Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2018	Aug. 04, 2017	Aug. 03, 2018	Aug. 04, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 655,821	$ 627,943	$ 2,079,347	$ 2,016,549
Cost of sales	422,168	401,158	1,317,399	1,279,970
Gross profit	233,653	226,785	761,948	736,579
Selling, general and administrative expense	140,759	139,001	431,859	428,929
Operating earnings	92,894	87,784	330,089	307,650
Interest expense	(4,676)	(4,750)	(14,214)	(14,309)
Other income, net	5,057	5,349	12,951	12,916
Earnings before income taxes	93,275	88,383	328,826	306,257
Provision for income taxes	14,266	19,979	95,924	72,388
Net earnings	$ 79,009	$ 68,404	$ 232,902	$ 233,869
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (usd per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.63	$ 2.19	$ 2.16
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (usd per share)	$ 0.73	$ 0.61	$ 2.14	$ 2.10
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding — Basic (in shares)	105,751	108,456	106,474	108,434
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding — Diluted (in shares)	108,070	111,457	108,930	111,460