Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	Aug. 03, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Net sales	$ 504,076	$ 501,045	$ 1,619,396	$ 1,515,858
Cost of sales	325,954	333,384	1,059,201	997,998
Gross profit	178,122	167,661	560,195	517,860
Selling, general, and administrative expense	117,137	112,937	358,689	342,580
Operating earnings	60,985	54,724	201,506	175,280
Interest expense	(4,198)	(4,294)	(12,791)	(12,596)
Other income, net	2,681	1,861	5,231	4,560
Earnings before income taxes	59,468	52,291	193,946	167,244
Provision for income taxes	18,919	17,200	64,656	54,621
Net earnings	$ 40,549	$ 35,091	$ 129,290	$ 112,623
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 0.56	$ 2.17	$ 1.79
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.67	$ 0.55	$ 2.13	$ 1.76
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	59,045	62,353	59,642	62,982
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	60,336	63,479	60,829	64,125