Esterline Technologies 10-K 20 Dec 13 2013 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Dec. 16, 2013	Apr. 26, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Document Type	'10-K	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Document Period End Date	25-Oct-13	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'FY	'	'
Trading Symbol	'ESL	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000033619	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--10-25	'	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'Yes	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	31,575,039	'
Entity Public Float	'	'	$2,308,350,938

Consolidated_Statement_of_Oper

Consolidated Statement of Operations

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified

31-May-08

Oct. 25, 2013

Jul. 26, 2013

Apr. 26, 2013

Jan. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Jul. 27, 2012

Apr. 27, 2012

Apr. 27, 2012

Jan. 27, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

CAD

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Net Sales

'

$534,162

$478,068

$499,562

$457,962

$530,656

$485,949

$504,831

'

$470,882

$1,969,754

[1]

$1,992,318

[1]

$1,717,985

[1]

Cost of Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,243,758

1,273,365

1,128,265

Gross Margin

'

205,373

178,902

181,376

160,345

204,253

172,096

184,523

'

158,081

725,996

718,953

589,720

Expenses

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Selling, general and administrative

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

391,147

382,887

304,154

Research, development and engineering

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

95,736

107,745

94,505

Gain on sale of product line

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-2,264

0

0

Gain on settlement of contingency

-11,800

'

'

'

'

'

'

-11,900

-11,800

'

0

-11,891

0

Goodwill impairment

'

'

3,500

'

'

'

52,200

'

'

'

3,454

52,169

0

Other income

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

-1,263

-6,853

Total Expenses

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

488,073

529,647

391,806

Operating Earnings From Continuing Operations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

237,923

189,306

197,914

Interest income

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-539

-465

-1,615

Interest expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

39,667

46,238

40,216

Loss on extinguishment of debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

946

0

831

Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

197,849

143,533

158,482

Income Tax Expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

30,085

29,958

24,938

Earnings From Continuing Operations Including Noncontrolling Interests

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

167,764

113,575

133,544

Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-1,730

-1,040

-457

Earnings From Continuing Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax

'

66,188

39,213

[2],[3],[4]

35,522

25,111

[5]

61,660

-17,104

[6],[7]

45,191

[8]

'

22,788

166,034

112,535

133,087

Loss From Discontinued Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax

'

-325

-975

0

0

0

0

0

'

0

-1,300

0

-47

Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Esterline

'

$65,863

$38,238

$35,522

$25,111

$61,660

($17,104)

$45,191

'

$22,788

$164,734

$112,535

$133,040

Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Esterline - Basic:

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Continuing operations

'

$2.11

$1.25

$1.14

$0.81

$2

($0.55)

$1.47

'

$0.74

$5.32

$3.66

$4.36

Discontinued operations

'

($0.01)

($0.03)

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

'

$0

($0.04)

$0

$0

Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Esterline - Basic

'

$2.10

$1.22

$1.14

$0.81

$2

($0.55)

$1.47

'

$0.74

$5.28

$3.66

$4.36

Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Esterline - Diluted:

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Continuing operations

'

$2.07

$1.23

$1.12

$0.80

$1.97

($0.55)

$1.44

'

$0.73

$5.23

$3.60

$4.27

Discontinued operations

'

($0.01)

($0.03)

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

'

$0

($0.04)

$0

$0

Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Esterline - Diluted

'

$2.06

[9]

$1.20

[9]

$1.12

[9]

$0.80

[9]

$1.97

[9]

($0.55)

[9]

$1.44

[9]

'

$0.73

[9]

$5.19

$3.60

$4.27

[1]

Based on country from which the sale originated and the sale was recorded.

[2]

Included a $10.0 million charge related to our pending matter with the DDTC.

[3]

Included $8.2 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.

[4]

Included a $3.5 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.

[5]

Included $3.7 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.

[6]

Included a $52.2 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.

[7]

Included $4.6 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.

[8]

Included a $9.5 million gain on settlement of a contingency, net of tax.

[9]

The sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal per shares amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to changes in the number of weighted average shares outstanding and the effects of rounding for each period.

