Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Aug. 01, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 187,682	$ 238,144	$ 210,456	$ 179,178
Accounts receivable, net	373,699	379,889
Inventories	469,700	433,595
Income tax refundable	17,515	5,266
Deferred income tax benefits	36,945	48,679
Prepaid expenses	21,407	20,336
Other current assets	17,196	2,149
Current assets of businesses held for sale	14,398	41,446
Total Current Assets	1,138,542	1,169,504
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	306,391	319,342
Goodwill	1,040,443	1,071,786
Intangibles, net	459,968	471,377
Debt issuance costs, net	11,035	4,295
Deferred income tax benefits	75,612	71,307
Other assets	22,103	14,179
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	31,558	71,677
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	3,085,652	3,193,467
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	111,415	115,284
Accrued liabilities	267,386	262,536
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,014	12,774
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,993	1,773
Federal and foreign income taxes	3,853	1,571
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	8,885	14,191
Total Current Liabilities	395,546	408,129
Credit facilities	200,000	100,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	712,809	509,720
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	133,499	149,165
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	56,758	62,693
Other Liabilities	30,512	46,884
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	1,859	18,876
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	1,554,669	1,898,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,085,652	3,193,467
Parent Company
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	16,454	14,634	4,039	7,826
Accounts receivable, net	33	610
Inventories	0	0
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	29,330	31,486
Prepaid expenses	93	147
Other current assets	74	80
Current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Assets	45,984	46,957
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,992	1,489
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Debt issuance costs, net	5,380	4,134
Deferred income tax benefits	18,659	20,455
Other assets	281	130
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	3,098,201	3,307,454
Total Assets	3,170,497	3,380,619
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	2,846	1,751
Accrued liabilities	19,441	20,178
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	8,750
Deferred income tax liabilities	15,159	76
Federal and foreign income taxes	(9,624)	(2,282)
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	27,822	28,473
Credit facilities	170,000	100,000
Long-Term Debt, Net	250,000	403,125
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	24,867	58,615
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	18,591	18,683
Other Liabilities	14,134	16,762
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	1,110,414	856,961
Shareholders' Equity	1,554,669	1,898,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,170,497	3,380,619
TA Mfg. Ltd
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	995	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	995	0
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Debt issuance costs, net	5,655	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	353,831	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	653,386	0
Total Assets	1,013,867	0
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued liabilities	4,124	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	0
Federal and foreign income taxes	(51)	0
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	4,073	0
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	362,472	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	647,322	0
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	1,013,867	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,376	3,454	5,617	4,876
Accounts receivable, net	136,624	143,158
Inventories	193,345	188,982
Income tax refundable	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	(14,519)	(1,191)
Prepaid expenses	7,648	6,703
Other current assets	111	114
Current assets of businesses held for sale	0	26,800
Total Current Assets	324,585	368,020
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	158,658	158,089
Goodwill	372,021	347,700
Intangibles, net	109,929	106,164
Debt issuance costs, net	0	0
Deferred income tax benefits	14,670	30
Other assets	10,386	7,502
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	5,262	40,737
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	817,896	797,342
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,009,069	1,127,237
Total Assets	2,822,476	2,952,821
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	36,884	36,905
Accrued liabilities	80,197	93,168
Current maturities of long-term debt	898	349
Deferred income tax liabilities	(14,669)	8
Federal and foreign income taxes	(5,165)	(2,643)
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	4,010
Total Current Liabilities	98,145	131,797
Credit facilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	56,976	55,176
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	14,658	(17,333)
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	754	1,226
Other Liabilities	194	3,944
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	17,327
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0
Shareholders' Equity	2,651,749	2,760,684
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,822,476	2,952,821
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	168,857	220,056	200,800	166,476
Accounts receivable, net	237,042	236,121
Inventories	276,355	244,613
Income tax refundable	17,515	5,266
Deferred income tax benefits	22,134	18,384
Prepaid expenses	13,666	13,486
Other current assets	17,011	1,955
Current assets of businesses held for sale	14,398	14,646
Total Current Assets	766,978	754,527
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	145,741	159,764
Goodwill	668,422	724,086
Intangibles, net	350,039	365,213
Debt issuance costs, net	0	161
Deferred income tax benefits	42,283	50,822
Other assets	11,436	6,547
Non-current assets of businesses held for sale	26,296	30,940
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	14,644	20,768
Total Assets	2,025,839	2,112,828
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	71,685	76,628
Accrued liabilities	163,624	149,190
Current maturities of long-term debt	116	3,675
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,503	1,689
Federal and foreign income taxes	18,693	6,496
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	8,885	10,181
Total Current Liabilities	265,506	247,859
Credit facilities	30,000	0
Long-Term Debt, Net	43,361	51,419
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	93,974	107,883
Pension and Post-Retirement Obligations	37,413	42,784
Other Liabilities	16,184	26,178
Non-current liabilities of businesses held for sale	1,859	1,549
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	398,562	456,861
Shareholders' Equity	1,138,980	1,178,295
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,025,839	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	(1,171,727)	(797,342)
Investment in Subsidiaries	(4,775,300)	(4,455,459)
Total Assets	(5,947,027)	(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	(1,508,976)	(1,313,822)
Shareholders' Equity	(4,438,051)	(3,938,979)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ (5,947,027)	$ (5,252,801)