Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 25, 2013	Jan. 27, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 875,242	$ 885,647
Cost of sales	580,891	592,331
Gross profit	294,351	293,316
Research and development	30,783	26,893
Selling, general and administrative	170,037	175,708
Operating expenses	200,820	202,601
Income (loss) from operations	93,531	90,715
Interest expense	15,873	15,789
Other (income)/expense - net	950	(522)
Income (loss) before income taxes	76,708	75,448
Income taxes	21,679	19,666
Net income (loss)	$ 55,029	$ 55,782
Net income (loss) per common share - basic	$ 0.62	$ 0.60
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted	$ 0.60	$ 0.58
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic	89,477,591	92,861,129
- diluted	92,397,428	95,485,354
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.23	$ 0.20