Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 29, 2010
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 179,178,000	$ 160,675,000	$ 185,035,000	$ 422,120,000
Cash in escrow	4,018,000	5,016,000
Accounts receivable, net	383,666,000	383,362,000
Inventories	447,663,000	409,837,000
Income tax refundable	6,526,000	4,832,000
Deferred income tax benefits	47,277,000	46,000,000
Prepaid expenses	18,183,000	21,340,000
Other current assets	5,204,000	4,631,000
Total Current Assets	1,091,715,000	1,035,693,000
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	371,197,000	356,401,000
Goodwill	1,128,977,000	1,098,962,000	1,163,725,000
Intangibles, net	580,949,000	609,045,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	6,211,000	8,818,000
Deferred income tax benefits	71,840,000	97,952,000
Other assets	11,223,000	20,246,000
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,262,112,000	3,227,117,000	3,378,586,000
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	123,597,000	108,689,000
Accrued liabilities	253,561,000	269,553,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	21,279,000	10,610,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,307,000	5,125,000
Federal and foreign income taxes	7,348,000	2,369,000
Total Current Liabilities	408,092,000	396,346,000
Credit Facilities	130,000,000	240,000,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	537,859,000	598,060,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	193,119,000	205,198,000
Pension and post-retirement obligations	68,102,000	132,074,000
Other liabilities	40,188,000	34,904,000
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,884,752,000	1,620,535,000	1,573,918,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,262,112,000	3,227,117,000
Parent
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	7,826,000	16,770,000	49,837,000	205,050,000
Cash in escrow	4,018,000	5,016,000
Accounts receivable, net	316,000	181,000
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	26,731,000	22,874,000
Prepaid expenses	117,000	76,000
Other current assets	86,000	134,000
Total Current Assets	39,094,000	45,051,000
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,754,000	2,811,000
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	5,252,000	7,508,000
Deferred income tax benefits	16,782,000	36,610,000
Other assets	18,000	8,082,000
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,588,478,000	2,457,859,000
Total Assets	2,651,378,000	2,557,921,000
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	1,714,000	1,944,000
Accrued liabilities	21,652,000	17,495,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,750,000	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	568,000	213,000
Federal and foreign income taxes	2,408,000	(3,418,000)
Total Current Liabilities	35,092,000	16,234,000
Credit Facilities	130,000,000	240,000,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	411,875,000	429,152,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	57,757,000	46,730,000
Pension and post-retirement obligations	17,500,000	20,507,000
Other liabilities	12,298,000	5,189,000
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	102,104,000	179,574,000
Shareholders' Equity	1,884,752,000	1,620,535,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,651,378,000	2,557,921,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	4,876,000	1,324,000	13,450,000	2,317,000
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	154,492,000	140,631,000
Inventories	190,830,000	159,573,000
Income tax refundable	6,526,000	4,832,000
Deferred income tax benefits	171,000	105,000
Prepaid expenses	5,510,000	5,391,000
Other current assets	115,000	552,000
Total Current Assets	362,520,000	312,408,000
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	175,402,000	161,998,000
Goodwill	344,995,000	314,641,000
Intangibles, net	144,222,000	126,142,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	0	(283,000)
Other assets	3,692,000	1,561,000
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	549,307,000	491,143,000
Investment in Subsidiaries	979,123,000	1,179,938,000
Total Assets	2,559,261,000	2,587,548,000
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	29,064,000	26,351,000
Accrued liabilities	87,826,000	79,103,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	237,000	174,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	24,000	(1,000)
Federal and foreign income taxes	(27,399,000)	(23,822,000)
Total Current Liabilities	89,752,000	81,805,000
Credit Facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	55,562,000	44,107,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	(7,000)	(7,000)
Pension and post-retirement obligations	618,000	54,886,000
Other liabilities	194,000	4,194,000
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,413,142,000	2,402,563,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,559,261,000	2,587,548,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	166,476,000	142,581,000	121,748,000	214,753,000
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	228,858,000	242,550,000
Inventories	256,833,000	250,264,000
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	20,375,000	23,021,000
Prepaid expenses	12,556,000	15,873,000
Other current assets	5,003,000	3,945,000
Total Current Assets	690,101,000	678,234,000
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	194,041,000	191,592,000
Goodwill	783,982,000	784,321,000
Intangibles, net	436,727,000	482,903,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	959,000	1,310,000
Deferred income tax benefits	55,058,000	61,625,000
Other assets	7,513,000	10,603,000
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	349,104,000	170,223,000
Total Assets	2,517,485,000	2,380,811,000
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	92,819,000	80,394,000
Accrued liabilities	144,083,000	172,955,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,292,000	10,436,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,715,000	4,913,000
Federal and foreign income taxes	32,339,000	29,609,000
Total Current Liabilities	283,248,000	298,307,000
Credit Facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	70,422,000	124,801,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	135,369,000	158,475,000
Pension and post-retirement obligations	49,984,000	56,681,000
Other liabilities	27,696,000	25,521,000
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	405,018,000	369,962,000
Shareholders' Equity	1,545,748,000	1,347,064,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,517,485,000	2,380,811,000
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	(549,307,000)	(491,143,000)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(3,916,705,000)	(3,808,020,000)
Total Assets	(4,466,012,000)	(4,299,163,000)
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities	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	(507,122,000)	(549,536,000)
Shareholders' Equity	(3,958,890,000)	(3,749,627,000)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (4,466,012,000)	$ (4,299,163,000)