STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2012

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Schedule of reconciliation of the number of options outstanding and exercisable

	Shares	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at October 30, 2011	19,932	$	17.89
Granted	1,876	29.60
Exercised	397	14.64
Forfeitures	14	14.76
Outstanding at January 29, 2012	21,397	$	18.98	5.9 years	$	216,207
Exercisable at January 29, 2012	15,650	$	17.16	4.8 years	$	185,753

Schedule of weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted, and the total intrinsic value of options exercised

	Three Months Ended
	January 29, 2012		January 30, 2011
Weighted-average grant date fair value	$	5.75	$	5.49
Intrinsic value of exercised options	$	5,829	$	18,540

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used to calculate fair value of each option award

	Three Months Ended
	January 29, 2012		January 30, 2011
Risk-Free Interest Rate	1.9	%	2.9	%
Dividend Yield	2.0	%	2.0	%
Stock Price Volatility	21.0	%	21.0	%
Expected Option Life	8 years		8 years

Schedule of reconciliation of the nonvested shares

	Shares		Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Nonvested at October 30, 2011	215		$	19.94
Granted	—		—
Vested	(40	)	18.30
Nonvested at January 29, 2012	175		$	20.32

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense, along with the related income tax benefit

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	January 29, 2012			January 30, 2011
Stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	6,240		$	8,240
Income tax benefit recognized	(2,366		)	(3,130		)
After-tax stock-based compensation expense	$	3,874		$	5,110