Note 3 - Retirement and Other Benefit Plans (Detail) - Estimated Effect of a 1% Decrease in Healthcare Cost Trend Rate (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Interest cost plus service cost	$ (4)	$ (8)
Accumulated postretirement healthcare obligation	$ (65)	$ (109)

Amount of effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit costs.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

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-Section 50

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