Consolidated_Balance_Sheet

Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current Assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$179,178	$160,675
Cash in escrow	4,018	5,016
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $9,215 and $9,029	383,666	383,362
Inventories	447,663	409,837
Income tax refundable	6,526	4,832
Deferred income tax benefits	47,277	46,000
Prepaid expenses	18,183	21,340
Other current assets	5,204	4,631
Total Current Assets	1,091,715	1,035,693
Property, Plant and Equipment	'	'
Land	32,785	32,597
Buildings	247,885	231,210
Machinery and equipment	487,191	437,734
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	767,861	701,541
Accumulated depreciation	396,664	345,140
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	371,197	356,401
Other Non-Current Assets	'	'
Goodwill	1,128,977	1,098,962
Intangibles, net	580,949	609,045
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $4,359 and $4,577	6,211	8,818
Deferred income tax benefits	71,840	97,952
Other assets	11,223	20,246
Total Assets	3,262,112	3,227,117
Current Liabilities	'	'
Accounts payable	123,597	108,689
Accrued liabilities	253,561	269,553
Current maturities of long-term debt	21,279	10,610
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,307	5,125
Federal and foreign income taxes	7,348	2,369
Total Current Liabilities	408,092	396,346
Long-Term Liabilities	'	'
Credit Facilities	130,000	240,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	537,859	598,060
Deferred income tax liabilities	193,119	205,198
Pension and post-retirement obligations	68,102	132,074
Other liabilities	40,188	34,904
Shareholders' Equity	'	'
Common stock, par value $.20 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 31,441,949 and 30,869,390 shares	6,288	6,174
Additional paid-in capital	604,511	569,235
Retained earnings	1,285,090	1,120,356
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-22,284	-85,284
Total Esterline shareholders' equity	1,873,605	1,610,481
Noncontrolling interests	11,147	10,054
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,884,752	1,620,535
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$3,262,112	$3,227,117

Consolidated_Balance_Sheet_Par

Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Accounts receivable, allowances	$9,215	$9,029
Debt issuance costs, accumulated amortization	$4,359	$4,577
Common stock, par value	$0.20	$0.20
Common stock, shares authorized	60,000,000	60,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	31,441,949	30,869,390
Common stock, shares outstanding	31,441,949	30,869,390

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Cash

Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	'	'	'
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$166,464	$113,575	$133,497
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	112,132	107,792	84,658
Deferred income tax	-24,419	-25,410	-12,345
Share-based compensation	9,575	9,543	7,963
Gain on sale of capital assets	-2,303	-944	-9,453
Gain on settlement of contingency	0	-11,891	0
Goodwill impairment	3,454	52,169	0
Working capital changes, net of effect of acquisitions:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	5,015	-22,381	23,811
Inventories	-28,317	-19,303	15
Prepaid expenses	3,604	-2,506	667
Other current assets	-1,558	-1,002	-2,575
Accounts payable	9,008	-6,482	-2,942
Accrued liabilities	-3,120	14,879	-10,509
Federal and foreign income taxes	5,786	-2,858	-816
Other liabilities	-7,602	-14,702	-22,983
Other, net	3,053	3,692	3,441
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	250,772	194,171	192,429
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Investing Activities	'	'	'
Purchases of capital assets	-55,335	-49,446	-49,507
Escrow deposit	0	0	-14,033
Proceeds from sale of capital assets	2,303	944	9,453
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	-40,689	0	-814,934
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities	-93,721	-48,502	-869,021
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Financing Activities	'	'	'
Proceeds provided by stock issuance under employee stock plans	22,854	7,658	13,253
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises	2,961	382	1,830
Repayment of long-term credit facilities	-110,000	-150,000	-35,000
Repayment of long-term debt	-235,428	-73,145	-129,916
Proceeds from issuance of long-term credit facilities	175,000	30,000	400,014
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	0	176,875
Proceeds from government assistance	5,092	17,285	15,000
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	-1,048	0	-238
Debt and other issuance costs	-454	0	-5,398
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities	-141,023	-167,820	436,420
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents	2,475	-2,209	3,087
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	18,503	-24,360	-237,085
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year	160,675	185,035	422,120
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year	179,178	160,675	185,035
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'	'	'
Cash paid for interest	38,376	43,854	38,361
Cash paid for taxes	43,842	54,366	45,074
Supplemental Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities	'	'	'
Capital asset and lease obligation additions	$11,691	$0	$0

