Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits - Categories of Plan Assets and Valuation Level (Details) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 25, 2020	Oct. 27, 2019
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 1,698,596	$ 1,553,532	$ 1,477,288
Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	876,808	888,614
Net Asset Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	821,787	664,918
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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	258,472	310,994
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	508,917	493,782
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	109,419	83,838	$ 84,901
Cash Equivalents | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	19,328	23,392
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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	1,294
Cash Equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	19,328	22,098
Cash Equivalents | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Domestic | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	53,229	43,479
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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Domestic | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Domestic | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	53,229	43,479
International | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	56,190	40,359
International | 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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
International | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
International | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	56,190	40,359
U.S. Government Issues | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	262,181	239,239
U.S. 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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	164,357	158,525
U.S. Government Issues | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	97,824	80,714
U.S. Government Issues | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Municipal Issues | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	14,024	15,768
Municipal 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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Municipal Issues | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	14,024	15,768
Municipal Issues | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Corporate Issues – Domestic | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	321,639	323,070
Corporate Issues – 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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	321,639	323,070
Corporate Issues – Domestic | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Corporate Issues – Foreign | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	56,102	52,132
Corporate Issues – 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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	56,102	52,132
Corporate Issues – Foreign | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Global Stocks - Mutual Funds | Fair Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	94,115	151,175
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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	94,115	151,175
Global Stocks - Mutual Funds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Global Stocks - Mutual Funds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 0	0
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
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 90,106	81,015
Global Stocks - Collective Investment Funds | Net Asset Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	596,985	457,713
Hedge Funds | Net Asset Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 44,848	37,293
Fixed Income - Hedge Funds
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	90 days
Advance notice to request redemption of shares, fund anniversary	3 years
Fixed Income - Hedge Funds | Net Asset Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 62,609	51,956
Fixed Income - Collective Investment Funds | Net Asset Value
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 27,239	$ 36,941