 2011, $14,149 was charged to cost of sales and $2,893 was charged to SG&A expenses.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

NOTE 15: NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

The following table presents the net income per common share calculations for the three and nine months ended July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011		July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011
Basic
Net income	$	86,406	$		67,387	$	218,728	$	157,122
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic		90,601,291			93,063,614		91,843,596		94,788,124
Net Income per Common Share – Basic	$	0.95	$		0.72	$	2.38	$	1.66
Diluted
Net income	$	86,406	$		67,387	$	218,728	$	157,122
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic		90,601,291			93,063,614		91,843,596		94,788,124
Diluted effect of stock options and unvested restricted stock		2,971,914			2,787,597		2,931,840		2,882,383
Equivalent average common shares outstanding - diluted		93,573,205			95,851,211		94,775,436		97,670,507
Net Income per Common Share - Diluted	$	0.92	$		0.70	$	2.31	$	1.61

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. In computing diluted earnings per share, the number of common shares outstanding is increased by common stock options with exercise prices lower than the average market prices of common shares during each period and reduced by the number of shares assumed to have been purchased with proceeds from the exercised options. Potential common shares of 59,430 and 29,450 related to our outstanding stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended July 27, 2012, respectively, as inclusion of these shares would have been antidilutive. Potential common shares of 253,658 and 285,839 related to our outstanding stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended July 29, 2011, respectively.

NOTE 16: RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) amended the guidance on fair value measurement to expand certain disclosure requirements and converge United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) measurement and reporting requirements. The change was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and was to be applied prospectively. We adopted the new requirements in the second quarter of our 2012 fiscal year. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB updated the disclosure requirements for comprehensive income. The update requires companies to disclose total comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income, either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The change is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, which means the first quarter of our fiscal year 2013, and is to be applied retrospectively. We do not expect the adoption of these updated disclosure requirements to have an effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

In September 2011, the FASB amended the guidance on goodwill impairment testing to allow companies the option of first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether the two-step impairment test is required. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the two-step impairment test must be performed. Otherwise, the two-step impairment test is not necessary. The change is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which is our fiscal year 2013, but early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JULY 27, 2012

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

 In July 2012, the FASB amended the guidance on indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing to allow companies the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If a company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of such an asset exceeds its carrying amount, it would not need to calculate the fair value of the asset in that year. However, if a company concludes otherwise, it must calculate the fair value of the asset, compare that value with its carrying value and record an impairment charge if the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. The change is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, which is our fiscal year 2013, but early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

Overview: Net sales growth for the third quarter of 2012 was driven by carryover selling price increases across all product lines and solid new business gains in our Coatings segment. The increase was partially offset by volume declines due to uneven demand in our global markets and our decision to exit a small number of relatively high volume, unprofitable products and customers as part of our restructuring actions initiated in fiscal year 2011 and negative foreign currency exchange. Net income increased by 28.2% as we continued to benefit from previous pricing actions put in place to offset raw material inflation, productivity improvements, including savings from our previously completed restructuring actions, and new business, which offset volume declines due to market softness and the impact of a higher tax rate.

In the third quarter of 2012, we continued to experience sequential raw material cost increases. We expect the trend of rising raw material costs to moderate in the fourth quarter of 2012, but the raw material market remains volatile.

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted for the third quarter of 2012 were 93,573,205, down 2,278,006 from the same period in the prior year. During the quarter, we repurchased 1,192,800 shares for $57,612. Year-to-date, we have repurchased 4,442,800 shares and can purchase an additional 3,807,200 shares under our current authorization.

We continually evaluate our cost structure in the normal course of our business. In the third quarter of 2012, we announced the exit of our gelcoat product line, categorized in All Other, and the consolidation of a manufacturing facility in our Paints segment. In the prior year, we initiated restructuring actions in our Coatings segment, primarily in our wood product line, which further rationalized our manufacturing capacity and reduced our overall global headcount. We also initiated restructuring actions to improve the profitability of our Australian acquisition in the Paints segment, which include facility consolidations in manufacturing and distribution, store rationalization and other related costs. We anticipate all of these activities to be completed in fiscal year 2012 and expect the total cost to be approximately $0.40 - $0.42 per share after tax, which includes $0.24 per share in after tax charges incurred in fiscal year 2011. The restructuring activities in the third quarter and year-to-date periods resulted in pre-tax charges of $6,864 or $0.05 per share after tax and $16,379 or $0.12 per share after tax, respectively.

In January 2012, we strengthened our balance sheet by issuing $400,000 of Senior Notes due January 15, 2022 with a coupon rate of 4.20%. We used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including paying down our commercial paper and retiring our $200,000 of 5.625% Senior Notes that matured on May 1, 2012.

Earnings Per Share: Net income per common share - diluted was $0.92 and $2.31 for the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012, respectively, and $0.70 and $1.61 for the three and nine-month periods ended July 29, 2011, respectively. The table below presents adjusted net income per common share – diluted, which excludes in the respective periods: (i) restructuring charges and (ii) acquisition-related charges.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011		July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011
Net income per common share - diluted	$	0.92	$	0.70	$	2.31	$	1.61
Restructuring charges		0.05		0.10		0.12		0.12
Acquisition-related charges		—		—		—		0.09
Adjusted net income per common share - diluted	$	0.97	$	0.80	$	2.43	$	1.82

“Adjusted net income per common share – diluted” is a non-GAAP financial measure. We disclose this measure because we believe it may assist investors in comparing our results of operations without regard to restructuring and/or acquisition-related charges. The acquisition-related charges are primarily related to the step-up of inventory from our Australian acquisition in the Paints segment to fair value. This non-GAAP measure is provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our current financial performance. We believe the non-GAAP measure provides useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses and non-cash charges, which may not be indicative of our core operating results. In addition, because we have historically reported certain non-GAAP results to investors, we believe the inclusion of this non-GAAP measure provides consistency in our presentation of financial information. See Note 14 in Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on restructuring.

Critical Accounting Policies: In the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, there were no material changes in our critical accounting policies.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

Operations:

Net Sales	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011		% Change		July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011		% Change
Coatings	$	569,713	$	560,759	1.6	%	$	1,605,187	$	1,526,284	5.2	%
Paints		442,576		441,553	0.2	%		1,208,444		1,195,884	1.1	%
All Other		66,059		68,170	(3.1	)%		182,936		183,447	(0.3	)%
Consolidated Net Sales	$	1,078,348	$	1,070,482	0.7	%	$	2,996,567	$	2,905,615	3.1	%

• Consolidated Net Sales – Adjusting for the negative impact of 2.6% from foreign currency, sales for the third quarter of 2012 increased 3.3%. Adjusting for the negative impact of 0.9% from foreign currency, year-to-date sales increased 4.0%. The increase in sales was primarily due to carryover selling price increases in all product lines and net new business in our Coatings segment. The increase was partially offset by volume declines caused by uneven demand in our global markets.

• Coatings Segment Net Sales – Adjusting for the negative impact of 3.6% from foreign currency, sales for the third quarter of 2012 increased 5.2%. Adjusting for the negative impact of 1.8% from foreign currency and a positive impact of 1.1% from acquisitions, year-to-date sales increased 5.9%. The increase in sales for the third quarter and year-to-date periods was primarily due to carryover selling price increases and net new business in all product lines, which includes the exit of a small number of relatively high volume, unprofitable products and customers as part of our restructuring actions initiated in fiscal year 2011. The increase was partially offset by volume declines caused by uneven market conditions.

• Paints Segment Net Sales – Adjusting for the negative impact of 1.6% from foreign currency, sales for the third quarter of 2012 increased 1.8%. Adjusting for the positive impact of 0.3% from foreign currency, year-to-date sales increased 0.8%. The increase in third quarter sales reflects volume increases in North America, partially offset by volume declines due to a weak residential housing market and lost business in Australia. The slight increase in year-to-date sales was primarily due to carryover selling price increases in all product lines and volume growth in our China consumer paints product line, which offset lower volumes in Australia due to market softness and lost business.

• All Other Net Sales – The All Other category includes the following product lines: resins, furniture protection plans, colorants and gelcoats. Adjusting for the negative impact of 1.2% from foreign currency, sales for the third quarter of 2012 decreased 1.9%. Adjusting for the negative impact of 0.7% from foreign currency, year-to-date sales increased 0.4%. The decrease in sales for the third quarter was primarily due to lower sales in our gelcoat product line.

Due to the seasonal nature of portions of our business, sales for the third quarter are not necessarily indicative of sales for subsequent quarters or for the full year.

