Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 26, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 199,248	$ 160,675	$ 213,073	$ 185,035
Cash in escrow	4,017	5,016
Accounts receivable, net	332,069	383,362
Inventories	445,790	409,837
Income tax refundable	9,084	4,832
Deferred income tax benefits	47,329	46,000
Prepaid expenses	21,524	21,340
Other current assets	3,774	4,631
Total Current Assets	1,062,835	1,035,693
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	363,155	356,401
Goodwill	1,106,867	1,098,962
Intangibles, Net	584,485	609,045
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	6,637	8,818
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	93,374	97,952
Other assets	7,558	20,246
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,224,911	3,227,117
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	117,041	108,689
Accrued liabilities	258,447	269,553
Credit facilities	109	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	21,939	10,610
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,215	5,125
Federal and foreign income taxes	1,954	2,369
Total Current Liabilities	400,705	396,346
Credit Facilities	170,000	240,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	562,444	598,060
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	198,809	205,198
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	125,673	132,074
Other liabilities	32,616	34,904
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,734,664	1,620,535
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,224,911	3,227,117
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Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	21,690	16,770	33,326	49,837
Cash in escrow	4,017	5,016
Accounts receivable, net	492	181
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	27,798	22,874
Prepaid expenses	47	76
Other current assets	112	134
Total Current Assets	54,156	45,051
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,910	2,811
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, Net	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	5,589	7,508
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	33,374	36,610
Other assets	(69)	8,082
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,540,780	2,457,859
Total Assets	2,635,740	2,557,921
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	2,393	1,944
Accrued liabilities	26,665	17,495
Credit facilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,750	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	(94)	213
Federal and foreign income taxes	(430)	(3,418)
Total Current Liabilities	37,284	16,234
Credit Facilities	170,000	240,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	414,063	429,152
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	61,523	46,730
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	19,860	20,507
Other liabilities	10,183	5,189
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	188,163	179,574
Shareholders' Equity	1,734,664	1,620,535
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,635,740	2,557,921
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,347	1,324	11,010	13,450
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	125,887	140,631
Inventories	177,073	159,573
Income tax refundable	9,084	4,832
Deferred income tax benefits	149	105
Prepaid expenses	5,104	5,391
Other current assets	119	552
Total Current Assets	318,763	312,408
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	168,012	161,998
Goodwill	313,555	314,641
Intangibles, Net	116,843	126,142
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0	0
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	(2)	(283)
Other assets	1,535	1,561
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	564,986	491,143
Investment in Subsidiaries	934,953	1,179,938
Total Assets	2,418,645	2,587,548
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	27,967	26,351
Accrued liabilities	85,485	79,103
Credit facilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	173	174
Deferred income tax liabilities	(9)	(1)
Federal and foreign income taxes	(22,441)	(23,822)
Total Current Liabilities	91,175	81,805
Credit Facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	55,627	44,107
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	(6)	(7)
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	41,464	54,886
Other liabilities	194	4,194
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,230,191	2,402,563
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,418,645	2,587,548
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	176,211	142,581	168,737	121,748
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	205,690	242,550
Inventories	268,717	250,264
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	19,382	23,021
Prepaid expenses	16,373	15,873
Other current assets	3,543	3,945
Total Current Assets	689,916	678,234
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	193,233	191,592
Goodwill	793,312	784,321
Intangibles, Net	467,642	482,903
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	1,048	1,310
Deferred Income Tax Benefits	60,002	61,625
Other assets	6,092	10,603
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	238,493	170,223
Total Assets	2,449,738	2,380,811
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	86,681	80,394
Accrued liabilities	146,297	172,955
Credit facilities	109	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	13,016	10,436
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,318	4,913
Federal and foreign income taxes	24,825	29,609
Total Current Liabilities	272,246	298,307
Credit Facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	92,754	124,801
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	137,292	158,475
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	64,349	56,681
Other liabilities	22,239	25,521
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	415,444	369,962
Shareholders' Equity	1,445,414	1,347,064
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,449,738	2,380,811
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	(564,986)	(491,143)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(3,714,226)	(3,808,020)
Total Assets	(4,279,212)	(4,299,163)
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	(603,607)	(549,536)
Shareholders' Equity	(3,675,605)	(3,749,627)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (4,279,212)	$ (4,299,163)