Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 128,122	$ 238,144	$ 208,438	$ 179,178
Cash in escrow	180,091	0
Accounts receivable, net	342,399	379,889
Inventories	425,965	433,595
Income tax refundable	6,416	5,266
Deferred income tax benefits	54,823	48,679
Prepaid expenses	25,205	20,336
Other current assets	2,321	2,149
Current assets of businesses held for sale	38,357	41,446
Total Current Assets	1,203,699	1,169,504
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	303,180	319,342
Goodwill	1,003,380	1,071,786
Intangibles, net	429,577	471,377
Debt issuance costs, net	3,952	4,295
Deferred income tax benefits	59,533	71,307
Other assets	20,690	14,179
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	59,379	71,677
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,083,390	3,193,467
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	106,532	115,284
Accrued liabilities	241,009	262,536
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,670	12,774
Deferred income tax liabilities	3,190	1,773
Federal and foreign income taxes	2,448	1,571
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	13,434	14,191
Total Current Liabilities	379,283	408,129
Credit facilities	280,000	100,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	502,041	509,720
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	136,898	149,165
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	57,581	62,693
Other Liabilities	34,144	46,884
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	19,794	18,876
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,673,649	1,898,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,083,390	3,193,467
Parent Company
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	12,256	14,634	14,798	7,826
Cash in escrow	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	50	610
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	31,102	31,486
Prepaid expenses	212	147
Other current assets	75	80
Current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Assets	43,695	46,957
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,485	1,489
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Debt issuance costs, net	3,814	4,134
Deferred income tax benefits	18,043	20,455
Other assets	256	130
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	3,175,435	3,307,454
Total Assets	3,242,728	3,380,619
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	6,327	1,751
Accrued liabilities	11,037	20,178
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,750	8,750
Deferred income tax liabilities	13	76
Federal and foreign income taxes	(4,152)	(2,282)
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	21,975	28,473
Credit facilities	250,000	100,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	400,938	403,125
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	58,494	58,615
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	18,652	18,683
Other Liabilities	17,890	16,762
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	801,130	856,961
Shareholders' Equity	1,673,649	1,898,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,242,728	3,380,619
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,290	3,454	5,426	4,876
Cash in escrow	53,745	0
Accounts receivable, net	127,592	143,158
Inventories	195,407	188,982
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	(1,229)	(1,191)
Prepaid expenses	9,507	6,703
Other current assets	111	114
Current assets of businesses held for sale	26,366	26,800
Total Current Assets	413,789	368,020
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	162,741	158,089
Goodwill	355,211	347,700
Intangibles, net	107,475	106,164
Debt issuance costs, net	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	0	30
Other assets	10,112	7,502
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	30,104	40,737
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	745,852	797,342
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,131,129	1,127,237
Total Assets	2,956,413	2,952,821
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	35,660	36,905
Accrued liabilities	80,581	93,168
Current maturities of long-term debt	832	349
Deferred income tax liabilities	1	8
Federal and foreign income taxes	(1,344)	(2,643)
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	3,161	4,010
Total Current Liabilities	118,891	131,797
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	57,373	55,176
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	(17,461)	(17,333)
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	420	1,226
Other Liabilities	194	3,944
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	18,198	17,327
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,778,798	2,760,684
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,956,413	2,952,821
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	113,576	220,056	188,214	166,476
Cash in escrow	126,346	0
Accounts receivable, net	214,757	236,121
Inventories	230,558	244,613
Income tax refundable	6,416	5,266
Deferred income tax benefits	24,950	18,384
Prepaid expenses	15,486	13,486
Other current assets	2,135	1,955
Current assets of businesses held for sale	11,991	14,646
Total Current Assets	746,215	754,527
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	138,954	159,764
Goodwill	648,169	724,086
Intangibles, net	322,102	365,213
Debt issuance costs, net	138	161
Deferred income tax benefits	41,490	50,822
Other assets	10,322	6,547
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	29,275	30,940
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	14,644	20,768
Total Assets	1,951,309	2,112,828
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	64,545	76,628
Accrued liabilities	149,391	149,190
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,088	3,675
Deferred income tax liabilities	3,176	1,689
Federal and foreign income taxes	7,944	6,496
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	10,273	10,181
Total Current Liabilities	238,417	247,859
Credit facilities	30,000	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	43,730	51,419
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	95,865	107,883
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	38,509	42,784
Other Liabilities	16,060	26,178
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	1,596	1,549
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	527,114	456,861
Shareholders' Equity	960,018	1,178,295
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	1,951,309	2,112,828
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
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
Debt issuance costs, net	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	(745,852)	(797,342)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(4,321,208)	(4,455,459)
Total Assets	(5,067,060)	(5,252,801)
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	(1,328,244)	(1,313,822)
Shareholders' Equity	(3,738,816)	(3,938,979)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (5,067,060)	$ (5,252,801)