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Accrued Insurance Claims (Details) (USD $) | Jul. 26, 2014 | Oct. 26, 2013
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Accrued Insurance Claims [Line Items] |  |
Aggregate stop loss coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers' compensation claims | $ 56,300,000 |
Insurance liability, annual retained risk loss |  | 250,000
Retained risk of loss per participant for employee health plan for claim amounts that aggregate across all participants in excess of $250,000 |  | 550,000
Health plan participant threshold |  | 250,000
Maximum |  |
Accrued Insurance Claims [Line Items] |  |
Retained risk of loss, general liability and workers' compensation, maximum automobile liability |  | $ 1,000,000

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