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Summary of Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 26, 2013
Jan. 25, 2013
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 25, 2013
Oct. 26, 2012
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]          
Unrecognized tax benefit reductions resulting from lapse of applicable statute of limitations and change in enacted tax rate $ 8,200,000esl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitationsAndChangeInEnactedTaxRate $ 3,700,000esl_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitationsAndChangeInEnactedTaxRate      
Impairment charge 3,500,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss   0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 3,454,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 52,169,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Other pending charges $ 10,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod