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Derivatives (Details) (Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Derivatives (Details) (Textuals) (USD $)	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 30, 2011 Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member]	Oct. 30, 2010 Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member]	Jul. 30, 2011 Swap [Member]	Jul. 30, 2011 Swap, Receivable [Member] Installments	Apr. 30, 2011 Swap, Receivable [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 Swap, Receivable [Member]	Jul. 30, 2011 Swap, Payable [Member] Installments	Apr. 30, 2011 Swap, Payable [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 Swap, Payable [Member]	Jul. 30, 2011 5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]
Derivatives (Textuals) [Abstract]
Contracts period			One year or less
Notional amount of undesignated hedges					$ 46,900,000	$ 42,100,000
Fair value of undesignated hedges					149,500,000	140,000,000
Notional amount of fixed rate debt							375,000,000		375,000,000	375,000,000		375,000,000	375,000,000
Interest rate to be paid on swap										5.00%
Floating interest rate											An annual three-month Libor plus 2.05%
Derivative interest rate over LIBOR			2.05%
Interest rate											2.30%
Derivative frequency of payments								Paid in two installments on the 1st of every January and July, commencing January 1, 2010 through and ending on the maturity date			Payable in four installments on the 1st of every January, April, July and October, commencing on October 1, 2009 and ending on the maturity date
Number of installments								2			4
Derivative instrument, interest rate LIBOR period			3 months
Notional amount of cash flow hedges					149,500,000	140,000,000
Tax effect in loss recognized in OCI on derivative	351,000	356,000	693,000	1,513,000
Tax effect in gain reclassified from OCI into income	432,000	668,000	1,027,000	460,000
Derivative effectiveness description			No ineffectiveness in the three- and nine-month periods ended July 30, 2011 or July 31, 2010
Derivative ineffectiveness recognized	0	0	0	0
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued for notes															$ 375,000,000
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes															5.00%
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes														Jul. 01, 2014