Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 238,144,000	$ 179,178,000	$ 160,675,000	$ 185,035,000
Cash in escrow	0	4,018,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,023 and $9,215	379,889,000	383,666,000
Inventories	433,595,000	447,663,000
Income tax refundable	5,266,000	6,526,000
Deferred income tax benefits	48,679,000	47,277,000
Prepaid expenses	20,336,000	18,183,000
Other current assets	2,149,000	5,204,000
Current assets of businesses held for sale	41,446,000	0
Total Current Assets	1,169,504,000	1,091,715,000
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	319,342,000	371,197,000
Goodwill	1,071,786,000	1,128,977,000	1,098,962,000
Intangibles, net	471,377,000	580,949,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost	4,295,000	6,211,000
Deferred income tax benefits	71,307,000	71,840,000
Other assets	14,179,000	11,223,000
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	71,677,000	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,193,467,000	3,262,112,000
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	115,284,000	123,597,000
Accrued liabilities	262,536,000	253,561,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,774,000	21,279,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,773,000	2,307,000
Federal and foreign income taxes	1,571,000	7,348,000
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	14,191,000	0
Total Current Liabilities	408,129,000	408,092,000
Credit facilities	100,000,000	130,000,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	509,720,000	537,859,000
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	149,165,000	193,119,000
Pension and post-retirement obligations	62,693,000	68,102,000
Other Liabilities	46,884,000	40,188,000
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	18,876,000	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,898,000,000	1,884,752,000	1,620,535,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,193,467,000	3,262,112,000
Parent Company
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	14,634,000	7,826,000	16,770,000	49,837,000
Cash in escrow	0	4,018,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,023 and $9,215	610,000	316,000
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	31,486,000	26,731,000
Prepaid expenses	147,000	117,000
Other current assets	80,000	86,000
Current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Assets	46,957,000	39,094,000
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,489,000	1,754,000
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Unamortized debt issuance cost	4,134,000	5,252,000
Deferred income tax benefits	20,455,000	16,782,000
Other assets	130,000	18,000
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	3,307,454,000	2,588,478,000
Total Assets	3,380,619,000	2,651,378,000
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	1,751,000	1,714,000
Accrued liabilities	20,178,000	21,652,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,750,000	8,750,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	76,000	568,000
Federal and foreign income taxes	(2,282,000)	2,408,000
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	28,473,000	35,092,000
Credit facilities	100,000,000	130,000,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	403,125,000	411,875,000
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	58,615,000	57,757,000
Pension and post-retirement obligations	18,683,000	17,500,000
Other Liabilities	16,762,000	12,298,000
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	856,961,000	102,104,000
Shareholders' Equity	1,898,000,000	1,884,752,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,380,619,000	2,651,378,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	3,454,000	4,876,000	1,324,000	13,450,000
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,023 and $9,215	143,158,000	154,492,000
Inventories	188,982,000	190,830,000
Income tax refundable	0	6,526,000
Deferred income tax benefits	(1,191,000)	171,000
Prepaid expenses	6,703,000	5,510,000
Other current assets	114,000	115,000
Current assets of businesses held for sale	26,800,000	0
Total Current Assets	368,020,000	362,520,000
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	158,089,000	175,402,000
Goodwill	347,700,000	344,995,000
Intangibles, net	106,164,000	144,222,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	30,000	0
Other assets	7,502,000	3,692,000
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	40,737,000	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	797,342,000	549,307,000
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,127,237,000	979,123,000
Total Assets	2,952,821,000	2,559,261,000
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	36,905,000	29,064,000
Accrued liabilities	93,168,000	87,826,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	349,000	237,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	8,000	24,000
Federal and foreign income taxes	(2,643,000)	(27,399,000)
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	4,010,000	0
Total Current Liabilities	131,797,000	89,752,000
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	55,176,000	55,562,000
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	(17,333,000)	(7,000)
Pension and post-retirement obligations	1,226,000	618,000
Other Liabilities	3,944,000	194,000
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	17,327,000	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,760,684,000	2,413,142,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,952,821,000	2,559,261,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	220,056,000	166,476,000	142,581,000	121,748,000
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,023 and $9,215	236,121,000	228,858,000
Inventories	244,613,000	256,833,000
Income tax refundable	5,266,000	0
Deferred income tax benefits	18,384,000	20,375,000
Prepaid expenses	13,486,000	12,556,000
Other current assets	1,955,000	5,003,000
Current assets of businesses held for sale	14,646,000	0
Total Current Assets	754,527,000	690,101,000
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	159,764,000	194,041,000
Goodwill	724,086,000	783,982,000
Intangibles, net	365,213,000	436,727,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost	161,000	959,000
Deferred income tax benefits	50,822,000	55,058,000
Other assets	6,547,000	7,513,000
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	30,940,000	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	20,768,000	349,104,000
Total Assets	2,112,828,000	2,517,485,000
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	76,628,000	92,819,000
Accrued liabilities	149,190,000	144,083,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,675,000	12,292,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,689,000	1,715,000
Federal and foreign income taxes	6,496,000	32,339,000
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	10,181,000	0
Total Current Liabilities	247,859,000	283,248,000
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	51,419,000	70,422,000
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	107,883,000	135,369,000
Pension and post-retirement obligations	42,784,000	49,984,000
Other Liabilities	26,178,000	27,696,000
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	1,549,000	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	456,861,000	405,018,000
Shareholders' Equity	1,178,295,000	1,545,748,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,112,828,000	2,517,485,000
Eliminations
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,023 and $9,215	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
Current assets of businesses held for sale	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
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	(797,342,000)	(549,307,000)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(4,455,459,000)	(3,916,705,000)
Total Assets	(5,252,801,000)	(4,466,012,000)
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
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	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
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	(1,313,822,000)	(507,122,000)
Shareholders' Equity	(3,938,979,000)	(3,958,890,000)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (5,252,801,000)	$ (4,466,012,000)