Special Charges - Textual (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($) employee	Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($) employee	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges | $	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 49,463	$ 0	$ 0	$ 13,684	$ 0	$ 49,463	$ 13,684	$ 0
Number of employees still employed who are planned to be separated | employee									23
Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges | $									$ 8,126	13,684
Early Retirement [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges | $									41,337	0
Reduction of Operating Costs 2016 [Domain]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges | $										$ 13,700
Number of manufacturing engineering and selling marketing general and adminstrative employees related to action | employee										123
Workforce Reductions Plan 2017 [Member] | Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges | $									$ 8,100
Number of manufacturing engineering and selling marketing general and adminstrative employees related to action | employee									177
Number of employees still employed who are planned to be separated | employee									10
Workforce Reductions Plan 2017 [Member] | Early Retirement [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges | $									$ 41,300
Number of manufacturing engineering and selling marketing general and adminstrative employees related to action | employee									225
Number of employees still employed who are planned to be separated | employee									26