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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits - Categories of Plan Assets and Valuation Level (Details) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 29, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016 | Oct. 25, 2015
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | $ 1,379,953 | $ 1,232,626 | $ 1,179,777
Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 868,451 | 793,651 |
Net asset value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 511,502 | 438,975 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 487,169 | 404,147 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 307,078 | 321,402 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 74,204 | 68,102 | $ 71,775
Cash and cash equivalents | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 21,653 | 24,412 |
Cash and cash equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 21,653 | 24,412 |
Large Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 189,536 | 156,495 |
Large Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Net asset value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 68,579 | 78,138 |
Large Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 189,536 | 156,495 |
Large Capitalization Equity - Foreign | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 47,069 | 32,795 |
Large Capitalization Equity - Foreign | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 47,069 | 32,795 |
Small Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 64,448 | 52,599 |
Small Capitalization Equity - Domestic | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 64,448 | 52,599 |
Small Capitalization Equity - Foreign | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 9,486 | 11,173 |
Small Capitalization Equity - Foreign | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 9,486 | 11,173 |
Mutual fund | Net asset value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 123,608 | 99,635 |
Collective trust | Net asset value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 85,317 | 69,184 |
Global equity - mutual fund | Net asset value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 165,138 | 129,014 |
Private Equity - Domestic | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 53,652 | 54,613 |
Private Equity - Domestic | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 53,652 | 54,613 |
Private Equity - International | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 20,552 | 13,489 |
Private Equity - International | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 20,552 | 13,489 |
US government issues | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 159,690 | 153,333 |
US government issues | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 154,977 | 126,673 |
US government issues | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 4,713 | 26,660 |
Municipal issues | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 21,002 | 21,451 |
Municipal issues | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 21,002 | 21,451 |
Corporate issues - domestic | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 228,753 | 224,963 |
Corporate issues - domestic | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 228,753 | 224,963 |
Corporate issues - foreign | Fair Value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | 52,610 | 48,328 |
Corporate issues - foreign | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | $ 52,610 | 48,328 |
Real estate |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Advance notice to requests redemption of shares, first option | 45 days |  |
Advance notice to requests redemption of shares, second option | 90 days |  |
Real estate | Net asset value |  |  |
Fair values of defined benefit pension plan investments by asset category and fair value hierarchy level |  |  |
Total plan assets at fair value | $ 68,860 | $ 63,004 |

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