Consolidated_Statement_of_Shar

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity Noncontrolling Interest, and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	Total	Common Stock, Par Value $.20 Per Share	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interests	Comprehensive Income
In Thousands
Beginning of year at Oct. 29, 2010	'	$6,056	$528,724	$874,781	$3,235	$2,703	'
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,573,918	6,123	551,703	1,007,821	-2,812	11,083	'
Shares repurchases	'	'	'	'	'	0	'
Shares issued under stock option plans	'	67	15,016	'	'	'	'
Net earnings	133,040	'	'	133,040	'	'	133,040
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of tax	-5,934	'	'	'	-5,934	'	-5,934
Noncontrolling interest resulting from an acquisition	'	'	'	'	'	8,160	'
Share-based compensation expense	'	'	7,963	'	'	'	'
Change in pension and post-retirement obligations, net of tax	-9,986	'	'	'	-9,986	'	-9,986
Net changes in equity attributable to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	220	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	9,873	'	'	'	9,873	'	9,873
Comprehensive Income	126,993	'	'	'	'	'	126,993
End of year at Oct. 28, 2011	1,573,918	6,123	551,703	1,007,821	-2,812	11,083	'
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,620,535	6,174	569,235	1,120,356	-85,284	10,054	'
Shares repurchases	'	'	'	'	'	-2,069	'
Shares issued under stock option plans	'	51	7,989	'	'	'	'
Net earnings	112,535	'	'	112,535	'	'	112,535
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of tax	-2,399	'	'	'	-2,399	'	-2,399
Noncontrolling interest resulting from an acquisition	'	'	'	'	'	0	'
Share-based compensation expense	'	'	9,543	'	'	'	'
Change in pension and post-retirement obligations, net of tax	-23,708	'	'	'	-23,708	'	-23,708
Net changes in equity attributable to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	1,040	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-56,365	'	'	'	-56,365	'	-56,365
Comprehensive Income	30,063	'	'	'	'	'	30,063
End of year at Oct. 26, 2012	1,620,535	6,174	569,235	1,120,356	-85,284	10,054	'
Total Shareholders' Equity	1,884,752	6,288	604,511	1,285,090	-22,284	11,147	'
Shares repurchases	'	'	'	'	'	0	'
Shares issued under stock option plans	'	114	25,701	'	'	'	'
Net earnings	164,734	'	'	164,734	'	'	164,734
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of tax	-3,119	'	'	'	-3,119	'	-3,119
Noncontrolling interest resulting from an acquisition	'	'	'	'	'	0	'
Share-based compensation expense	'	'	9,575	'	'	'	'
Change in pension and post-retirement obligations, net of tax	42,994	'	'	'	42,994	'	42,994
Net changes in equity attributable to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	1,093	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	23,125	'	'	'	23,125	'	23,125
Comprehensive Income	227,734	'	'	'	'	'	227,734
End of year at Oct. 25, 2013	$1,884,752	$6,288	$604,511	$1,285,090	($22,284)	$11,147	'

Consolidated_Statement_of_Shar1

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity Noncontrolling Interest, and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Common stock, par value	$0.20	$0.20	'
Common Stock, Par Value $.20 Per Share	'	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.20	$0.20	$0.20
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'	'
Change in fair value of derivative financial instrument tax effect	$913	$1,158	$2,282
Change in pension and post-retirement obligations tax effect	($22,897)	$11,626	$5,060

