Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity [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 to calculate the fair value of stock options granted is as follows:

							2009 Excluding
							Option
							Exchange
	2011			2010			Program			2009*
Options granted (in thousands)		1,990			1,866			5,675			20,873
Weighted-average exercise price-stock options	$	37.59		$	31.49		$	19.63		$	25.74
Weighted-average grant date fair value-stock options	$	8.62		$	7.77		$	7.42		$	5.97
Assumptions:
Weighted-average expected volatility		29.3	%		31.4	%		58.8	%		41.3	%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)		5.3			5.3			5.3			4.7
Risk-free interest rate		2.1	%		2.5	%		1.7	%		1.4	%
Expected dividend yield		2.4	%		2.6	%		4.1	%		3.2	%

* Includes options granted under the stock option exchange program which is described below.

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 October 29, 2011 and changes during the fiscal year then ended is presented below:

						Weighted-
				Weighted-		Average
				Average		Remaining
	Options			Exercise Price		Contractual		Aggregate
	Outstanding			Per Share		Term in Years		Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at October 30, 2010		43,079		$	29.87
Options granted		1,990		$	37.59
Options exercised		(8,260	)	$	26.32
Options forfeited		(450	)	$	27.71
Options expired		(2,243	)	$	44.08
Options outstanding October 29, 2011		34,116		$	30.27		4.5	$	274,486
Options exercisable at October 29, 2011		21,510		$	31.44		3.5	$	155,665
Options vested or expected to vest October 29, 2011(1)		33,507		$	30.29		4.4	$	269,320

(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.

Summary of the company's restricted stock unit award activity

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit award activity as of October 29, 2011 and changes during the year then ended is presented below:

	Restricted			Weighted-
	Stock			Average Grant-
	Units			Date Fair Value
	Outstanding			Per Share
Restricted stock units outstanding at October 30, 2010		1,265		$	28.21
Units granted		898		$	34.93
Restrictions lapsed		(33	)	$	24.28
Units forfeited		(42	)	$	31.39
Restricted stock units outstanding at October 29, 2011		2,088		$	31.10