CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2020	Oct. 27, 2019	Oct. 28, 2018
Operating Activities
Net Earnings	$ 908,354	$ 979,148	$ 1,012,582	[1]
Adjustments to Reconcile to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation	165,716	153,182	149,205
Amortization	40,065	12,027	12,653
Goodwill/Intangible Impairment	0	0	17,279	[1]
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates	(35,572)	(39,201)	(58,972)	[1]
Distributions Received from Equity Method Investees	37,499	22,500	30,023
Provision for Deferred Income Taxes	32,039	28,641	(7,441)
Loss (Gain) on Property/Equipment Sales and Plant Facilities	1,793	(811)	(2,867)
Gain on Sale of Business	0	(16,469)	0
Non-cash Investment Activities	(15,315)	(20,180)	(7,908)
Stock-based Compensation Expense	22,458	19,707	20,595
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Acquisitions:
Decrease (Increase) in Accounts Receivable	(119,516)	(11,146)	36,133
Decrease (Increase) in Inventories	(1,839)	(123,843)	(8,293)
Decrease (Increase) in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	5,860	(10,105)	(4,771)
Increase (Decrease) in Pension and Post-retirement Benefits	(10,509)	(10,416)	(13,216)
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	111,277	(44,109)	48,376
Increase (Decrease) in Net Income Taxes Payable	(14,286)	(15,929)	18,351
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	1,128,024	922,996	1,241,729
Investing Activities
Net (Purchase) Sale of Securities	(2,589)	(14,496)	0
Proceeds from Sale of Business	0	479,806	0
Acquisitions of Businesses and Intangibles	(270,789)	0	(857,668)
Purchases of Property and Equipment	(367,501)	(293,838)	(389,607)
Proceeds from Sales of Property and Equipment	1,916	37,402	9,749
Decrease (Increase) in Investments, Equity in Affiliates, and Other Assets	(21,124)	(6,479)	(7,546)
Proceeds from Company-owned Life Insurance	3,772	17,758	9,704
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	(656,316)	220,153	(1,235,368)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from Long-term Debt	992,381	0	375,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt and Finance Leases	(8,368)	(374,840)	(160)
Dividends Paid on Common Stock	(487,376)	(437,053)	(388,107)
Share Repurchase	(12,360)	(174,246)	(46,898)
Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options	81,818	59,895	71,803
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interest	77	0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	566,172	(926,244)	11,638
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	3,526	(3,140)	(2,985)
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	1,041,407	213,765	15,014
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year	672,901	459,136	444,122
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	$ 1,714,309	$ 672,901	$ 459,136

[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 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.