Gross Profit	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Consolidated Gross Profit	$	363,950		$	324,337		$	1,012,706		$	898,760
As a percent of Net Sales		33.8	%		30.3	%		33.8	%		30.9	%

• Gross Profit – Third quarter gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased due to our carryover selling price increases, new business at higher average gross margins and productivity improvements, including savings from our previously completed restructuring actions. Year-to-date gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased due to our carryover selling price increases, productivity improvements, including savings from our previously completed restructuring actions, new business at higher average gross margins and acquisition-related charges recognized in 2011. The year-to-date increase was partially offset by higher raw material costs. There were no acquisition-related charges included in gross profit in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012 and the third quarter of 2011. Acquisition-related charges were $11,416 or 0.4% of net sales in the year-to-date period of 2011. Restructuring charges of $4,312 or 0.4% of net sales and $8,972 or 0.3% of net sales were included in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012, respectively. Restructuring charges of $12,224 or 1.1% of net sales and $14,149 or 0.5% of net sales were included in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2011, respectively.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

Operating Expenses 1	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Consolidated Operating Expenses	$	221,580		$	213,645		$	648,953		$	625,164
As a percent of Net Sales		20.5	%		20.0	%		21.7	%		21.5	%

¹ Includes research and development and selling, general and administrative costs. For breakout see Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

• Consolidated Operating Expenses (dollars) – Third quarter and year-to-date consolidated operating expenses increased $7,935 or 3.7% and $23,789 or 3.8% compared to the third quarter and year-to-date periods of last year, respectively, primarily due to timing of incentive compensation accruals and higher restructuring charges. Restructuring charges of $2,552 and $7,407 or 0.2% of net sales were included in operating expenses in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012, respectively. Restructuring charges of $1,960 or 0.2% of net sales and $2,893 or 0.1% of net sales were included in operating expenses in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2011, respectively. There were no acquisition-related charges included in operating expenses in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012 and third quarter of 2011. Acquisition-related charges of $1,859 or 0.1% of net sales were included in operating expenses in the year-to-date period of 2011.

• Consolidated Operating Expenses (percent of net sales) – Operating expense as a percent of consolidated net sales was up 0.5% compared to the third quarter of last year. Year-to-date operating expense as a percentage of net sales increased 0.2% compared to the same period last year.

EBIT 1	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Coatings	$	98,252		$	67,806		$	261,248		$	178,544
As a percent of Net Sales		17.2	%		12.1	%		16.3	%		11.7	%
Paints	$	48,819		$	42,079		$	121,506		$	100,556
As a percent of Net Sales		11.0	%		9.5	%		10.1	%		8.4	%
All Other	$	(3,645	)	$	255		$	(17,789	)	$	(6,603	)
As a percent of Net Sales		(5.5	)%		0.4	%		(9.7	)%		(3.6	)%
Consolidated EBIT	$	143,426		$	110,140		$	364,965		$	272,497
As a percent of Net Sales		13.3	%		10.3	%		12.2	%		9.4	%

¹ We evaluate the performance of operating segments and allocate resources based on profit or loss from operations before interest expense and taxes (EBIT).

• Consolidated EBIT – EBIT for the third quarter of 2012 increased $33,286 or 30.2% from the prior year. Year-to-date EBIT increased $92,468 or 33.9% from the prior year. Restructuring charges of $6,864 or 0.6% of net sales and $16,379 or 0.5% of net sales were included in third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012, respectively. Restructuring charges of $14,184 or 1.3% of net sales and $17,042 or 0.6% of net sales were included in third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2011, respectively. There were no acquisition-related charges in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012 and the third quarter of 2011. The 2011 year-to-date period included acquisition-related charges of $13,275 or 0.5% of net sales. Foreign currency exchange fluctuation had an immaterial effect on Consolidated EBIT, as well as EBIT of the segments discussed below.

• Coatings Segment EBIT – EBIT as a percent of net sales for the third quarter increased primarily due to the benefits of carryover selling price increases when compared to moderating raw material costs in the quarter, higher margin new business, lower restructuring charges in 2012 versus 2011 and productivity improvements, including savings from our previously completed restructuring actions. Year-to-date EBIT as a percent of net sales improved due to our carryover selling price increases, productivity improvements, including savings from our previously completed restructuring actions, higher margin new business, lower restructuring charges in 2012 versus 2011 and acquisition-related charges recognized in the second quarter of 2011. The year-to-date increase was partially offset by higher raw material costs. EBIT included a restructuring credit of $139 in the third quarter of 2012. Restructuring charges of $896 are included in the 2012 year-to-date period. The 2011 third quarter and year-to-date periods included restructuring charges of $8,246 or 1.5% of net sales and $10,704 or 0.7%, respectively. There were no acquisition-related charges in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012 and third quarter of 2011. EBIT included acquisition-related charges of $1,859 or 0.1% of net sales in the year-to-date period of 2011.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

• Paints Segment EBIT – EBIT as a percent of net sales for the third quarter increased due to carryover selling price increases and productivity improvements, including savings from our previously completed restructuring actions, partially offset by higher raw material costs. Year-to-date EBIT as a percent of net sales increased due to carryover selling price increases, productivity improvements, including savings from our previously completed restructuring actions and acquisition-related charges recognized in the second quarter of 2011. These improvements were partially offset by higher raw material costs and lower restructuring charges in 2012 versus 2011. EBIT included restructuring charges of $3,713 or 0.8% of net sales and $11,511 or 1.0% of net sales in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012, respectively. Restructuring charges of $5,594 or 1.3% of net sales and $5,994 or 0.5% of net sales was included in EBIT in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2011. There were no acquisition-related charges in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012 and third quarter of 2011. EBIT included acquisition-related charges of $11,416 or 1.0% of net sales in the year-to-date period of 2011.

• All Other EBIT – All Other EBIT includes corporate expenses. Third quarter and year-to-date EBIT as a percent of net sales declined primarily due to timing of incentive compensation accruals and higher restructuring charges. EBIT included restructuring charges of $3,290 or 5.0% of net sales and $3,972 or 2.2% of net sales in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012, respectively. Restructuring charges of $344 or 0.5% of net sales and 0.2% of net sales were included in EBIT in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2011, respectively.

Due to the seasonal nature of portions of our business, EBIT for the third quarter is not necessarily indicative of EBIT for subsequent quarters or for the full year.

Interest Expense	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011		July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011
Consolidated Interest Expense	$	16,482	$	15,801	$	51,559	$	46,846

• Interest Expense – The third quarter and year-to-date increase reflects the issuance of $400,000 in Senior Notes in the first quarter of 2012.

Effective Tax Rate	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011		July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011
Effective Tax Rate		31.9%		28.6%		30.2%		30.4%

• Effective Tax Rate – The lower effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2011 is due to benefits from statute lapses. We continue to expect the effective tax rate for the full year to be 30% to 31%.

Net Income	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011		% Change		July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011		% Change
Consolidated Net Income	$	86,406	$	67,387	28.2	%	$	218,728	$	157,122	39.2	%

Financial Condition: The Company’s financial condition, cash flow and liquidity remained strong in the third quarter of 2012. Cash provided by operations was $166,165 for the first nine months of 2012 compared to $105,558 provided by operations for the same period last year. Cash flow improvement in the first three quarters of fiscal year 2012 was primarily due to higher earnings and lower working capital requirements, partially offset by the settlement of outstanding derivative contracts.

During the first nine months of 2012, we used our borrowing capacity and cash provided by operations to fund $202,934 in share repurchases, $61,358 in capital expenditures and our seasonal working capital needs. We used cash on hand and $35,246 in proceeds from the sale of treasury stock to fund $55,249 in dividend payments. We anticipate capital spending in 2012 to be approximately $90,000.

See Note 9 in Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on our restricted cash associated with cash collateralization of certain letters of credit.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

In the first quarter of 2012, we issued $400,000 in unsecured Senior Notes that mature on January 15, 2022 with a coupon rate of 4.20%. The public offering was made pursuant to a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including paying down our commercial paper and retiring our $200,000 of 5.625% Senior Notes that matured on May 1, 2012. The ratio of total debt to capital was 49.5% at July 27, 2012, compared to 46.6% at October 28, 2011 and 42.0% at July 29, 2011.

Our debt classified as current was $115,993 at July 27, 2012 compared to $377,319 and $476,589 at October 28, 2011 and July 29, 2011, respectively. The decline in current debt from October 28, 2011 was due to retirement of our $200,000 of 5.625% Senior Notes that matured on May 1, 2012 and repayment of our commercial paper borrowings with proceeds from our issuance of Senior Notes. We ended our 2012 third quarter with $668,276 of reserve liquidity that includes $486,798 of available committed credit facilities and $181,478 of cash.

Our credit facilities have covenants that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. We were in compliance with these covenants as of July 27, 2012. Our debt covenants do not limit, nor are they reasonably likely to limit, our ability to obtain additional debt or equity financing.

To ensure availability of funds, we maintain uncommitted bank lines of credit sufficient to cover outstanding short-term borrowings. These arrangements are reviewed periodically for renewal and modification.

We believe future cash flow from operations, existing lines of credit, access to credit facilities and access to debt and capital markets will be sufficient to meet our current and projected financing and liquidity needs. In the current market conditions, we have demonstrated continued access to capital markets. We have committed liquidity and cash reserves in excess of our anticipated funding requirements.

