CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 25, 2026	Jan. 26, 2025
Operating Activities
Net Earnings	$ 181,769	$ 170,530
Adjustments to Reconcile to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:
Depreciation and Amortization	67,095	65,872
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates	(15,820)	(16,111)
Distributions Received from Equity Method Investees	13,051	19,894
Provision for Deferred Income Taxes	139	(70)
Non-cash Investment Activities	(3,237)	(2,547)
Stock-based Compensation Expense	6,919	5,454
Operating Lease Cost	10,821	9,580
Loss (Gain) on Sale of Business	(23,508)	10,800
Other Non-cash, Net	1,465	1,140
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Divestitures:
Decrease (Increase) in Accounts Receivable	90,901	57,194
Decrease (Increase) in Inventories	91,293	55,606
Decrease (Increase) in Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	833	(8,101)
Increase (Decrease) in Pension and Postretirement Benefits	1,728	10,167
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(97,026)	(56,325)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Income Taxes Payable	22,791	(13,877)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	349,214	309,206
Investing Activities
Net Sale (Purchase) of Securities	(323)	(1,387)
Proceeds from Sale of Business	78,853	13,643
Purchases of Property, Plant, and Equipment	(68,993)	(72,167)
Proceeds from Sales of Property, Plant, and Equipment	5	35
Proceeds from (Purchases of) Affiliates and Other Investments	(1,593)	(1,393)
Proceeds from Company-owned Life Insurance	0	936
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	7,948	(60,333)
Financing Activities
Repayments of Long-term Debt and Finance Leases	(1,825)	(2,202)
Dividends Paid on Common Stock	(159,501)	(154,980)
Proceeds from Stock-based Compensation Plans, Net of Withholding Taxes	(1,106)	14,120
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(162,433)	(143,063)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	2,498	(7,294)
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	197,228	98,516
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year	670,679	741,881
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	867,906	840,398
Supplemental Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Purchases of Property, Plant, and Equipment Included in Accounts Payable	$ 26,207	$ 20,090