Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Oct. 25, 2013
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	NOTE 2 – ACQUISITIONS On August 1, 2013 we purchased all the outstanding shares of Inver Holding S.r.l. (Inver Group), for total consideration of approximately $210,000, including the assumption of Inver Group's existing debt. Inver Group is an Italian-based industrial coatings company serving customers in Italy, France, the UK, Germany and other countries. The acquisition strengthens our presence in the large European industrial coatings market and broadens our range of technologies for the general industrial product line. Inver Group had net sales of approximately $200,000 in 2012. The acquisition was recorded in our Coatings segment in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 at preliminary fair values and an allocation of the purchase price has been completed, with the exception of certain tax items. The assets and operating results have been included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition. On December 28, 2012, we purchased Ace Hardware Corporation's paint manufacturing business, including two manufacturing facilities near Chicago, IL for approximately $34,811 in cash. We manufacture and supply paint to Ace Hardware Corporation for sale at Ace retail locations. The acquisition was recorded in our Paints segment at fair value and an allocation of the purchase price has been completed. The assets and operating results have been included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition. 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 in our Coatings segment at fair value and an allocation of the purchase price has been completed. 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 2 – ACQUISITIONS

On August 1, 2013 we purchased all the outstanding shares of Inver Holding S.r.l. (Inver Group), for total consideration of approximately $210,000, including the assumption of Inver Group's existing debt. Inver Group is an Italian-based industrial coatings company serving customers in Italy, France, the UK, Germany and other countries. The acquisition strengthens our presence in the large European industrial coatings market and broadens our range of technologies for the general industrial product line. Inver Group had net sales of approximately $200,000 in 2012. The acquisition was recorded in our Coatings segment in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 at preliminary fair values and an allocation of the purchase price has been completed, with the exception of certain tax items. The assets and operating results have been included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition.

On December 28, 2012, we purchased Ace Hardware Corporation's paint manufacturing business, including two manufacturing facilities near Chicago, IL for approximately $34,811 in cash. We manufacture and supply paint to Ace Hardware Corporation for sale at Ace retail locations. The acquisition was recorded in our Paints segment at fair value and an allocation of the purchase price has been completed. The assets and operating results have been included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition.

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 in our Coatings segment at fair value and an allocation of the purchase price has been completed. 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.