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The fair value of hedging instruments.

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Notional Amount of Cash Flow Hedges

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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- Definition

Date the entity entered into the derivative contract, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Fair value as of the balance sheet date of all foreign currency derivative assets designated as cash flow hedging instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of all foreign currency derivative liabilities designated as cash flow hedging instruments.

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Derivatives (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Derivatives (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Nov. 02, 2013	Jan. 30, 2016
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Contracts Period	one year or less
Derivative, Notional Amount				$ 500,000
Derivative, Inception Date		Oct. 28, 2014	Apr. 24, 2013
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] \| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value	$ 5,658	$ 0
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] \| Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Fair value of hedging instruments
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	0	3,091
Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	40,000	57,900
Notional Amount of Cash Flow Hedges	$ 184,100	$ 163,900