Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Number Of Businesses Liquidated

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Fiscal Time Period

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Number Of Business

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The aggregate foreign currency transaction gain (loss) (both realized and unrealized) included in determining net income for the reporting period. Excludes foreign currency transactions designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign entity and intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements. For certain enterprises, primarily banks, that are dealers in foreign exchange, foreign currency transaction gains (losses) may be disclosed as dealer gains (losses).

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Feb. 04, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jan. 29, 2011	May 01, 2010 Business	Nov. 03, 2012 Segment	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009 Business
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of businesses liquidated									3
Number of reportable segments						3
Number of businesses					2
Fiscal time period		P14W		P13W		P53W	P52W
Depreciation expense						$ 29,953	$ 31,135	$ 32,858
Foreign currency adjustments	(1,465)		22			588	220	(2,146)
Merger and transaction costs	$ 6,900					$ 6,901	$ 0	$ 0
Minimum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Intangible asset, useful life (years)						2 years
Maximum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Intangible asset, useful life (years)						19 years
Building and leasehold improvements \| Minimum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives (years)						20 years
Building and leasehold improvements \| Maximum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives (years)						25 years
Machinery and equipment \| Minimum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives (years)						12 years
Machinery and equipment \| Maximum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives (years)						16 years
Furniture and fixtures \| Minimum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives (years)						5 years
Furniture and fixtures \| Maximum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives (years)						10 years
Computer equipment and software \| Minimum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives (years)						3 years
Computer equipment and software \| Maximum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Property plant and equipment estimated useful lives (years)						7 years
Manufacturer of Boat Components Business
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of businesses liquidated									1
Compounding Business
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments									1
Sheet Business
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments									1