Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2010	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2010
Net sales	$ 501,045	$ 458,890	$ 1,515,858	$ 1,353,067
Cost of sales	333,384	297,257	997,998	887,631
Gross profit	167,661	161,633	517,860	465,436
Selling, general, and administrative expense	112,937	107,824	342,580	319,712
Operating earnings	54,724	53,809	175,280	145,724
Interest expense	(4,294)	(4,243)	(12,596)	(12,759)
Other income, net	1,861	2,399	4,560	4,205
Earnings before income taxes	52,291	51,965	167,244	137,170
Provision for income taxes	17,200	18,551	54,621	47,177
Net earnings	$ 35,091	$ 33,414	$ 112,623	$ 89,993
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.13	$ 1.03	$ 3.58	$ 2.69
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.11	$ 1.01	$ 3.51	$ 2.66
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	31,176	32,464	31,491	33,400
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	31,739	32,972	32,062	33,819