CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2017	Jan. 24, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings	$ 235,303	$ 235,167
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	29,247	29,679
Amortization of intangibles	2,072	2,125
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends	(10,776)	(6,454)
Provision for deferred income taxes	11,215	(1,735)
(Gain)/loss on property/equipment sales and plant facilities	(801)	126
Non-cash investment activities	(1,208)	2,081
Stock-based compensation expense	7,240	7,162
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(17,630)	(20,149)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	36,507	50,951
(Increase) decrease in inventories	(17,513)	(1,439)
Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,144)	7,917
Increase (decrease) in pension and post-retirement benefits	3,238	1,047
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(98,131)	(27,787)
NET CASH PROVIDED (USED IN) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	177,619	278,691
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sale of business	135,944
Purchases of property/equipment	(37,895)	(33,480)
Proceeds from sales of property/equipment	3,926	1,411
Decrease in investments, equity in affiliates, and other assets	3,596	11,088
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES	105,571	(20,981)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal payments on short-term debt		(185,000)
Dividends paid on common stock	(76,629)	(66,137)
Share repurchase	(30,588)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	7,398	3,514
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	17,630	20,149
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(82,189)	(227,474)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(6,323)	(2,260)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	194,678	27,976
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	415,143	347,239
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF QUARTER	$ 609,821	$ 375,215