Our cash and cash equivalent balances consist of high quality, short-term money market instruments and cash held by our international subsidiaries that are used to fund those subsidiaries’ day-to-day operating needs. Those balances have also been used to finance acquisitions. Our investment policy on excess cash is to preserve principal.

We use derivative instruments with a number of counterparties principally to manage well-defined interest rate and foreign currency exchange risks. We evaluate the financial stability of each counterparty and spread the risk among several financial institutions to limit our exposure. We will continue to monitor counterparty risk on an ongoing basis. We do not have any credit-risk related contingent features in our derivative contracts as of July 27, 2012.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing: We do not have off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Forward Looking Statements: Certain statements contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates, assumptions and beliefs about future events, conditions and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement. We may identify forward-looking statements with words and phrases such as “expects,” “projects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “plans to,” “intend,” “should” and similar expressions.

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS

These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, deterioration in general economic conditions, both domestic and international, that may adversely affect our business; fluctuations in availability and prices of raw materials, including raw material shortages and other supply chain disruptions, and the inability to pass along or delays in passing along raw material cost increases to our customers; dependence of internal sales and earnings growth on business cycles affecting our customers and growth in the domestic and international coatings industry; market share loss to, and pricing or margin pressure from, larger competitors with greater financial resources; significant indebtedness that restricts the use of cash flow from operations for acquisitions and other investments; dependence on acquisitions for growth, and risks related to future acquisitions, including adverse changes in the results of acquired businesses, the assumption of unforeseen liabilities and disruptions resulting from the integration of acquisitions; risks and uncertainties associated with operations and achievement of profitable growth in developing markets, including Asia and Central and South America; loss of business with key customers; damage to our reputation and business resulting from product claims or recalls, litigation, customer perception and other matters; our ability to respond to technology changes and to protect our technology; changes in governmental regulation, including more stringent environmental, health and safety regulations; our reliance on the efforts of vendors, government agencies, utilities and other third parties to achieve adequate compliance and avoid disruption of our business; unusual weather conditions adversely affecting sales; changes in accounting policies and standards and taxation requirements such as new tax laws or revised tax law interpretations; the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings; and civil unrest and the outbreak of war and other significant national and international events.

We undertake no obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of such statement, except as required by law.

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ITEM 3:  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our foreign sales and results of operations are subject to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. As most of our underlying costs are denominated in the same currency as our sales, the effect has not been material. We have not hedged our exposure to translation gains and losses; however, we have reduced our exposure by borrowing funds in local currencies. A 10% adverse change in foreign currency rates is not expected to have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.

We are also subject to interest rate risk. At July 27, 2012, approximately 14.7% of our total debt consisted of floating rate debt. From time to time, we may enter into interest rate swaps to hedge a portion of either our variable or fixed rate debt. Assuming the current level of borrowings, a 10% increase in interest rates from those in effect at the end of the third quarter would not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.

ITEM 4:  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of July 27, 2012. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended July 27, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

During the period covered by this report, there were no legal proceedings instituted that are reportable, and there were no material developments in any of the legal proceedings that were previously reported on our Form 10-K for the year ended October 28, 2011.

ITEM 1A:  RISK FACTORS

There were no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended October 28, 2011.

ITEM 2:  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a)  Not applicable

(b)  Not applicable

(c)  We made the following repurchases of equity securities during the quarter ended July 27, 2012:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased1		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs1		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs1
4/28/12 – 5/25/12
Repurchase program		375,000	$	48.05		375,000		4,625,000
5/26/12 – 6/22/12
Repurchase program		591,300	$	47.62		591,300		4,033,700
6/23/12 – 7/27/12
Repurchase program		226,500	$	50.30		226,500		3,807,200

¹ On October 13, 2010 we received board authorization to repurchase 15,000,000 shares, with no predetermined end date. As of July 27, 2012, we repurchased 11,192,800 shares under this authorization.

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ITEM 6:  EXHIBITS

Exhibits
10.1	The Valspar Corporation Key Employee Annual Bonus Plan, as amended and restated on June 5, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2012)
31.1	Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
31.2	Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	THE VALSPAR CORPORATION
Date:  September 5, 2012	By	/s/Rolf Engh
	Rolf Engh
	Secretary
Date:  September 5, 2012	By	/s/Lori A. Walker
	Lori A. Walker
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Gary E. Hendrickson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Valspar Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  September 5, 2012	/s/ Gary E. Hendrickson
	Gary E. Hendrickson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Lori A. Walker, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Valspar Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  September 5, 2012	/s/ Lori A. Walker
	Lori A. Walker Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. §1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Valspar Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 27, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gary E. Hendrickson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and I, Lori A. Walker, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Gary E. Hendrickson

Gary E. Hendrickson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

September 5, 2012

/s/ Lori A. Walker

Lori A. Walker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

September 5, 2012

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Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
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Treasury Lock Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
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	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Oct. 28, 2011
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			$ 16,379	$ 17,042
Restructuring charges per share after tax				$ 0.12
2008 Restructuring Initiatives [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				1,346
Restructuring charges per share after tax				$ 0.01
2011 Restructuring Initiatives [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	6,864	14,333	16,379	15,696
Restructuring charges per share after tax	$ 0.05	$ 0.10	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.24
2011 Restructuring Initiatives [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges per share after tax, incurred and forecasted	$ 0.40		$ 0.40
2011 Restructuring Initiatives [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges per share after tax, incurred and forecasted	$ 0.42		$ 0.42
Cost Of Sales [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	4,312	12,224	8,972	14,149
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 2,552	$ 1,960	$ 7,407	$ 2,893

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Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits (Schedule Of Periodic Benefit Cost) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 1,043	$ 1,143	$ 3,146	$ 3,362
Interest cost	3,514	3,699	10,565	11,007
Expected return on plan assets	(4,842)	(4,429)	(14,534)	(13,210)
Amortization of prior service cost	108	100	326	298
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss	1,717	1,518	5,149	4,540
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	1,540	2,031	4,652	5,997
Post-Retirement Medical Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	31	47	93	141
Interest cost	112	128	336	384
Amortization of prior service cost	(32)	(32)	(96)	(96)
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss	118	76	354	228
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$ 229	$ 219	$ 687	$ 657

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Inventories (Schedule Of Inventories) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011
Inventories [Abstract]
Manufactured products	$ 218,208	$ 189,754	$ 249,958
Raw materials, supplies and work-in-progress	159,018	146,996	179,775
Total Inventories	$ 377,226	$ 336,750	$ 429,733

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Description Of Derivative Assets And Liabilities To Fair Value Measurement

	Fair Value at July 27, 2012		Fair Value at October 28, 2011		Fair Value at July 29, 2011
	Level 21		Level 21		Level 21
Assets
Prepaid expenses and other:
Foreign currency contracts	$	42	$	3	$	—
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Liabilities
Accrued liabilities other:
Foreign currency contracts	$	—	$	—	$	275
Treasury lock contracts		—		20,005		8,489
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	20,005	$	8,764

¹ The fair value is calculated as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Our derivative financial instruments are categorized as Level 2 assets or liabilities as they have observable inputs based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in inactive markets. The fair market value was estimated using market data for the components of the derivatives financial instruments. See Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for more information on fair value measurements. There were no transfers of derivative financial instruments between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 or July 29, 2011.

Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income And Statement Of Income Classification

Three Months Ended July 27, 2012	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	224		Other income / (expense), net	$	62
Treasury lock contracts		319		Interest expense		(319	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	543			$	(257	)
Three Months Ended July 29, 2011	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	359		Other income / (expense), net	$	(244	)
Treasury lock contracts		(8,091	)	Interest expense		391
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(7,732	)		$	147

² Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the Stockholders' Equity section and is reported net of tax. The amounts disclosed in the above table are reported pretax and represent the quarterly derivative activity.

Nine Months Ended July 27, 2012	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	38		Other income / (expense), net	$	414
Treasury lock contracts		(7,406	)	Interest expense		(464	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(7,368	)		$	(50	)
Nine Months Ended July 29, 2011	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	91		Other income / (expense), net	$	(478	)
Treasury lock contracts		(9,662	)	Interest expense		1,173
Interest rate derivative contracts		385		Interest expense		(388	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(9,186	)		$	307

² Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the Stockholders' Equity section and is reported net of tax. The amounts disclosed in the above table are reported pretax and represent the quarterly derivative activity.

