Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards - Government Assistance (Details)	12 Months Ended
Oct. 26, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Government assistance statement of income, extensible enumeration, not disclosed	capital expenditure

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