Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2011

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Information pertaining to the Company's stock option awards and the related estimated weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock options granted

Information pertaining to the Company’s stock option awards and the related estimated weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock options granted during the three- and nine-month periods ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
Stock Options	July 30, 2011			July 31, 2010			July 30, 2011			July 31, 2010
Options granted (in thousands)		20			12			1,980			1,850
Weighted-average exercise price per share	$	38.50		$	29.19		$	37.61		$	31.51
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per share	$	7.91		$	7.00		$	8.62		$	7.78
Assumptions:
Weighted-average expected volatility		28.2	%		33.3	%		29.2	%		31.4	%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)		5.3			5.3			5.3			5.3
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate		1.7	%		2.1	%		2.1	%		2.6	%
Weighted-average expected dividend yield		2.6	%		3.0	%		2.3	%		2.5	%

Summary of the activity under the Company s stock option plans:

     A summary of the activity under the Company’s stock option plans as of July 30, 2011 and changes during the three- and nine-month periods then ended is presented below:

						Weighted-
						Average
	Options			Weighted-		Remaining		Aggregate
	Outstanding			Average Exercise		Contractual		Intrinsic
Activity during the Three Months Ended July 30, 2011	(in thousands)			Price Per Share		Term in Years		Value
Options outstanding at April 30, 2011		37,023		$	30.13
Options granted		20		$	38.50
Options exercised		(1,467	)	$	28.06
Options forfeited		(114	)	$	28.05
Options expired		(179	)	$	41.98
Options outstanding at July 30, 2011		35,283		$	30.17		4.7	$	199,989
Options exercisable at July 30, 2011		18,837		$	31.88		3.6	$	92,054
Options vested or expected to vest at July 30, 2011 (1)		34,532		$	30.20		4.6	$	195,298

(1) In addition to the vested options, the Company expects a portion of the unvested options to vest at some point in the future. Options expected to vest is calculated by applying an estimated forfeiture rate to the unvested options.

	Options			Weighted-
	Outstanding			Average Exercise
Activity during the Nine Months Ended July 30, 2011	(in thousands)			Price Per Share
Options outstanding at October 30, 2010		43,079		$	29.87
Options granted		1,980		$	37.61
Options exercised		(7,210	)	$	26.27
Options forfeited		(376	)	$	27.72
Options expired		(2,190	)	$	44.23
Options outstanding at July 30, 2011		35,283		$	30.17

Summary of the Company's restricted stock unit award activity

     A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit award activity as of July 30, 2011 and changes during the three- and nine- month periods then ended is presented below:

	Restricted			Weighted-
	Stock Units			Average Grant
	Outstanding			Date Fair Value
Activity during the Three Months Ended July 30, 2011	(in thousands)			Per Share
Restricted stock units outstanding at April 30, 2011		2,091		$	31.03
Units granted		20		$	33.96
Restrictions lapsed		(6	)	$	18.51
Forfeited		(10	)	$	31.39
Restricted stock units outstanding at July 30, 2011		2,095		$	31.09

	Restricted			Weighted-
	Stock Units			Average Grant
	Outstanding			Date Fair Value
Activity during the Nine Months Ended July 30, 2011	(in thousands)			Per Share
Restricted stock units outstanding at October 30, 2010		1,265		$	28.21
Units granted		890		$	34.97
Restrictions lapsed		(29	)	$	24.17
Forfeited		(31	)	$	31.47
Restricted stock units outstanding at July 30, 2011		2,095		$	31.09