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	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Oct. 29, 2016 USD ($) ft² lease	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Marciano Trusts
Related Party Transactions
Number of leases under related party lease agreements \| lease		4
Marciano Trusts \| Parking lot adjacent to corporate headquarters
Related Party Transactions
Area of leased property (in square feet) \| ft²	140	140
Sale price of sales-leaseback transaction	$ 7.5
Gross cash proceeds received from sales-leaseback transaction		$ 7.5
Marciano Trusts \| Parking lot adjacent to corporate headquarters \| Other income/expense
Related Party Transactions
Net gain recognized in other income from sales-leaseback transaction	$ 3.4
Marciano Trusts \| Related party leases
Related Party Transactions
Expenses under related party arrangement		$ 3.8	$ 4.0
Marciano Trusts \| Minimum
Related Party Transactions
Lease expiration date (by year)		2017
Marciano Trusts \| Maximum
Related Party Transactions
Lease expiration date (by year)		2020
MPM Financial LLC \| Payments for aircraft charter
Related Party Transactions
Payments under related party agreement		$ 0.8	$ 0.3