Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	May 02, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013	Apr. 26, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 207,443	$ 179,178	$ 169,177	$ 160,675
Cash in escrow	0	4,018
Accounts receivable, net	354,937	383,666
Inventories	489,230	447,663
Income tax refundable	7,481	6,526
Deferred income tax benefits	47,100	47,277
Prepaid expenses	26,917	18,183
Other current assets	5,716	5,204
Total Current Assets	1,138,824	1,091,715
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	366,243	371,197
Goodwill	1,143,226	1,128,977
Intangibles, Net	581,393	580,949
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	5,359	6,211
Deferred income tax benefits	71,330	71,840
Other assets	19,039	11,223
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,325,414	3,262,112
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	118,826	123,597
Accrued liabilities	242,615	253,561
Current maturities of long-term debt	17,980	21,279
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,727	2,307
Federal and foreign income taxes	6,012	7,348
Total Current Liabilities	388,160	408,092
Credit facilities	130,000	130,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	519,254	537,859
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	184,842	193,119
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	63,750	68,102
Other Liabilities	49,431	40,188
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,989,977	1,884,752
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,325,414	3,262,112
Parent Company
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	9,577	7,826	10,998	16,770
Cash in escrow	0	4,018
Accounts receivable, net	573	316
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	4,413	0
Deferred income tax benefits	25,660	26,731
Prepaid expenses	84	117
Other current assets	86	86
Total Current Assets	40,393	39,094
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,562	1,754
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, Net	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	4,575	5,252
Deferred income tax benefits	17,323	16,782
Other assets	261	18
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,740,359	2,588,478
Total Assets	2,804,473	2,651,378
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	1,149	1,714
Accrued liabilities	14,753	21,652
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,750	8,750
Deferred income tax liabilities	469	568
Federal and foreign income taxes	18	2,408
Total Current Liabilities	25,139	35,092
Credit facilities	130,000	130,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	407,500	411,875
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	55,282	57,757
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	17,418	17,500
Other Liabilities	16,907	12,298
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	162,250	102,104
Shareholders' Equity	1,989,977	1,884,752
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,804,473	2,651,378
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	5,535	4,876	1,309	1,324
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	147,258	154,492
Inventories	207,140	190,830
Income tax refundable	(72)	6,526
Deferred income tax benefits	134	171
Prepaid expenses	9,689	5,510
Other current assets	114	115
Total Current Assets	369,798	362,520
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	171,627	175,402
Goodwill	361,492	344,995
Intangibles, Net	159,449	144,222
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	(2)	0
Other assets	9,405	3,692
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	603,074	549,307
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,004,610	979,123
Total Assets	2,679,453	2,559,261
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	34,424	29,064
Accrued liabilities	88,111	87,826
Current maturities of long-term debt	376	237
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	24
Federal and foreign income taxes	(11,207)	(27,399)
Total Current Liabilities	111,704	89,752
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	55,283	55,562
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	(6)	(7)
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	682	618
Other Liabilities	3,944	194
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,507,846	2,413,142
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,679,453	2,559,261
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	192,331	166,476	156,870	142,581
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	207,106	228,858
Inventories	282,090	256,833
Income tax refundable	3,140	0
Deferred income tax benefits	21,306	20,375
Prepaid expenses	17,144	12,556
Other current assets	5,516	5,003
Total Current Assets	728,633	690,101
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	193,054	194,041
Goodwill	781,734	783,982
Intangibles, Net	421,944	436,727
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	784	959
Deferred income tax benefits	54,009	55,058
Other assets	9,373	7,513
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	350,270	349,104
Total Assets	2,539,801	2,517,485
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	83,253	92,819
Accrued liabilities	139,751	144,083
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,854	12,292
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,258	1,715
Federal and foreign income taxes	17,201	32,339
Total Current Liabilities	251,317	283,248
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	56,471	70,422
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	129,566	135,369
Pension and Post- Retirement Obligations	45,650	49,984
Other Liabilities	28,580	27,696
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	415,547	405,018
Shareholders' Equity	1,612,670	1,545,748
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,539,801	2,517,485
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	(603,074)	(549,307)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(4,095,239)	(3,916,705)
Total Assets	(4,698,313)	(4,466,012)
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	(577,797)	(507,122)
Shareholders' Equity	(4,120,516)	(3,958,890)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (4,698,313)	$ (4,466,012)