Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2013	Jul. 27, 2012
Income Tax [Line Items]
Income tax rate	11.40%	28.60%
Discrete tax benefits	$ 12.4	$ 7.2
Discrete tax benefit as a result of reconciling prior year's income tax return to U.S.income tax provision		1.7
Due to the retroactive extension of the U.S. federal research and experimentation credits
Income Tax [Line Items]
Discrete tax benefit due to a change in Tax Laws	1.5
Related to the settlement of U.S. and foreign tax examinations
Income Tax [Line Items]
Settlement tax examinations	2.3
Related to the release of tax reserves due to the expiration of a statute of limitations
Income Tax [Line Items]
Release of tax reserve	4.3
Reduction of net deferred tax liabilities as a result of the enactment of tax laws reducing the U.K. statutory income tax rate
Income Tax [Line Items]
Discrete tax benefit due to a change in Tax Laws	3.8	2.9
Due to a change in French tax laws associated with the holding company structure and the financing of the Souriau acquisition
Income Tax [Line Items]
Discrete tax benefit due to a change in Tax Laws		$ 2.3