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Class of Warrant or Right, Vesting Costs

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Class of Warrant or Right, Vesting Costs, Due to Acceleration

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Prorated

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Performance Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Plan Modification, Number of Shares Affected

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Description of service or performance condition required to be met for earning right to award under share-based payment arrangement. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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An excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the award immediately before the modification.

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Number of grantees affected by modification of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) that have been approved for issuance in the equity-based payment transaction.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 05, 2019 $ / shares shares	Jul. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2018 shares	Oct. 05, 2016 shares	Apr. 28, 2019 $ / shares shares	Apr. 29, 2018 USD ($) employee shares	Jul. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2019 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares subject to purchase under warrants \| shares				1,086,957
Warrants vested (in shares) \| shares			586,956
Warrant vesting costs \| $		$ 21.5					$ 21.5
Warrant vesting costs due to acceleration \| $		$ 15.9					$ 15.9
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares) \| shares								869,565
Number of shares affected (in shares) \| shares						159,000
Number of employees affected \| employee						8
Additional compensation cost \| $						$ 2.8
Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity awards granted \| shares					106,000
Description of award vesting rights					one-third of the awards vesting each performance period
Performance Period One \| Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period					1 year
Grant date fair value per unit					$ 55.82
Performance Period Two \| Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period					2 years
Grant date fair value per unit					$ 59.36
Performance Period Three \| Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period					3 years
Grant date fair value per unit					$ 61.45
CEO \| Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity awards granted \| shares					160,000
CEO \| Market Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity awards granted \| shares	320,000
Vesting percentage, prorated	70.00%
CEO \| Performance Period One \| Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period					1 year
Grant date fair value per unit					$ 55.82
CEO \| Performance Period One \| Market Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					25.00%
Grant date fair value per unit	$ 44.32
CEO \| Performance Period Two \| Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period					2 years
Grant date fair value per unit					$ 59.36
CEO \| Performance Period Two \| Market Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					25.00%
Grant date fair value per unit	$ 33.19
CEO \| Performance Period Three \| Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period					3 years
Grant date fair value per unit					$ 61.45
CEO \| Performance Period Three \| Market Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					25.00%
CEO \| Performance Period Four \| Market Performance-based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period					4 years
Grant date fair value per unit					$ 62.98
CEO \| Performance Period Four \| Market Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					25.00%
CEO \| Average Share Price Equals To Or Exceeds $71.00 \| Market Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent	30.00%
CEO \| Average Share Price Equals Or Exceeds $95.00 \| Market Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent	70.00%
CEO \| Average Share Price Between $71.00 and $95.00 \| Market Performance Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent	30.00%