Income Taxes - Components of Loss and Credit Carry forward (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credits, Benefit	$ 2,622,000	$ 5,665,000
Foreign Tax Authority
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Foreign capital losses, Gross	62,100,000
Foreign losses, Gross	55,800,000
Foreign losses, Benefit	14,400,000
Valuation Allowance	14,200,000
Foreign Tax Authority | No Expiration Date
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Foreign losses, Benefit	5,400,000
Foreign Tax Authority | Expiring Years 2014 to 2018
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Foreign losses, Benefit	9,000,000
Foreign Tax Authority | Capital losses
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credits, Benefit	12,500,000
Valuation Allowance	12,500,000
Foreign Tax Authority | General business tax credit carryforward
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credits, Benefit	1,500,000
Valuation Allowance	0
Foreign Tax Authority | General business tax credit carryforward | Expiring Years 2016 to 2018
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credits, Benefit	1,400,000
Foreign Tax Authority | General business tax credit carryforward | Expiring Year 2021
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credits, Benefit	100,000
Foreign Tax Authority | Various international tax credits
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credits, Benefit	400,000
Valuation Allowance	300,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
U.S. state operating losses, Gross	1,967,000,000
U.S. state operating losses, Benefit	101,400,000
Valuation Allowance	98,400,000
State and Local Jurisdiction | General business tax credit carryforward
Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credits, Benefit	700,000
Valuation Allowance	$ 700,000