GUARANTEES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 02, 2014	Nov. 03, 2013
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantee Obligations Recourse	$ 2,500
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	3,900
Sale Of Bass [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	78,000
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 4,056	$ 4,373

Potential amount any recourse provisions would enable guarantor to recover from third parties under the guarantee (or each group of similar guarantees).

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (b)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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Fair value portion of guarantee, including, but not limited to, financial standby letter of credit, fair value guarantee, guarantee of collection of scheduled contractual cash flows from financial assets, and contracts that contingently require the guarantor to make payments or perform services.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 5

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12201-110248

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