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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2012
Y
Jan. 28, 2011
Y
Stock Option Awards
   
Stock-Based Compensation    
Frequency of grants On an annual basis in the first quarter of the company's fiscal year  
Portion of stock-based award that generally vest per year for employees and non-employee directors one-third  
Award vesting period (in years) 3 years  
Term of award (in years) P10Y  
Requisite service period for non-employee director based upon which fair value of options granted is expensed on the date of grant (in years) 10  
Fair value assumptions for options granted    
Expected life of option (in years) 6 6
Expected volatility, low end of range (as a percent) 34.87% 33.34%
Expected volatility, high end of range (as a percent) 35.02% 33.43%
Weighted-average volatility (as a percent) 35.01% 33.42%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent) 1.20%  
Risk-free interest rate, low end of range (as a percent)   1.72%
Risk-free interest rate, high end of range (as a percent)   2.36%
Expected dividend yield, low end of range (as a percent) 1.31% 1.04%
Expected dividend yield, high end of range (as a percent) 1.40% 1.16%
Weighted-average dividend yield (as a percent) 1.32% 1.05%
Grant date weighted-average fair value (in dollars per share) $ 17.09 $ 20.30
Other option awards - Employees
   
Stock-Based Compensation    
Award vesting period (in years) 3 years  
Term of award (in years) P10Y  
Other option awards - non-employee directors
   
Stock-Based Compensation    
Award vesting period (in years) 3 years  
Term of award (in years) P10Y  
Performance Share Awards
   
Stock-Based Compensation    
Frequency of grants On an annual basis in the first quarter of the company's fiscal year  
Award vesting period (in years) 3 years  
Fair value assumptions for options granted    
Grant date weighted-average fair value (in dollars per share) $ 56.47 $ 60.98
Performance goal period (in years) 3  
Maximum increase in the number of shares of common stock a participant receives based on the achievement of performance goals (as a percent) 200.00%  
Potential lowest number of shares of common stock that could be received based on the achievement level of performance goals 0  
Restricted Stock Awards
   
Stock-Based Compensation    
Portion of stock-based award that generally vest per year for employees and non-employee directors one-third  
Award vesting period (in years) 3 years  
Fair value assumptions for options granted    
Grant date weighted-average fair value (in dollars per share) $ 56.59 $ 63.42