Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Total outstanding short-term borrowings	$ 128,500,000
Cash collateral of outstanding short-term borrowings	10,400,000	31,800,000
Interest rate	8.20%	8.20%
Short Term Financing Program [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity of facility	200,000,000.0
Available borrowing capacity of facility	27,400,000
Amount outstanding	120,000,000	142,000,000
Weighted average interest rate	1.60%	1.50%
8.2% Term Loan [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	8,100,000
Line of credit facility, term	20 years
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Oct. 01, 2021
Interest rate	8.20%
Interest payments per quarter	400,000
Short-Term Credit Facility [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity of facility	245,000,000.0
Cash collateral of outstanding short-term borrowings	10,400,000
Available borrowing capacity of facility	36,500,000
Amount outstanding	8,500,000	22,300,000
Weighted average interest rate	1.80%	2.20%
Borrowing under various currencies	45,000,000
Cash collateral covering percentage	105.00%
Extension to expiry date	Mar. 31, 2015
Maximum amount of cash dividends, capital stock, and redemptions allowed	5,000,000
Percentage of prior year's net income	50.00%
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 3,000,000