CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2012	Jan. 30, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings	$ 129,333	$ 150,035
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	28,389	28,697
Amortization of intangibles	2,426	2,500
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends	159	(2,874)
Provision for deferred income taxes	(201)	3,692
(Gain) loss on property/equipment sales and plant facilities	(178)	237
Non-cash investment activities	(1,039)	377
Stock-based compensation expense	6,240	8,240
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(1,929)	(4,395)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	38,605	24,262
Decrease in inventories	2,995	6,491
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,067	19,633
Increase in pension and post-retirement benefits	4,460	6,232
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(60,167)	(77,795)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	152,160	165,332
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of businesses/intangibles	(168)	(7,207)
Purchases of property/equipment	(30,458)	(16,737)
Proceeds from sales of property/equipment	1,055	1,280
Decrease in investments, equity in affiliates, and other assets	998	4,143
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(28,573)	(18,521)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends paid on common stock	(33,600)	(27,904)
Share repurchase	(11,117)	(13,731)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	3,885	24,015
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	1,929	4,395
Distribution to noncontrolling interest		(3,000)
Other		(648)
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(38,903)	(16,873)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	804	1,030
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	85,488	130,968
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	463,130	467,845
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF QUARTER	$ 548,618	$ 598,813