Segment Data (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
May 01, 2015	May 02, 2014	May 01, 2015 segment	May 02, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
Segment Data
Number of reportable business segments			3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Financial information concerning the company's reportable segments
Net sales	$ 826,242us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 745,030us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,300,453us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,191,011us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	136,137	129,116	178,110	167,871
Total assets	1,479,127us-gaap_Assets	1,179,246us-gaap_Assets	1,479,127us-gaap_Assets	1,179,246us-gaap_Assets	1,192,415us-gaap_Assets
Components of the loss before income taxes included in "Other"
Interest expense, net	(4,768)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(3,683)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(9,484)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(7,436)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Other	2,450us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	1,920us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	4,717us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	3,830us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Earnings before income taxes	136,137	129,116	178,110	167,871
Professional
Financial information concerning the company's reportable segments
Net sales	552,774	528,561	892,480	824,029
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	120,815	122,367	176,474	169,830
Total assets	919,135	670,723	919,135	670,723
Components of the loss before income taxes included in "Other"
Earnings before income taxes	120,815	122,367	176,474	169,830
Residential
Financial information concerning the company's reportable segments
Net sales	267,867	210,377	402,610	357,947
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	34,838	23,822	48,565	41,956
Total assets	261,835	238,156	261,835	238,156
Components of the loss before income taxes included in "Other"
Earnings before income taxes	34,838	23,822	48,565	41,956
Other
Financial information concerning the company's reportable segments
Net sales	5,601	6,092	5,363	9,035
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(19,516)	(17,073)	(46,929)	(43,915)
Total assets	298,157	270,367	298,157	270,367
Components of the loss before income taxes included in "Other"
Corporate expenses	(19,475)	(16,655)	(41,445)	(40,347)
Interest expense, net	(4,768)	(3,683)	(9,484)	(7,436)
Other	4,727	3,265	4,000	3,868
Earnings before income taxes	(19,516)	(17,073)	(46,929)	(43,915)
Intersegment \| Professional
Financial information concerning the company's reportable segments
Intersegment gross sales	17,766	14,438	28,286	19,914
Intersegment \| Residential
Financial information concerning the company's reportable segments
Intersegment gross sales	104	128	188	250
Intersegment \| Other
Financial information concerning the company's reportable segments
Intersegment gross sales	$ (17,870)	$ (14,566)	$ (28,474)	$ (20,164)

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