Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,172,147	$ 3,778,310	$ 5,012,697
Cost of sales	2,333,225	2,654,233	3,399,568
Product development, selling and administrative expenses	616,673	608,886	656,148
Impairment charges	1,338,241	0	155,200
Other income	6,603	12,335	33,649
Operating (loss) income	(1,109,389)	527,526	835,430
Loss on early debt retirement	(14,311)	0	0
Interest income	10,710	9,760	8,781
Interest expense	(64,139)	(65,108)	(66,285)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,177,129)	472,178	777,926
Provision for income taxes	875	134,060	241,167
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(1,178,004)	338,118	536,759
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	0	(225)
Net (loss) income	$ (1,178,004)	$ 338,118	$ 536,534
Basic (loss) earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (12.08)	$ 3.38	$ 5.06
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income (in dollars per share)	(12.08)	3.38	5.06
Diluted (loss) earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(12.08)	3.35	5.02
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income (in dollars per share)	(12.08)	3.35	5.02
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.75	$ 0.70
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	97,493	100,088	106,070
Diluted (in shares)	97,493	100,939	106,996