New Accounting Pronouncements (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($) shares
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Excess tax benefit	$ 10.0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation, operating activities	(8.1)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation, financing activities	$ 8.1
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, increase during period (in Shares) \| shares	1.0

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Amount of cash inflow from realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 24
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96864182&loc=d3e11374-113907

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