Defined Contribution Plan, Employer and Employee Combined Maximum Annual Contribution Per Employee, Amount

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Defined Contribution Plan, Employer and Employee Combined Maximum Annual Contribution Per Employee, Percent

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Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Percent of Employee Contribution

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Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Employee Contribution Percentage of Compensation

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Defined Contribution Plan, Required Employer Contribution Percent

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480794/715-70-50-1

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details)	12 Months Ended
OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details)	Oct. 28, 2023 CAD ($)	Oct. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2022 CAD ($)	Oct. 29, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2021 CAD ($)	Oct. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Defined Contribution Pension Plan Canada
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum total employee and employer contribution percentage	18.00%	18.00%
Maximum total employee and employer contribution amount	$ 31,560	$ 25,748
Required employer contribution percent	1.00%	1.00%
Employer matching percentage for eligible employee contribution	50.00%	50.00%
Percentage of employee contribution with employer matching contribution	6.00%	6.00%
Employer matching contributions	$ 10,600,000	$ 7,600,000	$ 10,100,000	$ 7,300,000	$ 8,300,000	$ 6,000,000
Defined Contribution Profit Sharing Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching percentage for eligible employee contribution	50.00%	50.00%
Percentage of employee contribution with employer matching contribution	8.00%	8.00%
Employer matching contributions		$ 10,400,000		$ 9,200,000		$ 8,400,000
Maximum employee contribution percentage of pre-tax compensation	60.00%	60.00%
Employer discretionary contribution amount		$ 0