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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2010
Oct. 30, 2011
Oct. 31, 2010
charge
Oct. 25, 2009
Dec. 05, 2010
Numerator
Common stock
Dec. 05, 2010
Denominator
Common stock
Oct. 31, 2010
Before stock split
Oct. 25, 2009
Before stock split
May 26, 2010
Before stock split
Oct. 02, 2002
Before stock split
Oct. 30, 2011
After stock split
Oct. 30, 2011
Minimum, greater than
Oct. 30, 2011
Maximum
Oct. 30, 2011
Buildings
Y
Oct. 30, 2011
Machinery and equipment
Y
Oct. 30, 2011
Software
Y
Property, plant and equipment                                
Estimated useful life, minimum (in years)                           20 5  
Estimated usefull life, maximum (in years)                           40 10 5
Equity Method Investments                                
Ownership percentage                       20.00% 50.00%      
Income Taxes                                
Percentage of likelihood of realization of recognized tax benefit                       50.00%        
Shares Repurchases                                
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)                     5,500,000          
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)                 5,000,000 10,000,000            
Stock repurchased (in shares)             1,100,000 1,200,000                
Stock repurchased under new authorization (in shares)             600,000                  
Average price of shares repurchased (in dollars per share)             $ 39.78 $ 33.1     $ 27.82          
Average price of shares repurchased under new authorization,(in dollars per share)             $ 42.86                  
Authorized stock split ratio         2 1                    
Impairment of Long-lived Assets                                
Pretax impairment charges $ 6.6                              
Advertising Expenses                                
Advertising costs   115.3 112.3 93.6                        
Research and Development Expenses                                
Research and development expense   29.4 27.6 25.4                        
Supplemental Statement of Operations Information                                
Number of non-recurring charges recorded by the Company     2                          
Write-down of fixed assets and employee related costs, charged to net earnings 6.3                              
Write-down of fixed assets and employee related costs, charged to net earnings, per diluted share (in dollars per share) $ 0.02                              
Income tax expense due to change in enacted health care laws 7.1                              
Income tax expense due to change in enacted health care laws per diluted share (in dollars per share) $ 0.03                              
Supplemental Cash Flow Information                                
Negative reserve adjustment related to supplier contracts       $ 7.9