Borrowings and Credit Facilities (Details Textual) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2014	Oct. 12, 2011	Nov. 01, 2006	Jul. 31, 2015	Aug. 01, 2014	Jul. 31, 2015	Aug. 01, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 12, 2012	Jun. 16, 2011
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest expense recognized for direct borrowings under the Credit Agreement				$ 16,219,000	$ 16,604,000	$ 48,368,000	$ 49,148,000
Prior Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount										$ 500,000,000
Term Loan due 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 375,000,000
Term loan outstanding	375,000,000
6.0% Senior Notes due 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 250,000,000
Interest rate			6.00%	6.00%		6.00%		6.00%
Percentage of principal amount of notes to be redeemed at company's option			100.00%
5.125% Senior Notes due 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 500,000,000
Interest rate		5.125%		5.125%		5.125%		5.125%
Discount on note payable		$ 4,200,000
Percentage of principal amount of notes to be redeemed at company's option		100.00%
6.625% Senior Notes due 2036
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 150,000,000
Interest rate			6.625%	6.625%		6.625%		6.625%
Percentage of principal amount of notes to be redeemed at company's option			100.00%
Treasury Rate | 6.0% Senior Notes due 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.30%
Treasury Rate | 5.125% Senior Notes due 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Treasury Rate | 6.625% Senior Notes due 2036
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility (Credit Agreement) maximum borrowing capacity	1,000,000,000								$ 1,000,000,000.0
Line of credit additional borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000
Line of credit amount outstanding				$ 0		$ 0
Interest expense recognized for direct borrowings under the Credit Agreement				400,000	$ 100,000	900,000	$ 100,000
Letters of credit outstanding				143,200,000		143,200,000
Available borrowing capacity				$ 856,800,000		$ 856,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Eurodollar Interest Period One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest period	7 days
Revolving Credit Facility | Eurodollar Interest Period Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest period	1 month
Revolving Credit Facility | Eurodollar Interest Period Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest period	2 months
Revolving Credit Facility | Eurodollar Interest Period Four
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest period	3 months
Revolving Credit Facility | Eurodollar Interest Period Five
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest period	6 months
Revolving Credit Facility | Eurodollar Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit commitment fee percentage on unused capacity	0.09%
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | Eurodollar Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit commitment fee percentage on unused capacity	0.30%
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | Eurodollar Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%