Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Aug. 01, 2014	Jul. 26, 2013	Aug. 01, 2014	Jul. 26, 2013
Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments, Tax (Expense) Benefit	$ (171)	$ 247	$ 1,345	$ 728
Pension and Post-retirement Obligations, Tax Benefit (Expense)	$ (294)	$ (1,092)	$ (1,310)	$ (2,167)

Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments, of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 10A

-Subparagraph (d)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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