Special Charges - Textual (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended																9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($)	[1]	Aug. 04, 2018 USD ($)	[1]	May 05, 2018 USD ($)	[1]	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)		Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($)	[1]	Jul. 29, 2017 USD ($)	[1]	Apr. 29, 2017 USD ($)	[1]	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($)	[1]	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($) employee	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($) employee	Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($) employee
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges	$ 1,842		$ 1,069		$ 1,089		$ 57,318	[1]	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 49,463			$ 61,318	$ 49,463	$ 13,684
Facility Closing [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges																		44,452	0	0
Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges																		16,866	8,126	13,684
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
Early Retirement [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges																		$ 0	41,337	$ 0
Workforce Reduction Plan 2018 [Member] | Facility Closing [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges							$ 41,200										$ 3,300
Number of manufacturing engineering and selling marketing general and adminstrative employees related to action | employee																		1,249
Workforce Reduction Plan 2017 [Member] | Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges																		$ 16,900	$ 8,100
Number of manufacturing engineering and selling marketing general and adminstrative employees related to action | employee																		126	177
Workforce Reduction 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
Minimum [Member] | Workforce Reduction Plan 2017 [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Restructuring, term							2 years
Maximum [Member] | Workforce Reduction Plan 2017 [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Restructuring, term							4 years

[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.