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Net Income Per Common Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 86,406	$ 67,387	$ 218,728	$ 157,122
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	90,601,291	93,063,614	91,843,596	94,788,124
Net Income per Common Share - Basic	$ 0.95	$ 0.72	$ 2.38	$ 1.66
Diluted effect of stock options and unvested restricted stock	2,971,914	2,787,597	2,931,840	2,882,383
Equivalent average common shares outstanding - diluted	93,573,205	95,851,211	94,775,436	97,670,507
Net Income per Common Share - Diluted	$ 0.92	$ 0.70	$ 2.31	$ 1.61
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of EPS	59,430	253,658	29,450	285,839

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Debt And Money Market Securities (Carrying Value And Fair Market Value Of Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	$ 1,172,948	$ 1,057,124	$ 1,164,834
Fair value of debt	1,302,550	1,144,058	1,264,329
Publicly Traded Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	1,000,000	800,000	800,000
Fair value of debt	1,130,506	888,251	900,927
Non-Publicly Traded Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	172,948	257,124	364,834
Fair value of debt	$ 172,044	$ 255,807	$ 363,402

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Segment Information (Description Of Comparative Segment Reporting Information) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Less intersegment sales	$ (39,513)	$ (30,107)	$ (106,572)	$ (83,208)
Total Net Sales	1,078,348	1,070,482	2,996,567	2,905,615
Total EBIT	143,426	110,140	364,965	272,497
Interest expense	16,482	15,801	51,559	46,846
Income before Income Taxes	126,944	94,339	313,406	225,651
Coatings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	569,713	560,759	1,605,187	1,526,284
Total EBIT	98,252	67,806	261,248	178,544
Paints [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	442,576	441,553	1,208,444	1,195,884
Total EBIT	48,819	42,079	121,506	100,556
All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	105,572	98,277	289,508	266,655
Total EBIT	$ (3,645)	$ 255	$ (17,789)	$ (6,603)

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2012	Jan. 28, 2011	Oct. 28, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Liability recorded for gross unrecognized tax benefits			$ 12,948
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the effective tax rate			12,203
Accrued interest and penalties			4,620
Income tax expense benefit for an increase in the tax basis of assets	3,600
U.S. federal research and development tax credit		$ 1,250

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

NOTE 4: INVENTORIES

The major classes of inventories consist of the following:

	July 27, 2012		October 28, 2011		July 29, 2011
Manufactured products	$	218,208	$	189,754	$	249,958
Raw materials, supplies and work-in-progress		159,018		146,996		179,775
Total Inventories	$	377,226	$	336,750	$	429,733

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Debt And Money Market Securities (Components Of Non-Publicly Traded Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	$ 1,172,948	$ 1,057,124	$ 1,164,834
Non-Publicly Traded Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial paper	110,980	153,955	255,907
Credit facility borrowings	44,364	74,827	83,793
Industrial development bonds	12,502	12,502	12,502
Uncommitted borrowings	5,102	15,840	12,632
Carrying value of debt	$ 172,948	$ 257,124	$ 364,834

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Restructuring (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Restructuring [Abstract]

Restructuring Charges By Segment

Nine Months Ended July 27, 2012	Liability Beginning Balance 10/28/2011		Expense		Activity			Liability Ending Balance 7/27/2012
Coatings
Severance and employee benefits	$	3,884	$	535	$	(2,169	)	$	2,250
Asset impairments		—		167		(167	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,802		194		(2,296	)		700
Total Coatings		6,686		896		(4,632	)		2,950
Paints
Severance and employee benefits		2,915		3,617		(6,087	)		445
Asset impairments		—		5,101		(5,101	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		408		2,793		(1,164	)		2,037
Total Paints		3,323		11,511		(12,352	)		2,482
All Other
Severance and employee benefits		437		1,068		(184	)		1,321
Asset impairments		—		2,171		(2,171	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		—		733		(733	)		—
Total All Other		437		3,972		(3,088	)		1,321
Total	$	10,446	$	16,379	$	(20,072	)	$	6,753

Nine Months Ended July 29, 2011	Liability Beginning Balance 10/29/2010		Expense		Activity			Liability Ending Balance 7/29/2011
Coatings
Severance and employee benefits	$	1,139	$	5,676	$	(2,806	)	$	4,009
Asset impairments		—		2,998		(2,998	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,034		2,030		(1,253	)		2,811
Total Coatings		3,173		10,704		(7,057	)		6,820
Paints
Severance and employee benefits		19		3,972		(670	)		3,321
Asset impairments		—		1,750		(1,750	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,763		272		(2,603	)		432
Total Paints		2,782		5,994		(5,023	)		3,753
All Other
Severance and employee benefits		—		233		(233	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		—		111		(111	)		—
Total All Other		—		344		(344	)		—
Total	$	5,955	$	17,042	$	(12,424	)	$	10,573

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Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule Of Periodic Benefit Cost

The net periodic benefit cost of the pension benefits is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Service cost	$	1,043		$	1,143		$	3,146		$	3,362
Interest cost		3,514			3,699			10,565			11,007
Expected return on plan assets		(4,842	)		(4,429	)		(14,534	)		(13,210	)
Amortization of prior service cost		108			100			326			298
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss		1,717			1,518			5,149			4,540
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	1,540		$	2,031		$	4,652		$	5,997

The net periodic benefit cost of the post-retirement medical benefits is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Service cost	$	31		$	47		$	93		$	141
Interest cost		112			128			336			384
Amortization of prior service cost		(32	)		(32	)		(96	)		(96	)
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss		118			76			354			228
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	229		$	219		$	687		$	657

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Guarantees And Contractual Obligations (Deferred Revenue And Warranties For Certain Products Disclosure) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Guarantees And Contractual Obligations [Abstract]
Beginning balance, October	$ 73,679	$ 74,907
Additional net deferred revenue/accrual made during the period	14,830	11,060
Payments made during the period	(7,513)	(9,511)
Ending Balance	$ 80,996	$ 76,456

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Net Income Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Calculations Of Net Income Per Share

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011		July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011
Basic
Net income	$	86,406	$		67,387	$	218,728	$	157,122
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic		90,601,291			93,063,614		91,843,596		94,788,124
Net Income per Common Share – Basic	$	0.95	$		0.72	$	2.38	$	1.66
Diluted
Net income	$	86,406	$		67,387	$	218,728	$	157,122
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic		90,601,291			93,063,614		91,843,596		94,788,124
Diluted effect of stock options and unvested restricted stock		2,971,914			2,787,597		2,931,840		2,882,383
Equivalent average common shares outstanding - diluted		93,573,205			95,851,211		94,775,436		97,670,507
Net Income per Common Share - Diluted	$	0.92	$		0.70	$	2.31	$	1.61

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Accounts Payable (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011
Accounts Payable [Abstract]
Outstanding checks included in trade accounts payable	$ 38,289	$ 42,502	$ 35,343

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Acquisitions And Divestitures

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Acquisitions And Divestitures [Abstract]

Acquisitions And Divestitures

NOTE 3: ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

In February 2011, we acquired Isocoat Tintas e Vernizes Ltda. (Isocoat), a Brazilian powder coatings business serving customers in Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. The acquisition strengthened our manufacturing, marketing and distribution in a growing region. Isocoat had 2010 sales of approximately $35,000. The acquisition was recorded at fair value in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The purchase price allocation was completed in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011. Accordingly, the net assets and operating results are included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition.

In September 2010, we acquired all the outstanding shares of Australian paint manufacturer Wattyl Limited for approximately AUD 142,000 and assumed Wattyl's existing debt. The acquisition was paid for primarily through the use of existing cash and cash equivalents. Wattyl's fiscal year 2010 net sales were approximately AUD 386,500. Wattyl distributes leading paint brands through company-owned stores, independent dealers, hardware chains and home centers. The acquisition was recorded at fair value in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010. The purchase price allocation was completed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. Accordingly, the net assets and operating results are included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Pro forma results of operations for the acquisitions noted above have not been presented, as they were immaterial to the reported results on an individual and combined basis.

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Acquisitions And Divestitures (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2010 AUD	Jun. 30, 2010 Wattyl Limited [Member] AUD	Dec. 31, 2010 Isocoat Tintas E Vernizes Ltda. [Member] USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales before acquisition		386,500	$ 35,000
Cash paid to acquire entity	142,000

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income And Statement Of Income Classification) (Details) (Cash Flow Hedging [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012		Jul. 29, 2011		Jul. 27, 2012		Jul. 29, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	$ 543	[1]	$ (7,732)	[1]	$ (7,368)	[1]	$ (9,186)	[1]
Gain (Loss) in Income	(257)	[1]	147	[1]	(50)	[1]	307	[1]
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	224	[1]	359	[1]	38	[1]	91	[1]
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Income / (Expense), Net [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in Income	62	[1]	(244)	[1]	414	[1]	(478)	[1]
Treasury Lock Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	319	[1]	(8,091)	[1]	(7,406)	[1]	(9,662)	[1]
Treasury Lock Contracts [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in Income	(319)	[1]	391	[1]	(464)	[1]	1,173	[1]
Interest Rate Derivative Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI							385	[1]
Interest Rate Derivative Contracts [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in Income							$ (388)	[1]

