Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2013	Aug. 03, 2012	Aug. 02, 2013	Aug. 03, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 509,918	$ 504,076	$ 1,659,065	$ 1,619,396
Cost of sales	331,887	325,954	1,062,916	1,059,201
Gross profit	178,031	178,122	596,149	560,195
Selling, general, and administrative expense	119,451	117,137	373,894	358,689
Operating earnings	58,580	60,985	222,255	201,506
Interest expense	(3,909)	(4,198)	(12,307)	(12,791)
Other income, net	2,982	2,681	7,420	5,231
Earnings before income taxes	57,653	59,468	217,368	193,946
Provision for income taxes	17,556	18,919	67,473	64,656
Net earnings	$ 40,097	$ 40,549	$ 149,895	$ 129,290
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.70	$ 0.69	$ 2.58	$ 2.17
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.67	$ 2.53	$ 2.13
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	57,653	59,045	58,091	59,642
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	58,913	60,336	59,266	60,829