Significant Accounting Policies - Cumulative Effects of Adjustments (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of sales	$ 2,333,225	$ 2,654,233	$ 3,399,568
Product development, selling and administrative expenses	616,673	608,886	656,148
Operating (loss) income	(1,109,389)	527,526	835,430
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
Net (loss) income	$ (1,178,004)	$ 338,118	$ 536,534
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (12.08)	$ 3.38	$ 5.06
Net income (in dollars per share)	(12.08)	3.38	5.06
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	(12.08)	3.35	5.02
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ (12.08)	$ 3.35	$ 5.02
Net (loss) income	$ (1,178,004)	$ 338,118	$ 536,534
Change in unrecognized prior service costs on pension and other postretirement obligations, net of tax benefits of ($57), ($498) and ($474)	204	234	793
Deferred income taxes	118,913	71,897	44,399
Inventories	1,007,925	1,101,955	1,133,820
Retained earnings	1,854,794	3,111,888	2,849,740
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(147,072)	(6,280)	30,028
Changes in deferred income taxes	(77,013)	(2,812)	23,134
Defined benefit employee pension plan	38,594	3,309	(18,494)
Other adjustments to continuing operations, net	(9,816)	11,008	44,905
Changes in inventories	28,344	3,013	225,305
Changes in other accrued liabilities	$ (11,259)	(93,110)	(68,781)
Previously Reported
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of sales		2,667,158	3,389,484
Product development, selling and administrative expenses		606,347	680,001
Operating (loss) income		517,140	821,661
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		461,792	764,157
Provision for income taxes		130,755	230,219
(Loss) income from continuing operations		331,037	533,938
Net (loss) income		$ 331,037	$ 533,713
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 3.31	$ 5.03
Net income (in dollars per share)		3.31	5.03
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		3.28	4.99
Net income (in dollars per share)		$ 3.28	$ 4.99
Net (loss) income		$ 331,037	$ 533,713
Change in unrecognized prior service costs on pension and other postretirement obligations, net of tax benefits of ($57), ($498) and ($474)		10,806	19,336
Deferred income taxes		70,181	41,532
Inventories		1,108,308	1,139,744
Retained earnings		3,645,527	3,390,459
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(535,282)	(507,634)
Changes in deferred income taxes		(6,117)	12,184
Defined benefit employee pension plan		14,470	19,632
Other adjustments to continuing operations, net		(160)	6,754
Changes in inventories		2,584	199,530
Changes in other accrued liabilities		(82,288)	(29,210)
Effect of Change
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of sales		(12,925)	10,084
Product development, selling and administrative expenses		2,539	(23,853)
Operating (loss) income		10,386	13,769
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		10,386	13,769
Provision for income taxes		3,305	10,948
(Loss) income from continuing operations		7,081	2,821
Net (loss) income		$ 7,081	$ 2,821
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.07	$ 0.03
Net income (in dollars per share)		0.07	0.03
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		0.07	0.03
Net income (in dollars per share)		$ 0.07	$ 0.03
Net (loss) income		$ 7,081	$ 2,821
Change in unrecognized prior service costs on pension and other postretirement obligations, net of tax benefits of ($57), ($498) and ($474)		(10,572)	(18,543)
Deferred income taxes		1,716	2,867
Inventories		(6,353)	(5,924)
Retained earnings		(533,639)	(540,719)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		529,002	537,662
Changes in deferred income taxes		3,305	10,950
Defined benefit employee pension plan		(11,161)	(38,126)
Other adjustments to continuing operations, net		11,168	38,151
Changes in inventories		429	25,775
Changes in other accrued liabilities		$ (10,822)	$ (39,571)