[1] Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the Stockholders' Equity section and is reported net of tax. The amounts disclosed in the above table are reported pretax and represent the quarterly derivative activity.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 181,478	$ 178,167	$ 152,509
Restricted cash	19,828	20,378	21,062
Accounts and notes receivable less allowance (7/27/12 - $17,713; 10/28/11 - $14,977; 7/29/11 -$14,678)	745,933	664,855	715,392
Inventories	377,226	336,750	429,733
Deferred income taxes	47,720	50,685	50,548
Prepaid expenses and other	91,609	74,302	78,302
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	1,463,794	1,325,137	1,447,546
GOODWILL	1,050,942	1,058,006	1,396,203
INTANGIBLES, NET	547,604	553,286	657,880
OTHER ASSETS	18,876	13,560	13,195
LONG-TERM DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	1,916	1,909	4,988
Gross property, plant and equipment	1,382,893	1,352,282	1,396,403
Less accumulated depreciation	(840,915)	(804,029)	(821,861)
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	541,978	548,253	574,542
TOTAL ASSETS	3,625,110	3,500,151	4,094,354
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Short-term debt	115,993	169,516	267,995
Current portion of long-term debt	0	207,803	208,594
Trade accounts payable	521,654	463,580	504,401
Income taxes	40,239	17,684	43,205
Other accrued liabilities	349,224	401,350	357,153
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	1,027,110	1,259,933	1,381,348
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT PORTION	1,056,955	679,805	688,245
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	208,299	214,920	265,300
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	136,091	132,943	151,245
TOTAL LIABILITIES	2,428,455	2,287,601	2,486,138
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common Stock (Par Value - $0.50; Authorized - 250,000,000 shares; Shares issued, including shares in treasury - 118,442,624)	59,220	59,220	59,220
Additional paid-in capital	399,240	397,793	384,855
Retained earnings	1,385,229	1,221,750	1,534,277
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	48,667	62,779	146,039
Less cost of common stock in treasury (7/27/12 - 27,690,857 shares; 10/28/11 - 24,888,494 shares; 7/29/11 - 24,634,915 shares)	(695,701)	(528,992)	(516,175)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,196,655	1,212,550	1,608,216
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 3,625,110	$ 3,500,151	$ 4,094,354

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense before tax	$ 2,025	$ 1,499	$ 7,735	$ 5,288
Stock-based compensation expense after tax	$ 1,345	$ 966	$ 5,117	$ 3,441

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Basis Of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of The Valspar Corporation have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter ended July 27, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending October 26, 2012.

Certain amounts in the 2011 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders' equity as previously reported.

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at October 28, 2011 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 28, 2011.

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Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation	$ 143,196	$ 152,791	$ 223,532
Pension and postretirement benefits, net	(84,432)	(84,432)	(79,100)
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments	(10,097)	(5,580)	1,607
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$ 48,667	$ 62,779	$ 146,039

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Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventories

	July 27, 2012		October 28, 2011		July 29, 2011
Manufactured products	$	218,208	$	189,754	$	249,958
Raw materials, supplies and work-in-progress		159,018		146,996		179,775
Total Inventories	$	377,226	$	336,750	$	429,733

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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Oct. 28, 2011
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Change in Goodwill	$ (7,064)
Goodwill	1,050,942	1,396,203	1,058,006
Intangible asset amortization expense	4,939	5,711
Future amortization expense, year one	7,000
Future amortization expense, year two	7,000
Future amortization expense, year three	7,000
Future amortization expense, year four	7,000
Future amortization expense, year five	$ 7,000

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Description Of Comparative Segment Reporting Information

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Net Sales
Coatings	$	569,713		$	560,759		$	1,605,187		$	1,526,284
Paints		442,576			441,553			1,208,444			1,195,884
All Other		105,572			98,277			289,508			266,655
Less intersegment sales		(39,513	)		(30,107	)		(106,572	)		(83,208	)
Total Net Sales	$	1,078,348		$	1,070,482		$	2,996,567		$	2,905,615
EBIT
Coatings	$	98,252		$	67,806		$	261,248		$	178,544
Paints		48,819			42,079			121,506			100,556
All Other		(3,645	)		255			(17,789	)		(6,603	)
Total EBIT	$	143,426		$	110,140		$	364,965		$	272,497
Interest expense	$	16,482		$	15,801		$	51,559		$	46,846
Income Before Income Taxes	$	126,944		$	94,339		$	313,406		$	225,651

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Accounts Payable

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Accounts Payable [Abstract]

Accounts Payable

NOTE 2: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Trade accounts payable includes $38,289 at July 27, 2012, $42,502 at October 28, 2011 and $35,343 at July 29, 2011, of issued checks that had not cleared our bank accounts.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Accounts and notes receivable, allowance	$ 17,713	$ 14,977	$ 14,678
Common stock, par value	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 0.50
Common stock, shares authorized	250,000,000	250,000,000	250,000,000
Common stock, shares issued, including shares in treasury	118,442,624	118,442,624	118,442,624
Treasury stock, shares	27,690,857	24,888,494	24,634,915

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Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits

NOTE 12: PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

We sponsor a number of defined benefit pension plans for certain hourly and salaried employees. The benefits for most of these plans are generally based on stated amounts for each year of service. We fund the plans in amounts consistent with the limits of allowable tax deductions.

The net periodic benefit cost of the pension benefits is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Service cost	$	1,043		$	1,143		$	3,146		$	3,362
Interest cost		3,514			3,699			10,565			11,007
Expected return on plan assets		(4,842	)		(4,429	)		(14,534	)		(13,210	)
Amortization of prior service cost		108			100			326			298
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss		1,717			1,518			5,149			4,540
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	1,540		$	2,031		$	4,652		$	5,997

The net periodic benefit cost of the post-retirement medical benefits is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Service cost	$	31		$	47		$	93		$	141
Interest cost		112			128			336			384
Amortization of prior service cost		(32	)		(32	)		(96	)		(96	)
Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss		118			76			354			228
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	229		$	219		$	687		$	657

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Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Aug. 27, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 27, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	VALSPAR CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000102741
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-26
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		90,779,615

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

NOTE 13: INCOME TAXES

At October 28, 2011, we had a $12,948 liability recorded for gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties). Of this total, $12,203 represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.

We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of October 28, 2011, we had accrued approximately $4,620 of interest and penalties relating to unrecognized tax benefits.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, we recorded a $3,600 benefit to income tax expense related to an increase in the tax basis of assets for a foreign subsidiary. In the same period of fiscal year 2011, we recorded a $1,250 benefit to income tax expense for the retroactive extension of the U.S. federal research and development tax credit. There were no material adjustments to our recorded liability for unrecognized tax benefits during the second or third quarters of fiscal year 2012 or 2011.

The company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and numerous state and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2006. The IRS is currently auditing our fiscal 2009 and 2010 U.S. federal tax returns. We are currently under audit in several state and foreign jurisdictions. We also expect various statutes of limitation to expire during the next 12 months. Due to the uncertain response of taxing authorities, a range of outcomes cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,078,348	$ 1,070,482	$ 2,996,567	$ 2,905,615
Cost of sales	714,398	746,145	1,983,861	2,006,855
Gross profit	363,950	324,337	1,012,706	898,760
Research and development	29,703	30,049	86,038	87,932
Selling, general and administrative	191,877	183,596	562,915	537,232
Operating expenses	221,580	213,645	648,953	625,164
Income from operations	142,370	110,692	363,753	273,596
Interest expense	16,482	15,801	51,559	46,846
Other (income)/expense - net	(1,056)	552	(1,212)	1,099
Income before income taxes	126,944	94,339	313,406	225,651
Income taxes	40,538	26,952	94,678	68,529
Net income	$ 86,406	$ 67,387	$ 218,728	$ 157,122
Net income per common share - basic	$ 0.95	$ 0.72	$ 2.38	$ 1.66
Net income per common share - diluted	$ 0.92	$ 0.70	$ 2.31	$ 1.61
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic	90,601,291	93,063,614	91,843,596	94,788,124
- diluted	93,573,205	95,851,211	94,775,436	97,670,507
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.20	$ 0.18	$ 0.60	$ 0.54

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

NOTE 7: SEGMENT INFORMATION

Based on the nature of our products, technology, manufacturing processes, customers and regulatory environment, we aggregate our operating segments into two reportable segments: Coatings and Paints. We are required to report segment information in the same way that management internally organizes its business for assessing performance and making decisions regarding allocation of resources. We evaluate the performance of operating segments and allocate resources based on profit or loss from operations before interest expense and taxes (EBIT).

The Coatings segment aggregates our industrial and packaging product lines. Industrial products include a broad range of decorative and protective coatings for metal, wood and plastic. Packaging products include both interior and exterior coatings used in metal packaging containers, principally food containers and beverage cans. The products of this segment are sold throughout the world.

The Paints segment aggregates our consumer paints and automotive refinish product lines. Consumer paint products include interior and exterior decorative paints, stains, primers, varnishes, high performance floor paints and specialty decorative products, such as enamels, aerosols and faux varnishes primarily distributed for the do-it-yourself and professional markets in Australia, China and North America. Automotive paint products include refinish paints and aerosol spray paints sold through automotive refinish distributors, body shops and automotive supply distributors and retailers.

