Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2012	Jan. 28, 2011
Net sales	$ 423,835	$ 383,213
Cost of sales	277,184	246,568
Gross profit	146,651	136,645
Selling, general, and administrative expense	112,630	109,444
Operating earnings	34,021	27,201
Interest expense	(4,428)	(4,116)
Other income, net	493	1,368
Earnings before income taxes	30,086	24,453
Provision for income taxes	10,163	7,171
Net earnings	$ 19,923	$ 17,282
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.66	$ 0.54
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.53
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	29,993	31,858
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	30,473	32,443