Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Information pertaining to the Company's stock option awards and the related estimated weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock options granted

Information pertaining to the Company’s stock option awards and the related estimated weighted-average assumptions to calculate the fair value of stock options granted is as follows:

Stock Options	2012			2011			2010
Options granted (in thousands)	2,456			1,990			1,866
Weighted-average exercise price		$39.58			$37.59			$31.49
Weighted-average grant-date fair value		$7.37			$8.62			$7.77
Assumptions:
Weighted-average expected volatility	28.4		%	29.3		%	31.4		%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)	5.3			5.3			5.3
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	1.1		%	2.1		%	2.5		%
Weighted-average expected dividend yield	3.0		%	2.4		%	2.6		%

Summary of the activity under the Company's stock option plans

A summary of the activity under the Company’s stock option plans as of November 3, 2012 and changes during the fiscal year then ended is presented below:

	Options Outstanding (in thousands)		Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding October 29, 2011	34,116			$30.27
Options granted	2,456			$39.58
Options exercised	(7,568	)		$25.34
Options forfeited	(396	)		$27.85
Options expired	(2,155	)		$40.78
Options outstanding at November 3, 2012	26,453			$31.73	4.7		$222,689
Options exercisable at November 3, 2012	18,605			$31.63	3.4		$161,135
Options vested or expected to vest at November 3, 2012 (1)	26,019			$31.66	4.6		$221,059

(1) In addition to the vested options, the Company expects a portion of the unvested options to vest at some point in the future. Options expected to vest is calculated by applying an estimated forfeiture rate to the unvested options.

Summary of the company's restricted stock unit award activity

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit award activity as of November 3, 2012 and changes during the fiscal year then ended is presented below:

	Restricted Stock Units Outstanding (in thousands)		Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value Per Share
Restricted stock units outstanding at October 29, 2011	2,088			$31.10
Units granted	1,122			$36.05
Restrictions lapsed	(67	)		$27.48
Forfeited	(83	)		$30.37
Restricted stock units outstanding at November 3, 2012	3,060			$33.01