Retiree Benefits - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 25, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of participant's compensation matched by employer	6.00%
Defined contribution expense	$ 50,100	$ 57,900	$ 61,600
Defined contribution plan, transition expense	1,800	11,600	12,600
Defined benefit employee pension plan expense	38,594	3,309	(18,494)
Curtailment loss	$ 7,800
Description of the change in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits rate	The assumed annual rate of increase in per capita cost of covered health care benefits for pre-65 medical insurance plans is then assumed to decrease 0.25% per year to an ultimate rate of 5.0%.
Effect of one percentage point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$ 900
Effect of one percentage point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rates on service cost and interest cost components	100
Effect of one percentage point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	800
Effect of one percentage point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on service cost and interest cost components	100
Expected contributions to employee pension plans for 2014	$ 10,000
Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of participant salary deferral contributions matched by employer	25.00%
Additional defined benefit contribution percentage of eligible employee compensation	2.00%
Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of participant salary deferral contributions matched by employer	50.00%
Additional defined benefit contribution percentage of eligible employee compensation	5.00%
U.S. Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Year end mark to market adjustment	$ (61,949)	(10,356)	42,532
Impact of updated mortality tables	35,000
Curtailment loss	$ 0	$ 7,838	$ 0
Discount rate	4.40%	4.85%	3.95%
Expected return on plan assets	6.40%	6.25%	6.50%
Investment goals	The U.S. plans' assets are invested to maintain funded ratios over the long-term, while managing the risk that funded ratios fall meaningfully below 100%. The Company has been focused on a plan and an objective to achieve an asset and liability duration match so that interim fluctuations in funded status should be limited by increasing the correlation between assets and liabilities. At this time, the plans' portfolio is significantly invested in duration-matched fixed income securities.
Maximum funded ratios	100.00%
U.S. Pension Plans | Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate		4.45%
Expected return on plan assets		6.25%
U.S. Pension Plans | Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate		4.85%
Expected return on plan assets		6.35%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Year end mark to market adjustment	$ 324	$ 607	$ (42,602)
Amount of previously reported settlement charges reversed	(15,200)
Curtailment loss	$ 0	$ 279	$ 0
Discount rate	4.09%	4.25%	4.28%
Expected return on plan assets	6.30%	6.30%	6.64%
Investment goals	The Company's objectives with respect to its global pension plans are (1) to acquire suitable assets of appropriate liquidity, which will meet the cost of the current and future benefits which the plans provide; (2) to limit the risk of the assets failing to meet the liabilities over the long term; and (3) to minimize the long term costs of the plans by maximizing the correlation with plan liabilities. There is no assurance that these objectives will be met.
Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.50%	4.25%
Expected return on plan assets	5.65%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans | Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.09%	4.45%
Expected return on plan assets	6.30%
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum age of active employees required to pay all applicable premium for postretirement healthcare benefits	45 years
Year end mark to market adjustment	$ (1,678)	$ (30)	$ 1,722
Percentage of premium for postretirement healthcare benefits required to be paid	100.00%
Discount rate	4.00%	4.25%	3.60%
Expected return on plan assets	7.25%	7.25%	7.40%
Pre-65 Medical Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Assumed annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits	7.00%
Assumed percentage decrease in per capita cost of covered health care benefits rate	0.25%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate	5.00%
Post-65 Medical Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Assumed annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits	7.50%
Assumed percentage decrease in per capita cost of covered health care benefits rate	0.25%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate	5.00%
Post-65 Medicare Supplement Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Assumed annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits	6.00%
Assumed percentage decrease in per capita cost of covered health care benefits rate	0.25%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate	4.50%
Retiree Drug Subsidies
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Assumed annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits	5.00%