Fair Value (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2013	Nov. 03, 2012	Aug. 03, 2013 Loans Payable [Member]	Dec. 22, 2010 Loans Payable [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 2.875% Senior unsecured notes due June 1, 2023 [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Nov. 03, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member] 5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]	Nov. 03, 2012 Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member] 5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member] 5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member] 3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member]	Nov. 03, 2012 Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member] 3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member]	Apr. 30, 2011 Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member] 3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member] 2.875% Senior unsecured notes due June 1, 2023 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Amortized cost of the Company's investments classified as available for sale								$ 3,789.4	$ 3,327.5
Derivative contracts in liability position netted against contract in asset position								3.0	1.9
Fair value of the long-term debt											402.5		391.7	402.3		468.3
Aggregate principal amount of debt				145.0								375.0			375.0	500.0
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes										5.00%		5.00%			3.00%	2.875%
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment					semi-annual fixed interest payments due on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2010	semi-annual fixed interest payments due on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2011	semi-annual fixed interest payments due on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing December 1, 2013
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Dec. 22, 2013		Jul. 01, 2014	Apr. 15, 2016	Jun. 01, 2023			Jul. 01, 2014
Fair Value (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash and held to maturity investments	$ 57.7	$ 38.9