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Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits (Details Textual) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 04, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016
Defined Contribution Plan [Abstract] |  |  |
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount | $ 73,000,000 | $ 61,000,000 | $ 43,000,000
Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Per Year On Cash Balance Accounts, Percent | 4.00% |  |
Postretirement Health Coverage [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Postretirement Medical Plans, Spending Account | $ 55,000 |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Contribution Plan [Abstract] |  |  |
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay | 6.00% |  |

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- Definition Interest per year on cash balance accounts + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Allocated spending account under retiree medical account program with levels depending on retiree's age. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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