Fair Value (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 04, 2012		Oct. 29, 2011		Oct. 30, 2010
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts			$ 2,472	[1]
Deferred Compensation Investments	27,850		26,410
Other investments			1,135
Interest rate swap agreements			22,187
Total assets measured at fair value	3,638,436		3,613,055
Liabilities
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, liability	4,031	[2]
Contingent consideration	12,316		13,973
Total liabilities measured at fair value	16,347		410,310
5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]
Liabilities
$375 million aggregate principal 5.0% debt			396,337	[3]
Level 1 [Member]
Other assets:
Deferred Compensation Investments	27,850		26,410
Other investments			1,135
Total assets measured at fair value	138,163		1,305,666
Level 2 [Member]
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts			2,472	[1]
Interest rate swap agreements			22,187
Total assets measured at fair value	3,500,273		2,307,389
Liabilities
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, liability	4,031	[2]
Total liabilities measured at fair value	4,031		396,337
Level 2 [Member] | 5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]
Liabilities
$375 million aggregate principal 5.0% debt			396,337	[3]
Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	12,316		13,973		0
Total liabilities measured at fair value	12,316		13,973
Institutional Money Market Funds [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	110,313		1,278,121
Institutional Money Market Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	110,313		1,278,121
Corporate Obligations [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	310,329	[4]	95,948	[5]
Corporate Obligations [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	310,329	[4]	95,948	[5]
One year or less to maturity [Member] | Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	210,068
One year or less to maturity [Member] | Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	210,068
One year or less to maturity [Member] | Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	167,773	[4]	17,704	[5]
One year or less to maturity [Member] | Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	167,773	[4]	17,704	[5]
One year or less to maturity [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	2,745,579	[4]	2,169,078	[5]
One year or less to maturity [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	2,745,579	[4]	2,169,078	[5]
Greater than one year to maturity [Member] | Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	50,002
Greater than one year to maturity [Member] | Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	50,002
Greater than one year to maturity [Member] | Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	16,522	[4]
Greater than one year to maturity [Member] | Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Investments	$ 16,522	[4]

[1] The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of October 29, 2011, contracts in a liability position of $0.8 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

[2] The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of August 4, 2012, contracts in an asset position of $1.1 million were netted against contracts in a liability position in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

[3] Equal to the accreted notional value of the debt plus the fair value of the interest rate component of the long-term debt. The fair value of the long-term debt as of October 29, 2011 was $413.4 million, which is classified as a level 1 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy.

[4] The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of August 4, 2012 was $3,242.5 million.

[5] The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of October 29, 2011 was $2,284.9 million.