Special Charges - Restructuring Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2018		Aug. 04, 2018	[1]	May 05, 2018	[1]	Feb. 03, 2018		Oct. 28, 2017		Jul. 29, 2017	[1]	Apr. 29, 2017	[1]	Jan. 28, 2017		Nov. 03, 2018	Oct. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance							$ 37,348										$ 37,348
Special charges	$ 1,842	[1]	$ 1,069		$ 1,089		57,318	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0		$ 0		$ 49,463	[1]	61,318	$ 49,463	$ 13,684
Ending balance	15,153								37,348								15,153	37,348
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance							0								0		0	0	0
Special charges																	44,452	0	0
Severance payments																	0	0	0
Effect of foreign currency on accrual																	(1,478)	0	0
Ending balance	42,974								0								42,974	0	0
Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance							5,137								12,374		5,137	12,374	5,877
Special charges																	16,866	8,126	13,684
Severance payments																	(16,785)	(15,764)	(7,184)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual																	37	401	(3)
Ending balance	5,255								5,137								5,255	5,137	12,374
Early Retirement [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance							$ 32,211								$ 0		32,211	0	0
Special charges																	0	41,337	0
Severance payments																	(22,314)	(9,126)	0
Effect of foreign currency on accrual																	0	0	0
Ending balance	$ 9,897								$ 32,211								$ 9,897	$ 32,211	$ 0

[1] Represents charges recorded for various restructuring actions. See Note 5, Special Charges, of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.