Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2013	Feb. 03, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 444,661	$ 423,835
Cost of sales	278,844	277,184
Gross profit	165,817	146,651
Selling, general, and administrative expense	119,613	112,630
Operating earnings	46,204	34,021
Interest expense	(4,249)	(4,428)
Other income, net	1,443	493
Earnings before income taxes	43,398	30,086
Provision for income taxes	12,002	10,163
Net earnings	$ 31,396	$ 19,923
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.33
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.33
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	58,480	59,986
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	59,628	60,947