Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 01, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013	Jul. 26, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 210,456	$ 179,178	$ 199,248	$ 160,675
Cash in escrow	0	4,018
Accounts receivable, net	361,827	383,666
Inventories	493,812	447,663
Income tax refundable	7,681	6,526
Deferred income tax benefits	50,716	47,277
Prepaid expenses	24,816	18,183
Other current assets	4,286	5,204
Total Current Assets	1,153,594	1,091,715
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	363,205	371,197
Goodwill	1,132,987	1,128,977
Intangibles, net	560,893	580,949
Unamortized debt issuance cost	4,637	6,211
Deferred income tax benefits	68,416	71,840
Other assets	24,726	11,223
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,308,458	3,262,112
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	123,376	123,597
Accrued liabilities	238,968	253,561
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,822	21,279
Deferred income tax liabilities	3,205	2,307
Federal and foreign income taxes	2,309	7,348
Total Current Liabilities	380,680	408,092
Credit facilities	115,000	130,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	513,119	537,859
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	178,796	193,119
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	62,759	68,102
Other Liabilities	47,313	40,188
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,010,791	1,884,752
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,308,458	3,262,112
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
Unamortized debt issuance cost	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	(651,862)	(549,307)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(4,303,361)	(3,916,705)
Total Assets	(4,955,223)	(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	(641,816)	(507,122)
Shareholders' Equity	(4,313,407)	(3,958,890)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	(4,955,223)	(4,466,012)
Parent Company
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	4,039	7,826	21,690	16,770
Cash in escrow	0	4,018
Accounts receivable, net	(212)	316
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	29,042	26,731
Prepaid expenses	169	117
Other current assets	84	86
Total Current Assets	33,122	39,094
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,470	1,754
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Unamortized debt issuance cost	4,453	5,252
Deferred income tax benefits	14,799	16,782
Other assets	515	18
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,772,194	2,588,478
Total Assets	2,826,553	2,651,378
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	1,831	1,714
Accrued liabilities	10,770	21,652
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,750	8,750
Deferred income tax liabilities	444	568
Federal and foreign income taxes	(2,054)	2,408
Total Current Liabilities	19,741	35,092
Credit facilities	115,000	130,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	405,313	411,875
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	54,211	57,757
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	17,388	17,500
Other Liabilities	16,313	12,298
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	187,796	102,104
Shareholders' Equity	2,010,791	1,884,752
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,826,553	2,651,378
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	5,617	4,876	1,347	1,324
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	145,086	154,492
Inventories	216,485	190,830
Income tax refundable	0	6,526
Deferred income tax benefits	169	171
Prepaid expenses	7,968	5,510
Other current assets	116	115
Total Current Assets	375,441	362,520
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	169,712	175,402
Goodwill	362,192	344,995
Intangibles, net	155,050	144,222
Unamortized debt issuance cost	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	(1)	0
Other assets	16,020	3,692
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	651,862	549,307
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,415,794	979,123
Total Assets	3,146,070	2,559,261
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	38,140	29,064
Accrued liabilities	85,711	87,826
Current maturities of long-term debt	371	237
Deferred income tax liabilities	19	24
Federal and foreign income taxes	(8,882)	(27,399)
Total Current Liabilities	115,359	89,752
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	55,273	55,562
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	(7)	(7)
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	713	618
Other Liabilities	3,944	194
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,970,788	2,413,142
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,146,070	2,559,261
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	200,800	166,476	176,211	142,581
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	216,953	228,858
Inventories	277,327	256,833
Income tax refundable	7,681	0
Deferred income tax benefits	21,505	20,375
Prepaid expenses	16,679	12,556
Other current assets	4,086	5,003
Total Current Assets	745,031	690,101
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	192,023	194,041
Goodwill	770,795	783,982
Intangibles, net	405,843	436,727
Unamortized debt issuance cost	184	959
Deferred income tax benefits	53,618	55,058
Other assets	8,191	7,513
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	115,373	349,104
Total Assets	2,291,058	2,517,485
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	83,405	92,819
Accrued liabilities	142,487	144,083
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,701	12,292
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,742	1,715
Federal and foreign income taxes	13,245	32,339
Total Current Liabilities	245,580	283,248
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	52,533	70,422
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	124,592	135,369
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	44,658	49,984
Other Liabilities	27,056	27,696
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	454,020	405,018
Shareholders' Equity	1,342,619	1,545,748
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 2,291,058	$ 2,517,485