Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011	Aug. 03, 2012 Patents Y	Oct. 31, 2011 Patents Y	Aug. 03, 2012 Non-compete agreements Y	Oct. 31, 2011 Non-compete agreements Y	Aug. 03, 2012 Customer related Y	Oct. 31, 2011 Customer related Y	Aug. 03, 2012 Developed technology Y	Oct. 31, 2011 Developed technology Y	Aug. 03, 2012 Trade names Y	Oct. 31, 2011 Trade names Y	Aug. 03, 2012 Other	Oct. 31, 2011 Other
Other Intangible Assets
Estimated life (in years)													5
Estimated life, low end of range (in years)				1.5	5	1.5	2	1.5	5	1.5	2	1.5
Estimated life, high end of range (in years)				13	13	10	10	13	13	10	10	5
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 54,469,000	$ 51,378,000		$ 9,593,000	$ 9,403,000	$ 6,297,000	$ 6,250,000	$ 8,270,000	$ 8,189,000	$ 27,994,000	$ 25,236,000	$ 1,515,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 800,000	$ 800,000
Accumulated Amortization	(25,412,000)	(21,113,000)		(7,895,000)	(7,505,000)	(3,422,000)	(2,685,000)	(3,479,000)	(2,857,000)	(9,336,000)	(7,016,000)	(480,000)	(250,000)	(800,000)	(800,000)
Net	29,057,000	30,265,000		1,698,000	1,898,000	2,875,000	3,565,000	4,791,000	5,332,000	18,658,000	18,220,000	1,035,000	1,250,000
Non-amortizable - Trade names	5,281,000	5,281,000										5,281,000	5,281,000
Total other intangible assets, gross	59,750,000	56,659,000
Total other intangible assets, net	34,338,000	35,546,000	36,813,000
Amortization expense for intangible assets	4,500,000
Estimated amortization expense
Fiscal 2012 (remainder)	1,500,000
Fiscal 2013	5,800,000
Fiscal 2014	5,400,000
Fiscal 2015	5,200,000
Fiscal 2016	4,700,000
Fiscal 2017	3,700,000
After fiscal 2017	$ 2,800,000