GENERAL (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Jan. 26, 2014	Jan. 27, 2013
Guarantees
Guarantee term	The Company's guarantees either terminate in one year or remain in place until such time as the Company revokes the agreement
Revocable standby letters of credit
Guarantees
Standby letters of credit amount to guarantee obligations that may arise under worker compensation claims of an affiliated party	$ 4.9
Rabbi trust
Investments
Gains (Losses) related to securities held	0.5	1.5
Short-term marketable securities
Investments
Gains (Losses) related to securities held		$ 0.2

- Definition

This item represents the net total realized and unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling or holding marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, including the unrealized holding gain (loss) of held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading security category and the cumulative unrealized gain (loss) which was included in other comprehensive income (a separate component of shareholders' equity) for available-for-sale securities transferred to trading securities during the period. Additionally, this item would include any gains (losses) realized during the period from the sale of investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments.

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