Accounting_Policies

Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Accounting Policies	'
	NOTE 1:  Accounting Policies
	Nature of Operations
	Esterline Technologies Corporation (the Company) designs, manufactures and markets highly engineered products. The Company serves the aerospace and defense industry, primarily in the United States and Europe. The Company also serves the industrial/commercial and medical markets.
	Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Classifications have been changed for certain amounts in prior periods to conform with the current year’s presentation. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the last Friday of October.
	Management Estimates
	To prepare financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
	Concentration of Risks
	The Company’s products are principally focused on the aerospace and defense industry, which includes military and commercial aircraft original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers, commercial airlines, and the United States and foreign governments. Sales directly to the U.S. government aggregated 6% and 7% of sales in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. Accordingly, the Company’s current and future financial performance is dependent on the economic condition of the aerospace and defense industry. The commercial aerospace and defense markets have historically been subject to cyclical downturns during periods of weak economic conditions or material changes arising from domestic or international events. Management believes that the Company’s sales are balanced across its customer base, which includes not only aerospace and defense customers but also medical and industrial commercial customers.
	Revenue Recognition
	The Company recognizes revenue when the title and risk of loss have passed to the customer, there is persuasive evidence of an agreement, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is determinable, and the collectability is reasonably assured. The Company recognizes product revenues at the point of shipment or delivery in accordance with the terms of sale. Sales are net of returns and allowances. Returns and allowances are not significant because products are manufactured to customer specification and are covered by the terms of the product warranty.
	Revenues and profits on fixed-price contracts with significant engineering as well as production requirements are recorded based on the achievement of contractual milestones and the ratio of total actual incurred costs to date to total estimated costs for each contract (cost-to-cost method). Types of milestones include design review and prototype completion. The Company reviews cost performance and estimates to complete on its ongoing contracts at least quarterly. The impact of revisions of profit estimates are recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions are made. Provisions for anticipated losses on contracts are recorded in the period they become evident. When change orders have been approved by both the company and the customer for both scope and price and realization is deemed probable, the original contract price is adjusted and revenues are recognized on contract performance (as determined by the achievement of contractual milestones and the cost-to-cost method). For partially approved change orders, costs attributable to unpriced change orders are treated as costs of the contract performance in the period the costs are incurred. Claims are also recognized as contract revenue when approved by both the company and the customer, based on contract performance.
	Research and Development
	Expenditures for internally-funded research and development are expensed as incurred. Customer-funded research and development projects performed under contracts are accounted for as work in process as work is performed and recognized as cost of sales and sales under the proportional performance method. Research and development expenditures are net of government assistance and tax subsidies, which are not contingent upon paying income tax. In addition, government assistance for research and development is recorded as a reduction of research and development expense when repayment royalties are contingent upon sales generated directly from the funded research and development. If reimbursement is not tied directly to sales generated from the funded research and development, the assistance is accounted for as a loan until the criteria for forgiveness has been met.
	Financial Instruments
	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term borrowings, long-term debt, foreign currency forward contracts, and interest rate swap agreements. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their respective fair values because of the short-term maturities or expected settlement dates of these instruments. The fair market value of the Company’s long-term debt and short-term borrowings was estimated at $711.6 million and $882.5 million at fiscal year end 2013 and 2012, respectively. These estimates were derived using discounted cash flows with interest rates currently available to the Company for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.
	Foreign Currency Exchange Risk Management
	The Company is subject to risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates from the sale of products in currencies other than its functional currency. Furthermore, the Company has assets denominated in foreign currencies that are not offset by liabilities in such foreign currencies. The Company has significant operations in Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, and accordingly, we may experience gains or losses due to foreign exchange fluctuations.
	The Company’s policy is to hedge a portion of its forecasted transactions using forward exchange contracts, with maturities up to 24 months. These forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges. The portion of the net gain or loss on a derivative instrument that is effective as a hedge is reported as a component of other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity and is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The remaining net gain or loss on the derivative in excess of the present value of the expected cash flows of the hedged transaction is recorded in earnings immediately. If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, or a portion of the hedge is deemed ineffective, the change in fair value is recorded in earnings. The amount of hedge ineffectiveness has not been material in any of the three fiscal years in the period ended October 25, 2013. At October 25, 2013, and October 26, 2012, the notional value of foreign currency forward contracts accounted for as a cash flow hedge was $271.3 million and $260.7 million, respectively. The fair value of these contracts was a $2.3 million liability and a $1.5 million asset at October 25, 2013, and October 26, 2012, respectively. The Company does not enter into any forward contracts for trading purposes.
	In July 2011, the Company entered into a Euro Term Loan for €125.0 million under the secured credit facility. The Company designated the Euro Term Loan a hedge of the investment in a certain French business unit. The foreign currency gain or loss that is effective as a hedge is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. To the extent that this hedge is ineffective, the foreign currency gain or loss is recorded in earnings. There was no ineffectiveness in fiscal 2013 or fiscal 2012. The gain or loss included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income will remain until the underlying investment in a certain French business unit is liquidated. The amount of foreign currency translation included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income was a gain of $17.2 million at October 25, 2013.
	Interest Rate Risk Management
	Depending on the interest rate environment, the Company may enter into interest rate swap agreements to convert the fixed interest rates on notes payable to variable interest rates or terminate any swap agreements in place. These interest rate swap agreements have been designated as fair value hedges. Accordingly, a gain or loss on swap agreements as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged portion of notes payable are recognized in interest expense during the period of the change in fair values. The Company attempts to manage exposure to counterparty credit risk by only entering into agreements with major financial institutions which are expected to be able to fully perform under the terms of the agreement.
	In fiscal 2010, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements for $175.0 million on the 2017 Notes. The swap agreements exchanged the fixed interest rate on the 2017 Notes of 6.625% for a variable interest rate. In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the swap agreements were terminated, and the Company redeemed the 2017 Notes with proceeds from the $175.0 million U.S. Term Loan. The Company recorded a gain on the swap termination of $2.9 million. The gain is included in the Loss on Extinguishment of Debt in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
	Depending on the interest rate environment, the Company may enter into interest rate swap agreements to convert the variable interest rates on notes payable to fixed interest rates. These swap agreements are accounted for as cash flow hedges and the fair market value of the hedge instrument is included in Other Comprehensive Income.
	The fair market value of the interest rate swaps was estimated by discounting expected cash flows using quoted market interest rates.
	Foreign Currency Translation