Our remaining activities are included in All Other. These activities include specialty polymers and colorants that are used internally and sold to other coatings manufacturers, as well as gelcoats and related products and furniture protection plans. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, we announced the exit of our gelcoat product line as part of our restructuring initiatives. Also included within All Other are our corporate administrative expenses. The administrative expenses include amortization expense, certain environmental-related expenses and other expenses not directly allocated to any other operating segment.

It is not practicable to obtain the information needed to disclose revenues attributable to each of our identified product lines within our reportable segments.

In the following table, sales between segments are recorded at selling prices that are below market prices, generally intended to recover internal costs. Segment EBIT includes income realized on inter-segment sales. Comparative third quarter and year-to-date results on this basis are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Net Sales
Coatings	$	569,713		$	560,759		$	1,605,187		$	1,526,284
Paints		442,576			441,553			1,208,444			1,195,884
All Other		105,572			98,277			289,508			266,655
Less intersegment sales		(39,513	)		(30,107	)		(106,572	)		(83,208	)
Total Net Sales	$	1,078,348		$	1,070,482		$	2,996,567		$	2,905,615
EBIT
Coatings	$	98,252		$	67,806		$	261,248		$	178,544
Paints		48,819			42,079			121,506			100,556
All Other		(3,645	)		255			(17,789	)		(6,603	)
Total EBIT	$	143,426		$	110,140		$	364,965		$	272,497
Interest expense	$	16,482		$	15,801		$	51,559		$	46,846
Income Before Income Taxes	$	126,944		$	94,339		$	313,406		$	225,651

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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

NOTE 6: GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amount of goodwill as of July 27, 2012 is $1,050,942, a decrease of $7,064 from the end of fiscal year 2011. The decrease is due to foreign currency translation.

Total intangible asset amortization expense for the nine months ended July 27, 2012 was $4,939, compared to $5,711 for the same period last year. Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years based on the intangible assets as of July 27, 2012 is expected to be approximately $7,000 annually.

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Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Schedule Of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Net income	$	86,406		$	67,387		$	218,728		$	157,122
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)		(36,694	)		22,337			(9,595	)		63,566
Net gain (loss) on financial instruments		420			(4,617	)		(4,517	)		(5,614	)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	50,132		$	85,107		$	204,616		$	215,074

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax

	July 27, 2012			October 28, 2011			July 29, 2011
Foreign currency translation	$	143,196		$	152,791		$	223,532
Pension and postretirement benefits, net		(84,432	)		(84,432	)		(79,100	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		(10,097	)		(5,580	)		1,607
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	48,667		$	62,779		$	146,039

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Restructuring

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Restructuring [Abstract]

Restructuring

NOTE 14: RESTRUCTURING

During the 2011 fiscal year, we initiated restructuring actions in our Coatings segment, primarily in our wood product line, which further rationalized our manufacturing capacity and reduced our overall global headcount. We also initiated restructuring actions to improve the profitability of our Australian acquisition in our Paints segment, which include facility consolidations in manufacturing and distribution, store rationalization and other related costs. In the third quarter of 2012, we announced the exit of our gelcoat product line, categorized in All Other, and the consolidation of a manufacturing facility in our Paints segment. These restructuring activities resulted in pre-tax charges of $6,864 or $0.05 per share after tax and $16,379 or $0.12 per share after tax for the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012, respectively. Pre-tax restructuring charges were $14,333 or $0.10 per share after tax and $15,696 or $0.12 per share after tax for the three and nine-month periods ended July 29, 2011, respectively. The restructuring charges for these initiatives for the full year 2011 were $0.24 per share after tax. We expect the total cost of these activities, which began in fiscal year 2011 and are anticipated to be completed in fiscal year 2012, to be approximately $0.40 - $0.42 per share after tax.

In fiscal year 2008, we initiated a comprehensive series of restructuring activities that were completed in fiscal year 2011. These restructuring initiatives included plant closures, reductions to research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses, manufacturing consolidation and relocation, and our exit from non-strategic product lines in certain geographies. We rationalized our manufacturing capacity and reduced our overall global headcount to lower our costs in light of the challenging global economic conditions. Pre-tax restructuring charges for these initiatives were $1,346 or $0.01 per share after tax for the nine-month period ended July 29, 2011. Our total restructuring activities for the nine-months ended July 29, 2011 was $17,042 or $0.12 per share after tax.

The total resulting expenses recognized in fiscal year 2012 and 2011 included severance and employee benefits, asset impairments, professional services and site clean-up.

The following restructuring charges by segment were recorded in the 2012 and 2011 periods:

Nine Months Ended July 27, 2012	Liability Beginning Balance 10/28/2011		Expense		Activity			Liability Ending Balance 7/27/2012
Coatings
Severance and employee benefits	$	3,884	$	535	$	(2,169	)	$	2,250
Asset impairments		—		167		(167	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,802		194		(2,296	)		700
Total Coatings		6,686		896		(4,632	)		2,950
Paints
Severance and employee benefits		2,915		3,617		(6,087	)		445
Asset impairments		—		5,101		(5,101	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		408		2,793		(1,164	)		2,037
Total Paints		3,323		11,511		(12,352	)		2,482
All Other
Severance and employee benefits		437		1,068		(184	)		1,321
Asset impairments		—		2,171		(2,171	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		—		733		(733	)		—
Total All Other		437		3,972		(3,088	)		1,321
Total	$	10,446	$	16,379	$	(20,072	)	$	6,753

Nine Months Ended July 29, 2011	Liability Beginning Balance 10/29/2010		Expense		Activity			Liability Ending Balance 7/29/2011
Coatings
Severance and employee benefits	$	1,139	$	5,676	$	(2,806	)	$	4,009
Asset impairments		—		2,998		(2,998	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,034		2,030		(1,253	)		2,811
Total Coatings		3,173		10,704		(7,057	)		6,820
Paints
Severance and employee benefits		19		3,972		(670	)		3,321
Asset impairments		—		1,750		(1,750	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		2,763		272		(2,603	)		432
Total Paints		2,782		5,994		(5,023	)		3,753
All Other
Severance and employee benefits		—		233		(233	)		—
Exit costs (consulting/site clean-up)		—		111		(111	)		—
Total All Other		—		344		(344	)		—
Total	$	5,955	$	17,042	$	(12,424	)	$	10,573

The ending liability balance at July 27, 2012 and at July 29, 2011 is included in other accrued liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The restructuring reserve balances presented are considered adequate to cover committed restructuring actions. The restructuring expenses recorded are included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three-month period ended July 27, 2012, $4,312 was charged to cost of sales and $2,552 was charged to selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses. For the nine-month period ended July 27, 2012, $8,972 was charged to cost of sales and $7,407 was charged to SG&A expenses. For the three-month period ended July 29, 2011, $12,224 was charged to cost of sales and $1,960 was charged to SG&A expenses. For the nine-month period ended July 29, 2011, $14,149 was charged to cost of sales and $2,893 was charged to SG&A expenses.

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Guarantees And Contractual Obligations

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Guarantees And Contractual Obligations [Abstract]

Guarantees And Contractual Obligations

NOTE 10: GUARANTEES AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

We are required to disclose information about certain guarantees and contractual obligations in our periodic financial statements.

We sell extended furniture protection plans and offer warranties for certain products. Revenue related to furniture protection plans is deferred and recognized over the contract life. Historical claims data is used to forecast claims payments over the contract period and revenue is recognized based on the forecasted claims payments. Actual claims costs are reflected in earnings in the period incurred. Anticipated losses on programs in progress are charged to earnings when identified. For product warranties, we estimate the costs that may be incurred under these warranties based on historical claims data and record a liability in the amount of such costs at the time revenue is recognized.

We periodically assess the adequacy of these recorded amounts and adjust as necessary. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses can be estimated. The extended furniture protection plans that we enter into have fixed prices. To the extent the actual costs to complete contracts are higher than the amounts estimated as of the date of the financial statements, gross margin would be negatively affected in future quarters when we revise our estimates. Our practice is to revise estimates as soon as such changes in estimates become known.

Changes in the recorded amounts included in other liabilities, both short-term and long-term, during the period are as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Beginning balance, October	$	73,679		$	74,907
Additional net deferred revenue/accrual made during the period		14,830			11,060
Payments made during the period		(7,513	)		(9,511	)
Ending Balance	$	80,996		$	76,456

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Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

NOTE 8: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We use derivative financial instruments to manage well-defined interest rate and foreign currency exchange risks. We enter into derivative financial instruments with high-credit-quality counterparties and diversify our positions among such counterparties to reduce our exposure to credit losses. We do not have any credit-risk-related contingent features in our derivative contracts as of July 27, 2012.

