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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 25, 2015 | Oct. 26, 2014 | Oct. 27, 2013
Pension Benefits |  |  |
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations |  |  |
Discount rate (as a percent) | 4.50% | 4.31% |
Rate of future compensation increase (as a percent) | 3.92% | 3.94% |
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs |  |  |
Discount rate (as a percent) | 4.31% | 4.89% | 4.05%
Rate of future compensation increase (as a percent) | 3.94% | 3.91% | 3.97%
Expected long-term return on plan assets (as a percent) | 7.70% | 7.80% | 7.90%
Effect of one-percentage-point change |  |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in discount rate on expense | $ (12,892) |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in discount rate on expense | 16,810 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in discount rate on benefit obligation | (157,394) |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in discount rate on benefit obligation | 197,869 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | (11,629) |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | 11,629 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in rate of future compensation increase on expense | 461 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in rate of future compensation increase on expense | (442) |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in rate of future compensation increase on benefit obligation | 2,504 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in rate of future compensation increase on benefit obligation | $ (2,417) |  |
Post-retirement Benefits |  |  |
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs |  |  |
Increase in per capita cost of covered health care benefits assumed for next fiscal year (as a percent) | 8.00% |  |
Expected ultimate pre-Medicare and post-Medicare rate (as a percent) | 5.00% |  |
Year that reaches the ultimate trend rate | 2021 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point change |  |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in discount rate on expense | $ (64) |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in discount rate on expense | 5,035 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in discount rate on benefit obligation | (33,462) |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in discount rate on benefit obligation | 40,619 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in health care cost trend rate on expense | 1,749 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in health care cost trend rate on expense | (1,451) |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point increase in health care cost trend rate on benefit obligation | 38,194 |  |
Effect of one-percentage-point decrease in health care cost trend rate on benefit obligation | $ (31,112) |  |

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