CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2015	Jul. 27, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings	$ 499,821	$ 434,178
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	92,842	90,189
Amortization of intangibles	6,185	6,945
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends	21,395	7,279
Provision for deferred income taxes	9,619	2,382
Gain on property/equipment sales and plant facilities	(6,645)	(1,261)
Non-cash investment activities	(1,198)	(1,852)
Stock-based compensation expense	14,260	12,690
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(14,139)	(17,814)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	78,970	14,995
Decrease (increase) in inventories	89,375	(106,231)
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	45,310	5,034
Increase in pension and post-retirement benefits	(21,575)	(25,873)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(125,311)	(26,295)
Other	1,336
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	690,245	394,366
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of businesses/intangibles	(768,339)	(41,876)
Purchases of property/equipment	(96,802)	(111,827)
Proceeds from sales of property/equipment	15,024	8,568
Decrease in investments, equity in affiliates, and other assets	3,424	905
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(846,693)	(144,230)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term debt	350,000
Dividends paid on common stock	(184,761)	(150,360)
Share repurchase		(28,068)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	7,837	8,496
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	14,139	17,814
Payment to noncontrolling interest	(11,702)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest	(1,581)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	173,932	(152,118)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(2,489)	(1,055)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	14,995	96,963
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	334,174	434,014
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF QUARTER	$ 349,169	$ 530,977