CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 24, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings	$ 628,740	$ 646,327
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	89,930	89,996
Amortization of intangibles	6,191	6,524
Goodwill impairment charge		991
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends	(7,855)	(2,905)
Provision for deferred income taxes	11,359	4,428
Gain on property/equipment sales and plant facilities	1,283	138
Non-cash investment activities	(3,790)	(1,247)
Stock-based compensation expense	13,867	16,091
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(24,859)	(39,190)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	18,348	47,767
Increase in inventories	(72,598)	(60,579)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(22,333)	6,603
Decrease in pension and post-retirement benefits	(6,370)	(26,266)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses	(166,509)	(105,466)
Increase in net income taxes payable	46,069	38,474
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	511,473	621,686
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of business	135,944	110,149
Acquisitions of businesses/intangibles		(281,655)
Purchases of property/equipment	(118,511)	(165,828)
Proceeds from sales of property/equipment	2,532	2,590
(Increase) decrease in investments, equity in affiliates, and other assets	(1,154)	6,865
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES	18,811	(327,879)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term debt		145,000
Principal payments on short-term debt		(185,000)
Dividends paid on common stock	(256,341)	(219,744)
Share repurchase	(94,487)	(44,976)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	14,337	9,233
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	24,859	39,190
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(311,632)	(256,297)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(454)	(5,152)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	218,198	32,358
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	415,143	347,239
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF QUARTER	$ 633,341	$ 379,597