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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2023	Mar. 29, 2026	Mar. 30, 2025	Jan. 31, 2026	Jan. 31, 2025	Jan. 31, 2023
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share				$ 0.13	$ 0.12
Repurchase of common stock		$ 5,518	$ 157,475
Dividend payment		$ 20,362	$ 19,414
Percentage of excise tax on share repurchases in excess of issuances	1.00%
Cumulative repurchases, shares			1,500,000
Common stock average price		$ 229	$ 107.21
Cumulative repurchases, value		$ 5,500	$ 158,700			$ 2,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Cumulative repurchases, shares		100,000
2023 Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Cumulative repurchases, shares		12,000,000
Common stock average price		$ 109.62
Cumulative repurchases, value		$ 1,314,200