Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 25, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 839,312	$ 1,149,877
Cost of sales	604,178	773,149
Product development, selling and administrative expenses	153,029	157,281
Other income	(3,140)	(1,705)
Operating income	85,245	221,152
Interest income	2,583	1,801
Interest expense	(16,403)	(16,954)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	71,425	205,999
Provision for income taxes	22,564	63,860
Income from continuing operations	48,861	142,139
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(2)
Net income	$ 48,861	$ 142,137
Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 1.34
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 1.34
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 1.33
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 1.33
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.175	$ 0.175
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	101,796	106,242
Diluted (in shares)	102,667	107,237

Product Development expense includes planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process. Selling and administrative expenses are the aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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