Leases - Schedule of Weighted-Average Information (Details)	Oct. 26, 2025	Oct. 27, 2024
Weighted-average Remaining Lease Term
Operating Leases	6 years 6 months	6 years 1 month 6 days
Finance Leases	3 years 7 months 6 days	4 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted-average Discount Rate
Operating Leases	4.43%	4.43%
Finance Leases	3.33%	3.27%

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Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term [Abstract]

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Weighted average discount rate for finance lease calculated at point in time.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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