Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Oct. 30, 2010
Components of comprehensive income
Net income	$ 219,935,000	$ 199,491,000	$ 683,867,000	$ 487,090,000
Income from continuing operations, net of tax			677,367,000	486,231,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments	1,455,000	(4,772,000)	7,614,000	(1,091,000)
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses), net of taxes, on securities classified as short-term investments	(113,000)	(69,000)	11,000	(191,000)
Change in unrealized holding (losses) gains, net of taxes, on securities classified as other investments	(116,000)	98,000	1,000	198,000
Change in unrealized (losses) gains, net of taxes, on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges	(5,155,000)	1,588,000	(2,512,000)	(7,178,000)
Pension plans
Prior service cost				(1,000)
Transition (obligation) asset	(2,000)	4,000	(4,000)	5,000
Net actuarial gain (loss)	980,000	(60,000)	(1,175,000)	579,000
Other comprehensive loss	(2,951,000)	(3,211,000)	3,935,000	(7,679,000)
Comprehensive income from continuing operations			681,302,000	478,552,000
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax			6,500,000	859,000
Comprehensive income	216,984,000	196,280,000	687,802,000	479,411,000
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss
Foreign currency translation adjustment	6,223,000		6,223,000		(1,391,000)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	829,000		829,000		822,000
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(186,000)		(186,000)		(191,000)
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments	3,621,000		3,621,000		6,133,000
Pension plans
Transition (obligation) asset	(133,000)		(133,000)		(129,000)
Net actuarial (loss) gain	(40,014,000)		(40,014,000)		(38,839,000)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	(29,660,000)		(29,660,000)		(33,595,000)
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments	174,000		174,000		165,000
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments	(214,000)		(214,000)		(217,000)
Net unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments	(40,000)		(40,000)		(52,000)
Comprehensive Income (Textuals) [Abstract]
Unrealized holding gains on short term investments, tax	17,000	10,000	1,000	26,000
Unrealized holding gains (losses) other investments, tax	62,000	53,000	1,000	107,000
Unrealized losses designated as cash flow hedges, tax	783,000	312,000	334,000	1,053,000
Fair value of investments with unrealized losses	$ 1,004,600,000		$ 1,004,600,000		$ 731,000,000