Acquisitions Acquistion Date Fair Value of Consideration Transferred (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2014

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)
Cash consideration	$	2,424,446
Fair value of replacement share-based awards	8,851
Total estimated purchase price	$	2,433,297

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

	Fair Value  (in thousands)		Weighted Average Useful Lives  (in Years)
Technology-based	$	15,100	8
Backlog	24,500		1
Customer relationships	628,500		15
Total amortizable intangible assets	$	668,100	14

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	480,742
Marketable securities	28,008
Accounts receivable (a)	36,991
Inventories	115,801
Prepaid expenses and other assets	9,605
Property, plant and equipment	50,490
Deferred tax asset	7,295
Intangible assets (Note 11)	669,000
Goodwill (Note 11)	1,344,851
Total assets	$	2,742,783
Assumed liabilities	55,380
Deferred tax liabilities	254,106
Total estimated purchase price	$	2,433,297

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

(thousands, except per share data)	Pro Forma Three Months Ended
	August 2, 2014		August 3, 2013
Revenue	$	799,064	$	742,779
Net income	$	205,992	$	183,281
Basic net income per common share	$	0.66	$	0.59
Diluted net income per common share	$	0.64	$	0.58

(thousands, except per share data)	Pro Forma Nine Months Ended
	August 2, 2014		August 3, 2013
Revenue	$	2,261,221	$	2,160,374
Net income	$	555,016	$	448,407
Basic net income per common share	$	1.77	$	1.46
Diluted net income per common share	$	1.74	$	1.43