Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2012	May 04, 2013	Nov. 03, 2012
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains	$ 1,300,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses	100,000
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(1,154,000)	982,000
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities		478,000	444,000
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities		(267,000)	(423,000)
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments		520,000	1,165,000
Pension Plans		(66,609,000)	(66,562,000)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss		(67,032,000)	(64,394,000)
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments
Unrealized gains on securities classified as short-term investments		598,000	581,000
Unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments		(325,000)	(519,000)
Net unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments		273,000	62,000
Comprehensive Income (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair value of investments with unrealized losses		$ 1,112,700,000	$ 1,214,100,000