Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011	Oct. 29, 2010
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 213,073	$ 185,035	$ 207,838	$ 422,120
Cash in escrow	5,014	5,011
Accounts receivable, net	333,815	369,826
Inventories	410,515	402,548
Income tax refundable	10,409	2,857
Deferred income tax benefits	46,078	48,251
Prepaid expenses	23,872	19,245
Other current assets	2,651	6,540
Total Current Assets	1,045,427	1,039,313
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	355,051	368,416
Goodwill	1,076,874	1,163,725
Intangibles, net	608,416	693,915
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	9,294	10,695
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	88,208	79,605
Other Assets	18,756	22,917
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,202,026	3,378,586
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	109,936	119,888
Accrued liabilities	268,889	270,422
Credit facilities	127	5,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,521	11,595
Deferred income tax liabilities	3,503	9,538
Federal and foreign income taxes	13,713	1,918
Total Current Liabilities	408,689	418,361
Credit facilities	300,000	360,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	619,753	660,028
Deferred income tax liabilities	208,702	238,709
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	89,770	107,877
Other Liabilities	34,180	19,693
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,540,932	1,573,918
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,202,026	3,378,586
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Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	33,326	49,837	74,798	205,050
Cash in escrow	5,014	5,011
Accounts receivable, net	146	158
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	23,342	25,585
Prepaid expenses	95	59
Other current assets	131	140
Total Current Assets	62,054	80,790
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	3,026	1,109
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	7,895	9,033
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	28,051	27,925
Other Assets	8,209	10,307
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	350,407
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,411,673	1,953,823
Total Assets	2,520,908	2,433,394
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	863	812
Accrued liabilities	26,557	18,587
Credit facilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	200	238
Federal and foreign income taxes	9,075	(1,326)
Total Current Liabilities	36,695	18,311
Credit facilities	300,000	360,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	429,182	426,354
Deferred income tax liabilities	50,056	32,959
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	17,246	17,849
Other Liabilities	4,655	4,003
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	142,142	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,540,932	1,573,918
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,520,908	2,433,394
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	11,010	13,450	4,402	2,317
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	121,839	137,927
Inventories	160,973	143,866
Income tax refundable	10,409	0
Deferred income tax benefits	714	1,574
Prepaid expenses	5,399	5,006
Other current assets	439	344
Total Current Assets	310,783	302,167
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	162,959	161,297
Goodwill	315,127	313,788
Intangibles, net	129,742	140,590
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0	0
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	(150)	125
Other Assets	1,616	2,321
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	509,512	482,330
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,134,042	624,856
Total Assets	2,563,631	2,027,474
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	26,116	26,525
Accrued liabilities	77,588	79,524
Credit facilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	184	211
Deferred income tax liabilities	(1)	(1)
Federal and foreign income taxes	(16,067)	(25,185)
Total Current Liabilities	87,820	81,074
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	44,152	44,289
Deferred income tax liabilities	(8)	21,971
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	25,392	38,335
Other Liabilities	3,794	8,549
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,402,481	1,833,256
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,563,631	2,027,474
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	168,737	121,748	128,638	214,753
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	211,830	231,741
Inventories	249,542	258,682
Income tax refundable	0	2,857
Deferred income tax benefits	22,022	21,092
Prepaid expenses	18,378	14,180
Other current assets	2,081	6,056
Total Current Assets	672,590	656,356
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	189,066	206,010
Goodwill	761,747	849,937
Intangibles, net	478,674	553,325
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	1,399	1,662
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	60,307	51,555
Other Assets	8,931	10,289
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	248,315	321,170
Total Assets	2,421,029	2,650,304
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	82,957	92,551
Accrued liabilities	164,744	172,311
Credit facilities	127	5,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,337	11,384
Deferred income tax liabilities	3,304	9,301
Federal and foreign income taxes	20,705	28,429
Total Current Liabilities	284,174	318,976
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	146,419	189,385
Deferred income tax liabilities	158,654	183,779
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	47,132	51,693
Other Liabilities	25,731	7,141
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	475,782	444,820
Shareholders' Equity	1,283,137	1,454,510
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,421,029	2,650,304
Consolidation, Eliminations
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Cash in escrow	0	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	(509,512)	(832,737)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(3,794,030)	(2,899,849)
Total Assets	(4,303,542)	(3,732,586)
Current Liabilities
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	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	(617,924)	(444,820)
Shareholders' Equity	(3,685,618)	(3,287,766)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (4,303,542)	$ (3,732,586)