At July 27, 2012, we had $3,249 and $2,786 notional amount of foreign currency contracts that mature during fiscal year 2012 and 2013, respectively. These foreign currency contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges with unrealized gains or losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses were recognized in other expense (income) when they occurred. At July 29, 2011, we had $3,249 and $6,432 notional amount of foreign currency contracts that matured in fiscal year 2011 and 2012, respectively. There was no material ineffectiveness related to these hedges during the quarter or year-to-date periods ended July 27, 2012 or July 29, 2011.

At July 27, 2012, we had no treasury lock contracts in place. During the first quarter of 2012, we settled $200,000 notional amount of treasury lock contracts as a result of issuing $400,000 of Senior Notes, yielding a pretax loss of $27,875. This loss was recognized net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. The accumulated other comprehensive income amount in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 27, 2012 represents the unamortized gains and losses, net of tax, from our settled contracts. Unamortized gains and losses are reclassified ratably to interest expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations over the term of the related debt. At July 29, 2011, we had $200,000 notional amount of treasury locks to hedge, or lock-in, interest rates on anticipated long-term debt issuances. We designated the treasury locks as cash flow hedges with unrealized gains and losses recorded, net of tax, to accumulated other comprehensive income. The accumulated other comprehensive income amount in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 29, 2011 represents the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, from our current contracts and unamortized net gains, net of tax, from our settled contracts. There was no material ineffectiveness related to these hedges for the 2012 and 2011 fiscal periods.

At July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011, we had no interest rate derivative contracts. We had $50,000 notional amount of interest rate derivative contracts that matured in the second quarter of 2011. These contracts were designated as cash flow hedges, to pay fixed rates of interest and receive a floating interest rate based on LIBOR. Prior to maturity, the interest rate derivative contracts were reflected at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Unrealized gains and losses were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Amounts to be received or paid under the contracts are recognized as interest expense over the life of the contracts.

Our derivative assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurement disclosures are the following:

	Fair Value at July 27, 2012		Fair Value at October 28, 2011		Fair Value at July 29, 2011
	Level 21		Level 21		Level 21
Assets
Prepaid expenses and other:
Foreign currency contracts	$	42	$	3	$	—
Total Assets	$	42	$	3	$	—
Liabilities
Accrued liabilities other:
Foreign currency contracts	$	—	$	—	$	275
Treasury lock contracts		—		20,005		8,489
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	20,005	$	8,764

¹ The fair value is calculated as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Our derivative financial instruments are categorized as Level 2 assets or liabilities as they have observable inputs based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in inactive markets. The fair market value was estimated using market data for the components of the derivatives financial instruments. See Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for more information on fair value measurements. There were no transfers of derivative financial instruments between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 or July 29, 2011.

Derivative gains (losses) recognized in AOCI² and on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011, respectively, are as follows:

Three Months Ended July 27, 2012	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	224		Other income / (expense), net	$	62
Treasury lock contracts		319		Interest expense		(319	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	543			$	(257	)
Three Months Ended July 29, 2011	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	359		Other income / (expense), net	$	(244	)
Treasury lock contracts		(8,091	)	Interest expense		391
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(7,732	)		$	147

² Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the Stockholders' Equity section and is reported net of tax. The amounts disclosed in the above table are reported pretax and represent the quarterly derivative activity.

Nine Months Ended July 27, 2012	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	38		Other income / (expense), net	$	414
Treasury lock contracts		(7,406	)	Interest expense		(464	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(7,368	)		$	(50	)
Nine Months Ended July 29, 2011	Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI2			Statement of Operations Classification	Gain (Loss) in Income2
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Foreign currency contracts	$	91		Other income / (expense), net	$	(478	)
Treasury lock contracts		(9,662	)	Interest expense		1,173
Interest rate derivative contracts		385		Interest expense		(388	)
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$	(9,186	)		$	307

² Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the Stockholders' Equity section and is reported net of tax. The amounts disclosed in the above table are reported pretax and represent the quarterly derivative activity.

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Debt And Money Market Securities

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Debt And Money Market Securities [Abstract]

Debt And Money Market Securities

NOTE 9: DEBT AND MONEY MARKET SECURITIES

The tables below summarize the carrying value and fair market value of our outstanding debt. The fair market value of our publicly traded debt is based on observable market prices. Our publicly traded debt is classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy as it has observable inputs based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical liabilities. The fair market value of our non-publicly traded debt was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on our current borrowing costs for debt with similar maturities. The carrying values approximate the fair values for our outstanding commercial paper as the maturities are less than three months. Our non-publicly traded debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy as it has observable inputs based on quoted prices for similar liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical liabilities in inactive markets. See Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for more information on fair value measurements. We did not elect the option to report our debt at fair value in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	July 27, 2012
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	1,000,000	$	1,130,506
Non-publicly traded debt		172,948		172,044
Total Debt	$	1,172,948	$	1,302,550

	October 28, 2011
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	800,000	$	888,251
Non-publicly traded debt		257,124		255,807
Total Debt	$	1,057,124	$	1,144,058

	July 29, 2011
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	800,000	$	900,927
Non-publicly traded debt		364,834		363,402
Total Debt	$	1,164,834	$	1,264,329

Our non-publicly traded debt consists of the following:

	July 27, 2012		October 28, 2011		July 29, 2011
Commercial paper	$	110,980	$	153,955	$	255,907
Credit facility borrowings		44,364		74,827		83,793
Industrial development bonds		12,502		12,502		12,502
Uncommitted borrowings		5,102		15,840		12,632
Total Non-publicly Traded Debt	$	172,948	$	257,124	$	364,834

In the first quarter of 2012, we issued $400,000 of unsecured Senior Notes that mature on January 15, 2022 with a coupon rate of 4.20%. The net proceeds were $396,816. The public offering was made pursuant to a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including paying down our commercial paper borrowings and retiring our $200,000 of 5.625% Senior Notes that matured on May 1, 2012.

Our credit facilities have covenants that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. We were in compliance with these covenants as of July 27, 2012. Our debt covenants do not limit, nor are they reasonably likely to limit, our ability to obtain additional debt or equity financing.

To ensure availability of funds, we maintain uncommitted bank lines of credit sufficient to cover outstanding short-term borrowings. These arrangements are reviewed periodically for renewal and modification.

We invest in short-term securities, including money market funds, with high-credit quality financial institutions and diversify our holdings among such financial institutions to reduce our exposure to credit losses. The fair values of our short-term securities are $73,743, $34,114 and $18,042 as of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 and July 29, 2011, respectively. The short-term securities are included in our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash balances with the carrying values approximating the fair values as the maturities are less than three months. These assets are classified as Level 1 inputs under the fair value hierarchy as the fair value is determined using observable inputs based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. See Note 1 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for more information on fair value measurements. There were no transfers of short-term securities between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 or July 29, 2011.

Restricted cash represents cash that is restricted from withdrawal. As of July 27, 2012, October 28, 2011 and July 29, 2011, we had restricted cash of $19,828, $20,378 and $21,062, respectively. The restricted cash primarily serves as collateral for our liability insurance programs.

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Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

NOTE 11: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Compensation expense associated with our stock-based compensation plans was $2,025 ($1,345 after tax) and $7,735 ($5,117 after tax) for the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012, respectively, compared to $1,499 ($966 after tax) and $5,288 ($3,441 after tax) for the three and nine-month periods ended July 29, 2011, respectively.

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Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Schedule Of Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Net income	$ 86,406	$ 67,387	$ 218,728	$ 157,122
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)	(36,694)	22,337	(9,595)	63,566
Net gain (loss) on financial instruments	420	(4,617)	(4,517)	(5,614)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$ 50,132	$ 85,107	$ 204,616	$ 215,074

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

NOTE 16: RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") amended the guidance on fair value measurement to expand certain disclosure requirements and converge United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) measurement and reporting requirements. The change was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and was to be applied prospectively. We adopted the new requirements in the second quarter of our 2012 fiscal year. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB updated the disclosure requirements for comprehensive income. The update requires companies to disclose total comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income, either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The change is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, which means the first quarter of our fiscal year 2013, and is to be applied retrospectively. We do not expect the adoption of these updated disclosure requirements to have an effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

In September 2011, the FASB amended the guidance on goodwill impairment testing to allow companies the option of first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether the two-step impairment test is required. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the two-step impairment test must be performed. Otherwise, the two-step impairment test is not necessary. The change is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which is our fiscal year 2013, but early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, the FASB amended the guidance on indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing to allow companies the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If a company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of such an asset exceeds its carrying amount, it would not need to calculate the fair value of the asset in that year. However, if a company concludes otherwise, it must calculate the fair value of the asset, compare that value with its carrying value and record an impairment charge if the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. The change is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, which is our fiscal year 2013, but early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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Debt And Money Market Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Debt And Money Market Securities [Abstract]

Carrying Value And Fair Market Value Of Debt

	July 27, 2012
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	1,000,000	$	1,130,506
Non-publicly traded debt		172,948		172,044
Total Debt	$	1,172,948	$	1,302,550