	Foreign currency assets and liabilities are translated into their U.S. dollar equivalents based on year-end exchange rates. Revenue and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates. Aggregate exchange gains and losses arising from the translation of foreign assets and liabilities are included in shareholders’ equity as a component of comprehensive income. Accumulated gain on foreign currency translation adjustment was $35.4 million, $12.3 million and $68.6 million as of the fiscal years ended October 25, 2013, October 26, 2012, and October 28, 2011, respectively.
	Foreign Currency Transaction Gains and Losses
	Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in results of operations and are primarily the result of revaluing assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency, gains and losses on forward exchange contracts and the change in value of foreign currency embedded derivatives in backlog. These foreign currency transactions resulted in a $1.7 million loss in fiscal 2013, a $3.5 million loss in fiscal 2012, and a $13.8 million gain in fiscal 2011.
	Cash Equivalents
	Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. Fair value of cash equivalents approximates carrying value.
	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts receivable are recorded at the net invoice price for sales billed to customers. Accounts receivable are considered past due when outstanding more than normal trade terms allow. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established when losses are expected to be incurred. Accounts receivable are written off to the allowance for doubtful accounts when the balance is considered to be uncollectible.
	Inventories
	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost method. Inventory cost includes material, labor and factory overhead. The Company defers pre-production engineering costs as work-in-process inventory in connection with long-term supply arrangements that include contractual guarantees for reimbursement from the customer. Inventory cost adjustments are recorded when inventory is considered to be excess or obsolete based upon an analysis of actual on-hand quantities on a part level basis to forecasted product demand and historical usage.
	Property, Plant and Equipment, and Depreciation
	Property, plant and equipment is carried at cost and includes expenditures for major improvements. Depreciation is generally provided on the straight-line method based upon estimated useful lives ranging from 15 to 30 years for buildings and 3 to 10 years for machinery and equipment. Depreciation expense was $55.4 million, $52.4 million, and $42.5 million for fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. Assets under capital leases were $47.1 million at October 25, 2013, and $38.8 million at October 26, 2012. Amortization expense of assets accounted for as capital leases is included with depreciation expense. The fair value of liabilities related to the retirement of property is recorded when there is a legal or contractual obligation to incur asset retirement costs and the costs can be estimated. The Company records the asset retirement cost by increasing the carrying cost of the underlying property by the amount of the asset retirement obligation. The asset retirement cost is depreciated over the estimated useful life of the underlying property.
	Debt Issuance Costs
	Costs incurred to issue debt are deferred and amortized as interest expense over the term of the related debt using a method that approximates the effective interest method.
	Long-lived Asset Impairments
	The carrying amount of long-lived assets is reviewed periodically for impairment. An asset (other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets) is considered impaired when estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is not deemed recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its estimated fair value. Fair value is generally determined based upon estimated discounted future cash flows.
	Contingencies
	The Company is party to various lawsuits and claims, both as plaintiff and defendant, and has contingent liabilities arising from the conduct of business. The Company is covered by insurance for general liability, product liability, workers’ compensation and certain environmental exposures, subject to certain deductible limits. The Company is self-insured for amounts less than our deductible and where no insurance is available. An estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by a charge to income if it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of loss.
	Goodwill and Intangibles
	Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually or when circumstances require. A reporting unit is generally defined at the operating segment level or at the component level one level below the operating segment, if said component constitutes a business. Goodwill is allocated to reporting units based upon the purchase price of the acquired unit, the valuation of acquired tangible and intangible assets, and liabilities assumed. When a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value, an impairment test is required. This test involves allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit, with the excess of fair value over allocated net assets representing the fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the estimated fair value of goodwill.
	Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from 2 to 20 years. Amortization expense is reflected in selling, general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of intangible assets and takes into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that an impairment exists.
	Indefinite-lived intangible assets (other than goodwill) are tested annually for impairment or more frequently on an interim basis if circumstances require.
	Environmental
	Environmental exposures are provided for at the time they are known to exist or are considered probable and reasonably estimable. No provision has been recorded for environmental remediation costs which could result from changes in laws or other circumstances currently not known by the Company. Costs provided for future expenditures on environmental remediation are not discounted to present value.
	Pension Plan and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Obligations
	The Company accounts for pension expense using the end of the fiscal year as its measurement date. Management selects appropriate assumptions including discount rate, rate of increase in future compensation levels and assumed long-term rate of return on plan assets and expected annual increases in costs of medical and other health care benefits in regard to the Company’s post-retirement benefit obligations. These assumptions are based upon historical results, the current economic environment and reasonable expectations of future events. Actual results which vary from assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods, and accordingly, are recognized in expense in these periods. Significant differences between our assumptions and actual experience or significant changes in assumptions could impact the pension costs and the pension obligation.
	Discontinued Operations
	In fiscal 2013, the Company recorded a $2.0 million liability related to environmental remediation at a previously sold business for which the Company provided indemnification. A loss of $1.3 million, net of tax, is reflected in discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
	Legal Expenses
	The Company recognizes legal costs related to loss contingencies when the expense is incurred.
	Share-Based Compensation
	The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award.
	Product Warranties
	Estimated product warranty expenses are recorded when the covered products are shipped to customers and recognized as revenue. Product warranty expense is estimated based upon the terms of the warranty program.
	Income Taxes
	The Company recognizes the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns.
	Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share also includes the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units. Common shares issuable from stock options that are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive were 162,100, 627,475, and 331,300 for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute basic earnings per share was 31,173,000, 30,749,000, and 30,509,000 for fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute diluted earnings per share was 31,738,000, 31,282,000, and 31,154,000 for fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
Subsequent Events
On December 5, 2013, the Company announced the acceleration of its plans to consolidate certain facilities and create cost-efficiency through shared services in sales, general and administrative support functions. These integration activities are launching currently in each segment, and are expected to result in charges and expenses of approximately $40 million. The Company expects to incur costs of $25 million to $30 million in fiscal 2014 to support these efforts, with the balance to be incurred in fiscal 2015. The costs are mainly for severance, relocation of facilities and long-lived asset impairment losses.
On December 20, 2013, the Company acquired Sunbank Family of Companies, LLC (Sunbank) for approximately $45 million and up to $5 million in contingent consideration based upon achievement of certain sales levels over a two-year period. Sunbank is a manufacturer of electrical cable accessories, connectors and flexible conduit systems. Sunbank is included in the Sensors & Systems segment. The acquisition was funded under our credit facility and available cash.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the Consolidated Financial Statements were issued.

