Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits - Categories of Plan Assets and Valuation Level (Details) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	$ 1,477,288	$ 1,313,380	$ 1,379,953
Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	921,885	844,469
Net asset value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	555,403	468,911
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	437,209	479,880
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	399,775	288,332
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	84,901	76,257	$ 74,204
Cash Equivalents | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	17,385	16,129
Cash Equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	2,445	16,129
Cash Equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	14,940
Domestic Equity | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	49,049	51,377
Domestic Equity | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	49,049	51,377
International Equity | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	35,852	24,880
International Equity | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	35,852	24,880
Large Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		113,086
Large Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Net asset value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	79,329	37,176
Large Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		113,086
Large Capitalization Equity - Foreign | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		29,810
Large Capitalization Equity - Foreign | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		29,810
Small Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		145,872
Small Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		145,872
Small Capitalization Equity - Foreign | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		21,417
Small Capitalization Equity - Foreign | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		21,417
US Government Issues | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	281,879	157,312
US Government Issues | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	277,790	153,566
US Government Issues | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	4,089	3,746
Municipal Issues | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	20,846	19,456
Municipal Issues | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	20,846	19,456
Corporate Issues – Domestic | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	313,719	222,617
Corporate Issues – Domestic | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	313,719	222,617
Corporate Issues – Foreign | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	46,181	42,513
Corporate Issues – Foreign | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	$ 46,181	42,513
Real Estate – Domestic
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Advance notice to requests redemption of shares, first option	45 days
Advance notice to requests redemption of shares, second option	90 days
Real Estate – Domestic | Net asset value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	$ 71,103	74,508
Global Stocks - Mutual Funds | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	156,974
Global Stocks - Mutual Funds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	156,974
Mutual fund | Net asset value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	$ 404,971	107,956
Collective trust | Net asset value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		86,641
Global equity - mutual fund | Net asset value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Total Plan Assets at Fair Value		$ 162,630