Retiree Benefits - Target Allocation and Weighted Average Asset Allocation (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2012		Oct. 28, 2011
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Asset category, target allocation
Securities	100.00%
Asset category, weighted-average asset allocation
Securities	100.00%		100.00%
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Asset category, target allocation
Securities	25.00%
Asset category, weighted-average asset allocation
Securities	22.00%		30.00%
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
Asset category, target allocation
Securities	75.00%
Asset category, weighted-average asset allocation
Securities	76.00%		70.00%
U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities, Other [Member]
Asset category, weighted-average asset allocation
Securities	2.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Asset category, target allocation
Securities	100.00%	[1]
Asset category, weighted-average asset allocation
Securities	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Asset category, target allocation
Securities	13.00%	[1]
Asset category, weighted-average asset allocation
Securities	9.00%	[1]	22.00%	[1]
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
Asset category, target allocation
Securities	79.00%	[1]
Asset category, weighted-average asset allocation
Securities	83.00%	[1]	19.00%	[1]
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Equity Securities, Other [Member]
Asset category, weighted-average asset allocation
Securities	8.00%	[1]	59.00%	[1]
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] | Other Securities [Member]
Asset category, target allocation
Securities	8.00%	[1]

[1] The current target asset allocation for the Non-U.S. Pension Plans is 32% return seeking and 68% liability hedging, with the return seeking assets distributed among the equity, fixed income, other asset categories