Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Sep. 15, 2011 Mexican Tax Authority Unfavorable Regulatory Action	Mar. 31, 2010 Delphi Corp Recovery of Preference Payments Third_Party_Affiliate	Mar. 31, 2010 Delphi Corp Spartech Polycom Recovery of Preference Payments	Sep. 30, 2003 Lower Passaic River Unfavorable Regulatory Action Company sqmi	Aug. 04, 2012 Lower Passaic River Unfavorable Regulatory Action	Nov. 03, 2007 Lower Passaic River Unfavorable Regulatory Action Alternative	Jun. 30, 2012 Lower Passaic River Unfavorable Regulatory Action	Nov. 03, 2012 Lower Passaic River Preferred Early Remedital Alternatives Unfavorable Regulatory Action	Oct. 31, 2009 Lower Passaic River Minimum Unfavorable Regulatory Action Company	Nov. 01, 2003 Cooperating Parties Lower Passaic River Unfavorable Regulatory Action Company
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rental expense	$ 6,855,000	$ 6,530,000	$ 7,220,000
Take-or-pay arrangements	7,072,000
Number of companies issued directive (companies)							30
Mile strech of Lower Passaic River							17
Number of companies in agreement to assume responsibility for completing remedial investigation/ feasibility study													70
RIFS estimated cost								125,000,000
Number of alternatives for early remedial action (alternatives)									9
Estimated cost of alternatives, minimum									900,000,000		1,900,000,000
Estimated cost of alternatives, maximum									2,300,000,000		3,400,000,000
USEPA removal action accrual										200,000
Number of companies named as third-party defendants by the NJDEP												300
Accrued costs for contingent matters								1,200,000
Recovery amount in preference payments						8,600,000
Number of unrelated third parties					175
Tax assessment				$ 4,800,000