Inventories

Inventories	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Inventories	'
	NOTE 2:  Inventories
	Inventories at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:
	In Thousands	2013		2012
	Raw materials and purchased parts	$	165,231	$	146,390
	Work in process		169,165		155,617
	Inventory costs under long-term contracts		13,717		19,207
	Finished goods		99,550		88,623
		$	447,663	$	409,837

Goodwill

Goodwill	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Goodwill	'
	NOTE 3:  Goodwill
	The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill by segment for fiscal 2013 and 2012:
	In Thousands	Avionics &			Sensors &			Advanced			Total
		Controls			Systems			Materials
	Balance, October 28, 2011	$	513,508		$	435,645		$	214,572		$	1,163,725
	Sale of product line		(523	)		0			0			(523	)
	Goodwill adjustments		(234	)		24,280			0			24,046
	Goodwill impairment		(52,169	)		0			0			(52,169	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		(4,490	)		(31,505	)		(122	)		(36,117	)
	Balance, October 26, 2012		456,092			428,420			214,450			1,098,962
	Goodwill from acquisitions		21,640			0			0			21,640
	Goodwill adjustments		0			2,904			0			2,904
	Goodwill impairment		(3,454	)		0			0			(3,454	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		(9,575	)		18,159			341			8,925
	Balance, October 25, 2013	$	464,703		$	449,483		$	214,791		$	1,128,977
	During the third fiscal quarter of 2013 and 2012, management performed Step One impairment tests for Racal Acoustics upon identification of an indicator of impairment. The Company’s third quarter forecast in 2013 projected a higher operating loss in fiscal 2013 and lower earnings over the five years compared to the prior-year forecast due to further delays and reductions in global defense programs. As required under U.S. GAAP, a Step Two impairment test was required in fiscal 2013, because the current fair value of the business using a discounted cash flow and market approach was less than its carrying amount of the business. Under Step Two, the fair value of all Racal Acoustics’ assets and liabilities was estimated, including tangible assets, existing technology, and trade names, for the purpose of deriving an estimate of the implied fair value of goodwill. The implied fair value of the goodwill was then compared to the recorded goodwill to determine the amount of the impairment. Assumptions used in measuring the value of these assets and liabilities included the discount rates, royalty rates, and obsolescence rates used in valuing the intangible assets, and pricing of comparable transactions in the market in valuing the tangible assets. The excess of the carrying amount of goodwill over the implied fair value of goodwill resulted in an impairment charge of $3.5 million in fiscal 2013. An impairment charge of $52.2 million was recorded at Racal Acoustics in fiscal 2012.

