Contingencies (Schedule Of Pending Cases) (Details)	Oct. 21, 2013	Oct. 25, 2012	Oct. 24, 2011
Individual Smoking And Health Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Cases Pending	68	77	79
Smoking And Health Class Actions And Aggregated Claims Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Cases Pending	6	7	7
Health Care Cost Recovery Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Cases Pending	1	1	2
Lights/Ultra Lights Class Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Cases Pending	15	14	18