Per Share Data (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2012	Jan. 28, 2011
Basic
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock	29,981,000	31,848,000
Assumed issuance of contingent shares	12,000	10,000
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares	29,993,000	31,858,000
Diluted
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock and assumed issuance of contingent shares	29,993,000	31,858,000
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	480,000	585,000
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock, assumed issuance of contingent shares, and effect of dilutive securities	30,473,000	32,443,000
Options to purchase, shares of common stock outstanding, excluded from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share	341,366	213,915