CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018
Operating Activities
Net Earnings	$ 723,582	$ 751,086	[1]
Adjustments to Reconcile to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation	113,278	111,586
Amortization of Intangibles	8,937	9,522
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates	(28,133)	(50,158)
Distribution from Equity Method Investees	20,000	20,023
(Benefit) Provision for Deferred Income Taxes	(37,921)	(56,110)
(Gain) Loss on Property/Equipment Sales and Plant Facilities	(1,046)	(1,330)
Gain on Sale of Business	(16,469)	0
Non-cash Investment Activities	(19,778)	(9,696)
Stock-based Compensation Expense	16,707	17,656
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Acquisitions:
Decrease (Increase) in Accounts Receivable	41,309	78,730
(Increase) Decrease in Inventories	(190,064)	(48,927)
(Increase) Decrease in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	(589)	(12,863)
Increase (Decrease) in Pension and Post-retirement Benefits	8,473	163
(Decrease) Increase in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(94,348)	(84,182)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Income Taxes Payable	28,974	17,705
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	572,912	743,205
Investing Activities
Net (Purchase) Sale of Securities	(13,884)	0
Proceeds from Sale of Business	473,885	0
Acquisitions of Businesses/Intangibles	0	(857,668)
Purchases of Property/Equipment	(154,231)	(243,975)
Proceeds from Sales of Property/Equipment	36,258	7,242
(Increase) Decrease in Investments, Equity in Affiliates, and Other Assets	(3,542)	(6,863)
Proceeds from Company-owned Life Insurance	16,455	5,294
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	354,941	(1,095,970)
Financing Activities
Net Proceeds from Short-term Debt	0	95,000
Proceeds from Long-term Debt	0	375,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(374,840)	(199)
Dividends Paid on Common Stock	(324,971)	(288,515)
Share Repurchase	(174,246)	(44,741)
Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options	48,107	40,732
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities	(825,950)	177,277
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(840)	348
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	101,063	(175,140)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year	459,136	444,122
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Quarter	$ 560,199	$ 268,982

[1] Adjusted due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits: Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Topic 715). See Note A - General.