Restricted Cash and Short-Term Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (Restricted cash and short-term investments, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	May 03, 2015	Nov. 02, 2014
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 12.4	$ 16.5
Short-term investments	5.3us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	5.5us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Short-Term Credit Facility
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted as collateral	$ 0.1	$ 10.4

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant