Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2014	Jan. 25, 2013
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 956,119	$ 875,242
Cost of Sales	630,960	580,891
Restructuring Charges - cost of sales	6,106	0
Gross Profit	319,053	294,351
Research and Development	30,558	30,783
Selling, General and Administrative	187,235	170,037
Restructuring Charges	5,700	0
Operating Expenses	223,493	200,820
Income (Loss) from Operations	95,560	93,531
Interest Expense	15,932	15,873
Other (Income) Expense - net	371	950
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes	79,257	76,708
Income Taxes	25,704	21,679
Net Income (Loss)	$ 53,553	$ 55,029
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share - Basic	$ 0.63	$ 0.62
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share - Diluted	$ 0.61	$ 0.60
Average number of common shares outstanding
- basic	85,147,728	89,477,591
- diluted	87,641,304	92,397,428
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.26	$ 0.23