Pension Plans

9 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2011

Pension Plans [Abstract]

Pension Plans

Note 11 — Pension Plans

     The Company has various defined benefit pension and other retirement plans for certain non-U.S. employees that are consistent with local statutory requirements and practices. The Company’s funding policy for its foreign defined benefit pension plans is consistent with the local requirements of each country. The plans’ assets consist primarily of U.S. and non-U.S. equity securities, bonds, property and cash.

     Net periodic pension cost of non-U.S. plans is presented in the following table:

	Three Months Ended
	July 30, 2011			July 31, 2010
Service cost	$	2,340		$	1,413
Interest cost		2,916			2,252
Expected return on plan assets		(2,797	)		(2,598	)
Amortization of initial net obligation (asset)		4			(6	)
Amortization of net loss (gain)		417			(20	)
Net periodic pension cost	$	2,880		$	1,041

	Nine Months Ended
	July 30, 2011			July 31, 2010
Service cost	$	6,872		$	4,398
Interest cost		8,544			7,117
Expected return on plan assets		(8,202	)		(8,219	)
Amortization of initial net obligation (asset)		12			(20	)
Amortization of net loss (gain)		1,221			(69	)
Net periodic pension cost	$	8,447		$	3,207

     Pension contributions of $2.6 million and $7.8 million were made by the Company during the three and nine months ended July 30, 2011, respectively. The Company presently anticipates contributing an additional $2.5 million to fund its defined benefit pension plans in fiscal year 2011 for a total of $10.3 million.