Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)					1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Feb. 04, 2013 Gamesman Group	Jul. 26, 2011 Souriau Group M	Dec. 30, 2010 Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc Y	Oct. 25, 2013 Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired outstanding capital stock				$ 40,800,000	$ 726,705,000	$ 123,800,000
Cash acquired					17,800,000
Estimated fair value adjustment for inventory, will be recognized as cost of goods sold					41,700,000
Fair value adjustment for inventory, cost of goods sold period, months					4.5
Acquisition-related costs					9,200,000
Goodwill	1,128,977,000	1,098,962,000	1,163,725,000		380,458,000	67,378,000
Contingent consideration deposited in escrow account	4,018,000	5,016,000				14,000,000
Payment of contingent consideration for performance objective period, years						3
Estimated fair value of the contingent consideration						13,400,000
Contingent consideration initial installment payment							10,000,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Payable							$ 4,000,000