Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended									3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013 Bank Syndicate Facility Due At December 2018 [Member]		Dec. 14, 2013 Bank Syndicate Facility Due At December 2018 [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 25, 2013 Bank Syndicate Facility Due At December 2014 [Member]	Oct. 26, 2012 Bank Syndicate Facility Due At December 2014 [Member]		Jan. 27, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2022 At 4.20% [Member]	Oct. 25, 2013 Senior Notes Due 2022 At 4.20% [Member]	Oct. 26, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2022 At 4.20% [Member]	May 01, 2012 Senior Notes Due 2012 At 5.625% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date										Jan. 15, 2022			May 01, 2012
Senior notes										$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Current senior notes													200,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date											2022
Interest rate of debt instrument										4.20%	4.20%		5.625%
Net proceeds from issuance of debt	0	396,816,000	0							396,816,000
Total facility size	1,040,545,000	790,863,000		750,000,000	[1]	750,000,000	550,000,000	550,000,000	[1]
Commercial paper	322,483,000	91,984,000
Interest paid	$ 66,451,000	$ 68,714,000	$ 62,095,000
Debt arrangements average annual interest rate	11.63%	9.52%	6.59%

[1] Our bank syndicate facility includes $322,483 and $91,984 of commercial paper as of October 25, 2013 and October 26, 2012, respectively. We have a $350,000 commercial paper program backstopped by our $750,000 credit facility, as amended and restated.