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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. 28, 2012
Oct. 30, 2011
Oct. 31, 2010
charge
Nov. 22, 2010
Numerator
Common stock
Nov. 22, 2010
Denominator
Common stock
Oct. 31, 2010
Before stock split
May 26, 2010
Before stock split
Oct. 02, 2002
Before stock split
Oct. 28, 2012
After stock split
Oct. 30, 2011
After stock split
Oct. 28, 2012
Minimum
Oct. 28, 2012
Maximum
Oct. 28, 2012
Buildings
Minimum
Oct. 28, 2012
Buildings
Maximum
Oct. 28, 2012
Machinery and equipment
Minimum
Oct. 28, 2012
Machinery and equipment
Maximum
Oct. 28, 2012
Software
Property, plant and equipment                                    
Estimated useful life                           20 years 40 years 5 years 10 years 5 years
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)                   2,100,000 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                      
Stock repurchased under new authorization (in shares)             600,000                      
Average price of shares repurchased (in dollars per share)             $ 39.78     $ 28.65 $ 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   103.4 115.3 112.3                            
Research and Development Expenses                                    
Research and development expense   29.8 29.4 27.6                            
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