CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023
Operating Activities
Net Earnings	$ 407,936	$ 434,866
Adjustments to Reconcile to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:
Depreciation and Amortization	127,696	123,243
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates	(31,273)	(32,429)
Distributions Received from Equity Method Investees	25,731	13,652
Provision for Deferred Income Taxes	(468)	(479)
Non-cash Investment Activities	(14,804)	(7,097)
Stock-based Compensation Expense	15,005	15,912
Operating Lease Cost	18,191	10,029
Other Non-cash, Net	13,501	7,108
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
Decrease (Increase) in Accounts Receivable	87,685	106,129
Decrease (Increase) in Inventories	7,386	(27,310)
Decrease (Increase) in Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	10,279	(58,626)
Increase (Decrease) in Pension and Post-retirement Benefits	21,504	20,206
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(77,665)	(205,218)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Income Taxes Payable	29,423	11,769
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	640,127	411,754
Investing Activities
Net Sale (Purchase) of Securities	(5,499)	(47)
Purchases of Property, Plant, and Equipment	(107,175)	(90,581)
Proceeds from Sales of Property, Plant, and Equipment	397	5,035
Proceeds from (Purchases of) Affiliates and Other Investments	(450)	(427,407)
Proceeds from Company-owned Life Insurance	11	1,933
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	(112,716)	(511,068)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from Long-term Debt	497,765	0
Payment of Debt Issuance Costs	(1,105)	0
Repayments of Long-term Debt and Finance Leases	(4,520)	(4,376)
Dividends Paid on Common Stock	(305,035)	(292,616)
Share Repurchase	0	(12,303)
Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options	27,459	2,555
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interest	6,508	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	221,072	(306,739)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	1,353	4,442
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	749,836	(401,611)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year	736,532	982,107
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	1,486,368	580,496
Supplemental Non-cash Financing and Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment included in accounts payable	$ 14,147	$ 3,488