Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)									12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2012	Jul. 29, 2012	Apr. 29, 2012	Jan. 29, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	May 01, 2011	Jan. 30, 2011	Oct. 28, 2012 8.2% Term Loan [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Short-Term Financing Program [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Short-Term Financing Program [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Short-Term Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 30, 2011 Short-Term Credit Facility [Member]	Jan. 25, 2013 Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 18, 2013 Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] Letters of Credit [Member]	Jan. 25, 2013 Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] Letters of Credit [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 28, 2012 Commercial Paper Program [Member] Short-Term Financing Program [Member]
Schedule Of Long Term Debt [Line Items]
Total outstanding short-term borrowings	$ 145,727,000	$ 144,246,000	$ 125,831,000	$ 105,529,000	$ 113,201,000	$ 102,602,000	$ 83,385,000	$ 73,783,000
Borrowing capacity of facility										120,000,000	90,000,000	195,000,000		45,000,000		15,000,000	25,000,000	150,000,000
Cash collateral of outstanding short-term borrowings												35,600,000	34,200,000
Available borrowing capacity of facility										30,000,000		20,200,000
Increase in borrowing capacity of facility																		200,000,000
Line of credit facility amended expiration date										Apr. 29, 2013
Liquidity agreement expiration date										Dec. 31, 2014
Weighted average interest rate										1.50%	1.80%	3.10%	3.80%
Borrowing under various currencies												42,000,000
Cash collateral covering percentage												105.00%
Extension to expiry date														Mar. 31, 2015
Minimum liquidity requirement														15,000,000
Amount outstanding									9,800,000			21,900,000	19,400,000		22,400,000
Letters of credit outstanding												3,000,000	3,000,000
Line of credit facility, term									20 years
Interest rate	8.20%				8.20%				8.20%
Interest payments per quarter									$ 400,000