Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 03, 2013	May 04, 2012	May 03, 2013	May 04, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 704,486	$ 691,485	$ 1,149,147	$ 1,115,320
Cost of sales	452,185	456,063	731,029	733,247
Gross profit	252,301	235,422	418,118	382,073
Selling, general, and administrative expense	134,830	128,922	254,443	241,552
Operating earnings	117,471	106,500	163,675	140,521
Interest expense	(4,149)	(4,165)	(8,398)	(8,593)
Other income, net	2,995	2,057	4,438	2,550
Earnings before income taxes	116,317	104,392	159,715	134,478
Provision for income taxes	37,915	35,574	49,917	45,737
Net earnings	$ 78,402	$ 68,818	$ 109,798	$ 88,741
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.35	$ 1.15	$ 1.88	$ 1.48
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.32	$ 1.13	$ 1.85	$ 1.46
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	58,132	59,878	58,308	59,933
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	59,257	60,960	59,444	60,961