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Intangible Assets	'
	NOTE 4:  Intangible Assets
	Intangible assets at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
	In Thousands			2013				2012
		Weighted		Gross		Accum.		Gross		Accum.
		Average Years		Carrying		Amort.		Carrying		Amort.
		Useful Life		Amount				Amount
	Amortized Intangible Assets:
	Programs		15	$	726,049	$	251,437	$	701,396	$	202,333
	Core technology		16		9,589		6,711		9,589		6,112
	Patents and other		12		93,291		37,024		96,721		38,140
	Total			$	828,929	$	295,172	$	807,706	$	246,585
	Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets:
	Trademark			$	47,192			$	47,924
	Programs represent the valuation of systems or components sold under long-term supply agreements with aerospace companies, military contractors, and OEM manufacturers using similar technology. The valuation of the program includes the values of the program-specific technology, the backlog of contracts, and the relationship with customers which lead to potential future contracts. The valuation of the program is based upon its discounted cash flow at a market-based discount rate.
	Amortization of intangible assets was $54,998,000, $53,523,000, and $40,539,000 in fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	Estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets for each of the next five fiscal years is as follows:
	In Thousands
	Fiscal Year
	2014	$	57,495
	2015		56,286
	2016		55,686
	2017		54,511
	2018		53,847

Accrued_Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Accrued Liabilities	'
	NOTE 5:  Accrued Liabilities
	Accrued liabilities at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Payroll and other compensation	$	119,677		$	128,269
	Commissions		4,786			5,776
	Casualty and medical		13,738			12,971
	Interest		6,707			7,091
	Warranties		19,372			21,870
	State and other tax accruals		6,536			6,136
	Customer deposits		21,500			18,193
	Deferred revenue		15,888			30,707
	Contract reserves		12,737			12,553
	Forward foreign exchange contracts		7,645			2,375
	Litigation reserves		10,266			1,163
	Environmental reserves		810			3,119
	Rent and future lease obligations		1,357			2,258
	Other		12,542			17,072
		$	253,561		$	269,553
	Accrued liabilities are recorded to reflect the Company’s contractual obligations relating to warranty commitments to customers. Warranty coverage of various lengths and terms is provided to customers depending on standard offerings and negotiated contractual agreements. An estimate for warranty expense is recorded at the time of sale based on the length of the warranty and historical warranty return rates and repair costs.
	Changes in the carrying amount of accrued product warranty costs are summarized as follows:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Balance, beginning of year	$	21,870		$	19,298
	Warranty costs incurred		(4,912	)		(2,752	)
	Product warranty accrual		7,380			8,471
	Release of reserves		(4,555	)		(2,967	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		(411	)		(180	)
	Balance, end of year	$	19,372		$	21,870

