Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	May 01, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	May 02, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 172,645	$ 238,144	$ 207,443	$ 179,178
Accounts receivable, net	384,662	379,889
Inventories	479,588	433,595
Income tax refundable	9,394	5,266
Deferred income tax benefits	52,524	48,679
Prepaid expenses	23,892	20,336
Other current assets	3,600	2,149
Current assets of businesses held for sale	40,399	41,446
Total Current Assets	1,166,704	1,169,504
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	306,598	319,342
Goodwill	1,074,437	1,071,786
Intangibles, net	475,931	471,377
Debt issuance costs, net	11,162	4,295
Deferred income tax benefits	62,759	71,307
Other assets	21,825	14,179
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	56,952	71,677
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,176,368	3,193,467
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	123,448	115,284
Accrued liabilities	264,493	262,536
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,002	12,774
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,851	1,773
Federal and foreign income taxes	1,617	1,571
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	14,181	14,191
Total Current Liabilities	407,592	408,129
Credit facilities	120,000	100,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	722,954	509,720
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	137,983	149,165
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	57,968	62,693
Other Liabilities	29,958	46,884
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	19,427	18,876
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,680,486	1,898,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,176,368	3,193,467
Parent Company
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	23,591	14,634	9,577	7,826
Accounts receivable, net	69	610
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	31,918	31,486
Prepaid expenses	185	147
Other current assets	74	80
Current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Assets	55,837	46,957
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,397	1,489
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Debt issuance costs, net	5,447	4,134
Deferred income tax benefits	18,169	20,455
Other assets	276	130
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	3,162,577	3,307,454
Total Assets	3,243,703	3,380,619
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	3,536	1,751
Accrued liabilities	16,247	20,178
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	8,750
Deferred income tax liabilities	558	76
Federal and foreign income taxes	(1,946)	(2,282)
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	18,395	28,473
Credit facilities	90,000	100,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	250,000	403,125
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	57,654	58,615
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	18,904	18,683
Other Liabilities	14,680	16,762
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	1,102,689	856,961
Shareholders' Equity	1,691,381	1,898,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,243,703	3,380,619
TA Mfg. Ltd
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,985	0	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	1,985	0
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Debt issuance costs, net	5,715	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	349,959	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	642,929	0
Total Assets	1,000,588	0
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities	1,189	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	0
Federal and foreign income taxes	(2,621)	0
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	(1,432)	0
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	369,567	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	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	632,453	0
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	1,000,588	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,883	3,454	5,535	4,876
Accounts receivable, net	142,018	143,158
Inventories	193,498	188,982
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	(1,220)	(1,191)
Prepaid expenses	8,302	6,703
Other current assets	111	114
Current assets of businesses held for sale	25,400	26,800
Total Current Assets	370,992	368,020
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	160,832	158,089
Goodwill	372,021	347,700
Intangibles, net	101,998	106,164
Debt issuance costs, net	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	0	30
Other assets	41,394	7,502
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	0	40,737
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	794,188	797,342
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,009,042	1,127,237
Total Assets	2,850,467	2,952,821
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	36,820	36,905
Accrued liabilities	87,274	93,168
Current maturities of long-term debt	862	349
Deferred income tax liabilities	1	8
Federal and foreign income taxes	(3,898)	(2,643)
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	3,902	4,010
Total Current Liabilities	124,961	131,797
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	57,184	55,176
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	(17,465)	(17,333)
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	862	1,226
Other Liabilities	194	3,944
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	17,740	17,327
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,666,991	2,760,684
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,850,467	2,952,821
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	144,186	220,056	192,331	166,476
Accounts receivable, net	242,575	236,121
Inventories	286,090	244,613
Income tax refundable	9,394	5,266
Deferred income tax benefits	21,826	18,384
Prepaid expenses	15,405	13,486
Other current assets	3,415	1,955
Current assets of businesses held for sale	14,999	14,646
Total Current Assets	737,890	754,527
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	144,369	159,764
Goodwill	702,416	724,086
Intangibles, net	373,933	365,213
Debt issuance costs, net	0	161
Deferred income tax benefits	44,590	50,822
Other assets	(19,845)	6,547
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	56,952	30,940
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	14,644	20,768
Total Assets	2,054,949	2,112,828
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	83,092	76,628
Accrued liabilities	159,783	149,190
Current maturities of long-term debt	140	3,675
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,292	1,689
Federal and foreign income taxes	10,082	6,496
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	10,279	10,181
Total Current Liabilities	265,668	247,859
Credit facilities	30,000	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	46,203	51,419
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	97,794	107,883
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	38,202	42,784
Other Liabilities	15,084	26,178
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	1,687	1,549
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	400,768	456,861
Shareholders' Equity	1,159,543	1,178,295
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,054,949	2,112,828
Eliminations
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	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	(1,144,147)	(797,342)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(4,829,192)	(4,455,459)
Total Assets	(5,973,339)	(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	(1,503,457)	(1,313,822)
Shareholders' Equity	(4,469,882)	(3,938,979)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (5,973,339)	$ (5,252,801)