CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings	$ 370,675	$ 360,701
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	81,947	85,735
Amortization of intangibles	6,680	7,192
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends	(8,032)	(15,108)
Provision for deferred income taxes	183	5,040
Gain on property/equipment sales and plant facilities	(245)	(250)
Non-cash investment activities	(2,527)	357
Stock-based compensation expense	14,191	14,820
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(6,827)	(13,590)
Other		486
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable	(13,315)	3,012
Increase in inventories	(41,224)	(72,104)
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,868	19,306
Decrease in pension and post-retirement benefits	(14,749)	(4,437)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(114,572)	(71,735)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	284,053	319,425
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net purchase of trading securities		(20,000)
Acquisitions of businesses/intangibles	(168)	(7,207)
Purchases of property/equipment	(93,915)	(56,253)
Proceeds from sales of property/equipment	3,510	3,496
Decrease in investments, equity in affiliates, and other assets	17,661	7,010
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(72,912)	(72,954)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from long-term debt, net		247,564
Principal payments on long-term debt		(350,000)
Dividends paid on common stock	(112,683)	(95,991)
Share repurchase	(50,692)	(80,648)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	13,910	50,540
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	6,827	13,590
Distribution to noncontrolling interest		(3,000)
Proceeds from noncontrolling interest	774
Other		(1,147)
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(141,864)	(219,092)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	810	2,140
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	70,087	29,519
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	463,130	467,845
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF QUARTER	$ 533,217	$ 497,364