STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 2) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 29, 2012 Y	Jul. 31, 2011
Stock-based compensation expense, along with the related income tax benefit
Stock based compensation expense recognized	$ 3,062,000	$ 2,578,000	$ 14,191,000	$ 14,820,000
Income tax benefit recognized	(1,161,000)	(979,000)	(5,381,000)	(5,629,000)
After-tax stock-based compensation expense	1,901,000	1,599,000	8,810,000	9,191,000
Stock-based compensation expense unrecognized	14,000,000		14,000,000
Period for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense (in years)			2.7
Stock options
Stock-based compensation
Cash received from stock options exercised	3,900,000	6,800,000	13,900,000	50,500,000
Tax benefit realized from stock options, aggregate	3,000,000	4,200,000	8,800,000	19,100,000
Reconciliation of Stock Options
Outstanding, at the beginning of the period (in shares)			19,932
Granted (in shares)			2,642
Exercised (in shares)			1,612
Forfeited (in shares)			33
Outstanding, at the end of the period (in shares)	20,929		20,929
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	14,504		14,504
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)			$ 17.89
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 29.42		$ 29.42
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 15.07		$ 15.07
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	$ 21.29		$ 21.29
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 19.55		$ 19.55
Exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 17.38		$ 17.38
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Outstanding at the end of the period (in years)	5.7		5.7
Exercisable at end of period (in years)			4.5
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at the end of the period	187,817,000		187,817,000
Exercisable at end of period	159,846,000		159,846,000
Weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted, and the total intrinsic value of options exercised
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)			$ 5.64	$ 5.54
Intrinsic value of exercised options	8,011,000	11,124,000	23,332,000	50,312,000
Weighted-average assumptions used to calculate fair value of each ordinary option award
Risk free interest rate (as a percent)			1.80%	3.00%
Expected Dividend Rate (as a percent)			2.00%	2.00%
Expected stock price volatility rate (as a percent)			21.00%	21.00%
Expected Option Life (in years)			8	8
Nonvested shares
Reconciliation of the nonvested shares
Nonvested shares at the beginning of the period			215
Nonvested shares granted in period			45
Nonvested shares vested in period			110
Nonvested shares Forfeited in period			7
Nonvested shares at the end of the period	143		143
Weighted-average grant date fair value and total fair value of nonvested shares granted, vested and forfeited
Nonvested shares at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)			$ 19.94
Nonvested shares granted in period (in dollars per share)			$ 28.97	$ 24.84
Nonvested shares vested in period (in dollars per share)			$ 21.13
Nonvested shares Forfeited in period (in dollars per share)	$ 28.27		$ 28.27
Nonvested shares at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 21.48		$ 21.48
Fair value of nonvested shares granted			1,304,000	1,118,000
Fair value of shares vested			$ 2,324,000	$ 335,000