Schedule Of Condensed Financial Statements (Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Jul. 29, 2011	Oct. 29, 2010	Jul. 30, 2010	Oct. 30, 2009
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 207,838	$ 422,120	$ 282,910	$ 176,794
Escrow deposit	5,000	0
Accounts receivable, net	364,303	309,242
Inventories	444,771	262,373
Income tax refundable	7,086	17,806
Deferred income tax benefits	49,342	37,539
Prepaid expenses	21,752	16,264
Other current assets	13,924	11,241
Total Current Assets	1,114,016	1,076,585
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	340,453	273,770
Goodwill	1,190,506	739,730
Intangibles, Net	728,642	389,017
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	11,177	7,774
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	93,276	87,622
Other Assets	21,200	13,240
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,499,270	2,587,738
Accounts payable	125,079	82,275
Accrued liabilities	289,630	215,094
Credit facilities	0	1,980
Current maturities of long-term debt	13,174	12,646
Deferred income tax liabilities	22,335	7,155
Federal and foreign income taxes	11,415	5,227
Total Current Liabilities	461,633	324,377
Credit facilities	395,000	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	675,290	598,972
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	255,534	127,081
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	91,072	105,333
Other Liabilities	20,161	16,476
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,600,580	1,415,499
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,499,270	2,587,738
Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	74,798	205,050	104,409	47,907
Escrow deposit	5,000
Accounts receivable, net	12	274
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	7,086	12,548
Deferred income tax benefits	23,726	23,507
Prepaid expenses	120	49
Other current assets	26	0
Total Current Assets	110,768	241,428
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	988	1,249
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, Net	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	9,419	7,774
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	45,908	44,407
Other Assets	9,356	(69)
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	459,395	41,529
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,880,484	1,710,032
Total Assets	2,516,318	2,046,350
Accounts payable	849	944
Accrued liabilities	25,455	18,662
Credit facilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	10,938
Deferred income tax liabilities	197	197
Federal and foreign income taxes	(2,712)	(727)
Total Current Liabilities	23,789	30,014
Credit facilities	395,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	423,664	534,375
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	52,590	40,300
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	15,861	16,629
Other Liabilities	4,834	9,533
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,600,580	1,415,499
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,516,318	2,046,350
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	4,402	2,317	4,415	4,621
Escrow deposit	0
Accounts receivable, net	130,640	131,531
Inventories	152,978	118,567
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	(761)	(1,627)
Prepaid expenses	5,373	5,729
Other current assets	140	1
Total Current Assets	292,772	256,518
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	163,602	162,407
Goodwill	310,576	246,176
Intangibles, Net	131,882	89,812
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0	0
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	3,661	3,537
Other Assets	2,540	2,004
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	307,875	271,345
Investment in Subsidiaries	617,069	149,607
Total Assets	1,829,977	1,181,406
Accounts payable	29,577	28,345
Accrued liabilities	85,461	73,870
Credit facilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	273	80
Deferred income tax liabilities	251	278
Federal and foreign income taxes	(23,726)	(20,522)
Total Current Liabilities	91,836	82,051
Credit facilities	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	44,241	44,525
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	21,301	123
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	24,369	42,279
Other Liabilities	8,555	251
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,639,675	1,012,177
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	1,829,977	1,181,406
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	128,638	214,753	174,086	124,266
Escrow deposit	0
Accounts receivable, net	233,651	177,437
Inventories	291,793	143,806
Income tax refundable	0	5,258
Deferred income tax benefits	26,377	15,659
Prepaid expenses	16,259	10,486
Other current assets	13,758	11,240
Total Current Assets	710,476	578,639
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	175,863	110,114
Goodwill	879,930	493,554
Intangibles, Net	596,760	299,205
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	1,758	0
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	43,707	39,678
Other Assets	9,304	11,305
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	294,183	227,869
Total Assets	2,711,981	1,760,364
Accounts payable	94,653	52,986
Accrued liabilities	178,714	122,562
Credit facilities	0	1,980
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,901	1,628
Deferred income tax liabilities	21,887	6,680
Federal and foreign income taxes	37,853	26,476
Total Current Liabilities	346,008	212,312
Credit facilities	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	207,385	20,072
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	181,643	86,658
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	50,842	46,425
Other Liabilities	6,772	6,692
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	438,586	310,115
Shareholders' Equity	1,480,745	1,078,090
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,711,981	1,760,364
Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Escrow deposit	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	0	0
Prepaid expenses	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total Current Assets	0	0
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, Net	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0	0
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	0	0
Other Assets	0	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	(767,270)	(312,874)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(2,791,736)	(2,087,508)
Total Assets	(3,559,006)	(2,400,382)
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities	0	0
Credit facilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	0
Federal and foreign income taxes	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	0	0
Credit facilities	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	0	0
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	0	0
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	0	0
Other Liabilities	0	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	(438,586)	(310,115)
Shareholders' Equity	(3,120,420)	(2,090,267)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (3,559,006)	$ (2,400,382)