Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 24, 2016	Jul. 26, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings	$ 646,327	$ 499,821
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	89,996	92,842
Amortization of intangibles	6,524	6,185
Goodwill impairment charge	991
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends	(2,905)	21,395
Provision for deferred income taxes	4,428	9,619
Gain on property/equipment sales and plant facilities	138	(6,645)
Non-cash investment activities	(1,247)	(1,198)
Stock-based compensation expense	16,091	14,260
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(39,190)	(14,139)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	47,767	78,970
(Increase) decrease in inventories	(60,579)	89,375
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	45,077	45,310
Decrease in pension and post-retirement benefits	(26,266)	(21,575)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(105,466)	(125,311)
Other		1,336
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	621,686	690,245
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sale of business	110,149
Acquisitions of businesses/intangibles	(281,655)	(768,339)
Purchases of property/equipment	(165,828)	(96,802)
Proceeds from sales of property/equipment	2,590	15,024
Decrease in investments, equity in affiliates, and other assets	6,865	3,424
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(327,879)	(846,693)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term debt	145,000	350,000
Principal payments on short-term debt	(185,000)
Dividends paid on common stock	(219,744)	(184,761)
Share repurchase	(44,976)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	9,233	7,837
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	39,190	14,139
Payment to noncontrolling interest		(11,702)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest		(1,581)
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(256,297)	173,932
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(5,152)	(2,489)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	32,358	14,995
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	347,239	334,174
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF QUARTER	$ 379,597	$ 349,169