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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 25, 2013
Oct. 26, 2012
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Operating Activities      
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests $ 102,971us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 166,464us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 113,575us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 116,027us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 112,132us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 107,792us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Deferred income taxes (14,893)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (21,812)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (21,200)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Share-based compensation 13,044us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 9,575us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 9,543us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Loss (gain) on disposal of capital assets 3,174us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets (2,303)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets (944)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets
Gain on settlement of contingency 0esl_GainOnSettlementOfContingency 0esl_GainOnSettlementOfContingency (11,891)esl_GainOnSettlementOfContingency
Goodwill impairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 3,454us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 52,169us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Loss on assets held for sale 49,472us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationProvisionForLossGainOnDisposalNetOfTax 0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationProvisionForLossGainOnDisposalNetOfTax 0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationProvisionForLossGainOnDisposalNetOfTax
Working capital changes, net of effect of acquisitions:      
Accounts receivable (17,375)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 5,015us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (22,381)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Inventories (21,491)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (28,317)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (19,303)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Prepaid expenses (3,237)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense 3,604us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense (2,506)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense
Other current assets 1,009us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets (1,558)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets (1,002)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets
Accounts payable 1,341us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 9,008us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (6,482)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accrued liabilities 13,461us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities (3,120)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities 14,879us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Federal and foreign income taxes (11,175)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable 3,179us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable (7,068)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable
Other liabilities (13,852)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities (7,602)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities (14,702)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities
Other, net (2,112)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 3,053us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 3,692us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities 216,364us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 250,772us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 194,171us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Investing Activities      
Purchase of capital assets (45,678)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (55,335)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (49,446)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 572us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets 2,303us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets 944us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (44,745)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (40,689)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities (89,851)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (93,721)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (48,502)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Financing Activities      
Proceeds provided by stock issuance under employee stock plans 31,215us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 22,854us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 7,658us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises 7,090us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 2,961us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 382us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Shares repurchased (30,262)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfEquity
Repayment of long-term credit facilities (55,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit (110,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit (150,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermLinesOfCredit
Repayment of long-term debt (35,810)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (235,428)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (73,145)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from issuance of long-term credit facilities 25,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit 175,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit 30,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit
Proceeds from government assistance 3,337esl_ProceedsFromGovernmentAssistance 5,092esl_ProceedsFromGovernmentAssistance 17,285esl_ProceedsFromGovernmentAssistance
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (778)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest (1,048)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest
Debt and other issuance costs 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (454)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities (55,208)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (141,023)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (167,820)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents (12,339)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 2,475us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (2,209)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 58,966us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 18,503us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (24,360)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year 179,178us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 160,675us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 185,035us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year 238,144us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 179,178us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 160,675us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:      
Cash paid for interest 28,593us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 38,376us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 43,854us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Cash paid for taxes 65,147us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 43,842us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 54,366us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Supplemental Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:      
Capital asset and lease obligation additions $ 2,753esl_ChangeInCapitalAssetAndLeaseObligationAdditions $ 11,691esl_ChangeInCapitalAssetAndLeaseObligationAdditions $ 0esl_ChangeInCapitalAssetAndLeaseObligationAdditions