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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2009 | Jan. 29, 2012 | Nov. 03, 2013 | Oct. 28, 2012 | Nov. 01, 2009 | Nov. 03, 2013 Interest and other income (expense), net [Member] Warrants on common stock [Member] | Oct. 28, 2012 Interest and other income (expense), net [Member] Warrants on common stock [Member] | Oct. 30, 2011 Interest and other income (expense), net [Member] Warrants on common stock [Member]
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of Derivative Risk Management Policy |  |  | The Company has utilized derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to the effects of the variability of interest rates and foreign currencies on its financial performance when it believes such action is warranted. Historically, the Company has been a party to derivative instruments to hedge either the variability of cash flows of a prospective transaction or the fair value of a recorded asset or liability. In certain instances, the Company has designated these transactions as hedging instruments. However, whether or not a derivative was designated as being a hedging instrument, the Company's purpose for engaging in the derivative has always been for risk management (and not speculative) purposes. The Company has historically not been a party to a significant number of derivative instruments and does not expect its derivative activity to significantly increase in the foreseeable future. |  |  |  |  |
Warrants issued (in shares) | 2,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares for each warrant exercisable (in shares) | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of warrants exercisable upon issuance (in hundredths) | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incremental percentage of warrants exercisable thereafter (in hundredths) | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants cancelled (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |
Warrants exercised (in shares) |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |
Amount of cash flow hedge to be recognized in income |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized related to Derivative Instruments |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 94,000 | $ (424,000)

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