	October 28, 2011
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	800,000	$	888,251
Non-publicly traded debt		257,124		255,807
Total Debt	$	1,057,124	$	1,144,058

	July 29, 2011
	Balance Sheet (Carrying Value)		Fair Market Value
Publicly traded debt	$	800,000	$	900,927
Non-publicly traded debt		364,834		363,402
Total Debt	$	1,164,834	$	1,264,329

Components Of Non-Publicly Traded Debt

	July 27, 2012		October 28, 2011		July 29, 2011
Commercial paper	$	110,980	$	153,955	$	255,907
Credit facility borrowings		44,364		74,827		83,793
Industrial development bonds		12,502		12,502		12,502
Uncommitted borrowings		5,102		15,840		12,632
Total Non-publicly Traded Debt	$	172,948	$	257,124	$	364,834

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Restructuring (Restructuring Charges By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Liability Beginning Balance	$ 10,446	$ 5,955
Expense	16,379	17,042
Activity	(20,072)	(12,424)
Liability Ending Balance	6,753	10,573
Coatings [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	6,686	3,173
Expense	896	10,704
Activity	(4,632)	(7,057)
Liability Ending Balance	2,950	6,820
Paints [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	3,323	2,782
Expense	11,511	5,994
Activity	(12,352)	(5,023)
Liability Ending Balance	2,482	3,753
All Other [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	437	0
Expense	3,972	344
Activity	(3,088)	(344)
Liability Ending Balance	1,321	0
Severance And Employee Benefits [Member] | Coatings [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	3,884	1,139
Expense	535	5,676
Activity	(2,169)	(2,806)
Liability Ending Balance	2,250	4,009
Severance And Employee Benefits [Member] | Paints [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	2,915	19
Expense	3,617	3,972
Activity	(6,087)	(670)
Liability Ending Balance	445	3,321
Severance And Employee Benefits [Member] | All Other [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	437	0
Expense	1,068	233
Activity	(184)	(233)
Liability Ending Balance	1,321	0
Asset Impairments [Member] | Coatings [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	0	0
Expense	167	2,998
Asset impairments	(167)	(2,998)
Liability Ending Balance	0	0
Asset Impairments [Member] | Paints [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	0	0
Expense	5,101	1,750
Asset impairments	(5,101)	(1,750)
Liability Ending Balance	0	0
Asset Impairments [Member] | All Other [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	0
Expense	2,171
Asset impairments	(2,171)
Liability Ending Balance	0
Exit Costs (Consulting/Site Clean-Up) [Member] | Coatings [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	2,802	2,034
Expense	194	2,030
Activity	(2,296)	(1,253)
Liability Ending Balance	700	2,811
Exit Costs (Consulting/Site Clean-Up) [Member] | Paints [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	408	2,763
Expense	2,793	272
Activity	(1,164)	(2,603)
Liability Ending Balance	2,037	432
Exit Costs (Consulting/Site Clean-Up) [Member] | All Other [Member]
Liability Beginning Balance	0	0
Expense	733	111
Activity	(733)	(111)
Liability Ending Balance	$ 0	$ 0

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Debt And Money Market Securities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2012	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 27, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2022 At 4.20% [Member]	Jan. 27, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2022 At 4.20% [Member]	Jul. 27, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2012 At 5.625% [Member]	May 01, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2012 At 5.625% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes					$ 400,000	$ 400,000		$ 200,000
Interest rate of debt instrument						4.20%		5.625%
Proceeds from issuance of debt	396,816	396,816	0
Debt instrument, maturity date					Jan. 15, 2022		May 01, 2012
Fair values of short-term securities		73,743	18,042	34,114
Restricted cash		$ 19,828	$ 21,062	$ 20,378

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 218,728	$ 157,122
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	63,677	63,856
Amortization	4,939	5,711
Stock-based compensation	7,735	5,288
(Gain)/loss on asset divestitures	1,043	(602)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquired businesses:
(Increase)/decrease in accounts and notes receivable	(85,276)	(60,619)
(Increase)/decrease in inventories and other assets	(60,848)	(48,041)
Increase/(decrease) in trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	28,703	(17,802)
Increase/(decrease) in income taxes payable	10,173	5,773
Increase/(decrease) in other deferred liabilities	7,999	3,075
Settlement of treasury lock contracts	(27,875)	0
Other	(2,833)	(8,203)
Net Cash (Used In)/Provided By Operating Activities	166,165	105,558
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(61,358)	(42,378)
Cash proceeds on disposal of assets	3,126	3,470
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	(30,579)
(Increase)/decrease in restricted cash	550	(4,274)
Net Cash (Used In)/Provided By Investing Activities	(57,682)	(73,761)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from issuance of debt	396,816	0
Payment on retirement of debt	(200,000)	0
Net change in other borrowings	(42,375)	(59,719)
Net proceeds (repayments) of commercial paper	(42,975)	255,907
Proceeds from sale of treasury stock	35,246	31,567
Treasury stock purchases	(202,934)	(218,643)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	10,867	6,032
Dividends paid	(55,249)	(51,360)
Purchase of equity award shares	(7,614)	(11,454)
Net Cash (Used In)/Provided By Financing Activities	(108,218)	(47,670)
Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	265	(15,873)
Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents	3,046	761
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	178,167	167,621
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 181,478	$ 152,509

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Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

NOTE 5: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

For the three and nine-month periods ended July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011, comprehensive income (loss), a component of Stockholders' Equity, was as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011			July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Net income	$	86,406		$	67,387		$	218,728		$	157,122
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)		(36,694	)		22,337			(9,595	)		63,566
Net gain (loss) on financial instruments		420			(4,617	)		(4,517	)		(5,614	)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	50,132		$	85,107		$	204,616		$	215,074

The period end balances of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, were comprised of the following:

	July 27, 2012			October 28, 2011			July 29, 2011
Foreign currency translation	$	143,196		$	152,791		$	223,532
Pension and postretirement benefits, net		(84,432	)		(84,432	)		(79,100	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments		(10,097	)		(5,580	)		1,607
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	48,667		$	62,779		$	146,039

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Guarantees And Contractual Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Guarantees And Contractual Obligations [Abstract]

Deferred Revenue And Warranties For Certain Products Disclosure

	Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011
Beginning balance, October	$	73,679		$	74,907
Additional net deferred revenue/accrual made during the period		14,830			11,060
Payments made during the period		(7,513	)		(9,511	)
Ending Balance	$	80,996		$	76,456

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2012	Jul. 27, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Apr. 29, 2011 Interest Rate Derivative Contracts [Member]	Jul. 29, 2011 Foreign Currency Contracts Maturing In 2011 [Member]	Jul. 27, 2012 Foreign Currency Contracts Maturing In 2012 [Member]	Jul. 29, 2011 Foreign Currency Contracts Maturing In 2012 [Member]	Jul. 27, 2012 Foreign Currency Contracts Maturing In 2013 [Member]	Jan. 27, 2012 Treasury Lock Contracts [Member]	Jul. 29, 2011 Treasury Lock Contracts [Member]	Jul. 27, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2022 At 4.20% [Member]	Jan. 27, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2022 At 4.20% [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives related to outstanding debt				$ 50,000					$ 200,000
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives related to forecasted debt issuances										200,000
Notional amount of foreign currency contracts					3,249	3,249	6,432	2,786
Settlement of treasury lock contracts	(27,875)	(27,875)	0
Unsecured senior notes											$ 400,000	$ 400,000

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Net Income Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2012

Net Income Per Common Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Common Share

NOTE 15: NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

The following table presents the net income per common share calculations for the three and nine months ended July 27, 2012 and July 29, 2011:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2012			July 29, 2011		July 27, 2012		July 29, 2011
Basic
Net income	$	86,406	$		67,387	$	218,728	$	157,122
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic		90,601,291			93,063,614		91,843,596		94,788,124
Net Income per Common Share – Basic	$	0.95	$		0.72	$	2.38	$	1.66
Diluted
Net income	$	86,406	$		67,387	$	218,728	$	157,122
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic		90,601,291			93,063,614		91,843,596		94,788,124
Diluted effect of stock options and unvested restricted stock		2,971,914			2,787,597		2,931,840		2,882,383
Equivalent average common shares outstanding - diluted		93,573,205			95,851,211		94,775,436		97,670,507
Net Income per Common Share - Diluted	$	0.92	$		0.70	$	2.31	$	1.61

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. In computing diluted earnings per share, the number of common shares outstanding is increased by common stock options with exercise prices lower than the average market prices of common shares during each period and reduced by the number of shares assumed to have been purchased with proceeds from the exercised options. Potential common shares of 59,430 and 29,450 related to our outstanding stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended July 27, 2012, respectively, as inclusion of these shares would have been antidilutive. Potential common shares of 253,658 and 285,839 related to our outstanding stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended July 29, 2011, respectively.