Retirement_Benefits

Retirement Benefits	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Retirement Benefits	'
	NOTE 6:   Retirement Benefits
	Approximately 39% of U.S. employees have a defined benefit earned under the Esterline pension plan.
	Under the Esterline plan, pension benefits are based on years of service and five-year average compensation or the highest five consecutive years’ compensation during the last ten years of employment. Esterline amended its defined benefit plan to add the cash balance formula with annual pay credits ranging from 2% to 6% effective January 1, 2003. Participants elected either to continue earning benefits under the current plan formula or to earn benefits under the cash balance formula. Effective January 1, 2003, all new participants are enrolled in the cash balance formula. Esterline also has an unfunded supplemental retirement plan for key executives providing for periodic payments upon retirement.
	CMC sponsors defined benefit pension plans and other retirement benefit plans for its non-U.S. employees. Pension benefits are based upon years of service and final average salary. Other retirement benefit plans are non-contributory health care and life insurance plans.
	The Company accounts for pension expense using the end of the fiscal year as its measurement date. In addition, the Company makes actuarially computed contributions to these plans as necessary to adequately fund benefits. The Company’s funding policy is consistent with the minimum funding requirements of ERISA. The accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligation for the Esterline plans are $266,745,000 and $275,746,000, respectively, with plan assets of $259,924,000 as of October 25, 2013. The underfunded status for the Esterline plans is $15,822,000 at October 25, 2013. Contributions to the Esterline plans totaled $16,174,000 and $17,097,000 in fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively. The expected funding requirement for fiscal 2014 for the U.S. pension plans maintained by Esterline is $12,000,000. The accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligation for the CMC plans are $137,954,000 and $139,109,000, respectively, with plan assets of $126,117,000 as of October 25, 2013. The underfunded status for these CMC plans is $12,992,000 at October 25, 2013. Contributions to the CMC plans totaled $10,859,000 and $10,241,000 in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. The expected funding requirement for fiscal 2014 for the CMC plans is $10,593,000.
	Principal assumptions of the Esterline and CMC plans are as follows:
		Esterline						CMC
		Defined Benefit						Defined Benefit
		Pension Plans						Pension Plans
		2013		2012				2013		2012
	Principal assumptions
	as of fiscal year end:
	Discount Rate	4.70%		3.85%				4.50%		4.35%
	Rate of increase in future	4.50%		4.50%				3.00%		3.10%
	compensation levels
	Assumed long-term rate of	7.00%		7.00%				6.34%		6.5 – 6.75%
	return on plan assets
		Esterline						CMC
		Post-Retirement						Post-Retirement
		Benefit Plans						Pension Plans
		2013		2012				2013		2012
	Principal assumptions
	as of fiscal year end:
	Discount Rate	4.70%		3.85%				4.50%		4.35%
	Initial weighted average health	6.00%		6.00%				6.30%		3.70%
	care trend rate
	Ultimate weighted average health	6.00%		6.00%				4.20%		3.20%
	care trend rate
	The Company uses a discount rate for expected returns that is a spot rate developed from a yield curve established from high-quality corporate bonds and matched to plan-specific projected benefit payments. Although future changes to the discount rate are unknown, had the discount rate increased or decreased by 25 basis points, pension liabilities in total would have decreased $11.8 million or increased $12.3 million, respectively. If all other assumptions are held constant, the estimated effect on fiscal 2013 pension expense from a hypothetical 25 basis points increase or decrease in both the discount rate and expected long-term rate of return on plan assets would not have a material effect on our pension expense. Management is not aware of any legislative or other initiatives or circumstances that will significantly impact the Company’s pension obligations in fiscal 2014.
	The assumed health care trend rate has a significant impact on the Company’s post-retirement benefit obligations. The Company’s health care trend rate was based on the experience of its plan and expectations for the future. A 100 basis points increase in the health care trend rate would increase the post-retirement benefit obligation by $1.9 million. A 100 basis points decrease in the health care trend rate would decrease the post-retirement benefit obligation by $0.5 million. Assuming all other assumptions are held constant, the estimated effect on fiscal 2013 post-retirement benefit expense from a hypothetical 100 basis points increase or decrease in the health care trend rate would not have a material effect on our post-retirement benefit expense.
	Plan assets are invested in a diversified portfolio of equity and debt securities, consisting primarily of common stocks, bonds and government securities. The objective of these investments is to maintain sufficient liquidity to fund current benefit payments and achieve targeted risk-adjusted returns. Management periodically reviews allocations of plan assets by investment type and evaluates external sources of information regarding the long-term historical returns and expected future returns for each investment type, and accordingly, the 6.34% to 7.0% assumed long-term rate of return on plan assets is considered to be appropriate. Allocations by investment type are as follows:
				Actual
		Target			2013				2012
	Plan assets allocation as of fiscal year end:
	Equity securities	55 – 75%			63.9	%			58.80%
	Debt securities	25 – 45%			33.6	%			38.70%
	Cash	0%			2.5	%			2.50%
	Total				100	%			100.00%
	The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s Pension Plan assets as of October 25, 2013, by asset category segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy, as described in Note 7.
	In Thousands	Fair Value Hierarchy
		Level 1				Level 2				Total
	Asset category:
	Equity Funds
	Registered Investments Company	$	106,436			$	0			$	106,436
	Funds – U.S. Equity
	Commingled Trust Funds – U.S. Equity		0				26,923				26,923
	U.S. Equity Securities		37,280				0				37,280
	Non-U.S. Equity Securities		25,584				0				25,584
	Commingled Trust Fund – Non-U.S. Securities		0				53,347				53,347
	Fixed Income Securities
	Registered Investments Company		33,494				0				33,494
	Funds – Fixed Income
	Commingled Trust Fund – Fixed Income		0				41,428				41,428
	Non-U.S. Foreign Commercial and		56,351				0				56,351
	Government Bonds
	Cash and Cash Equivalents		9,966				0				9,966
	Total	$	269,111			$	121,698			$	390,809
	The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s Pension Plan assets as of October 26, 2012, by asset category segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy, as described in Note 7.
	In Thousands	Fair Value Hierarchy
		Level 1				Level 2				Total
	Asset category:
	Equity Funds
	Registered Investments Company	$	61,634			$	0			$	61,634
Funds – U.S. Equity
Commingled Trust Funds – U.S. Equity		0				18,751				18,751
U.S. Equity Securities		46,140				0				46,140
Non-U.S. Equity Securities		24,986				0				24,986
Commingled Trust Fund – Non-U.S. Securities		0				45,213				45,213
Fixed Income Securities
Registered Investments Company		35,528				0				35,528
Funds – Fixed Income
Commingled Trust Fund – Fixed Income		0				44,194				44,194
Non-U.S. Foreign Commercial and
Government Bonds		49,749				0				49,749
Cash and Cash Equivalents		8,427				0				8,427
Total	$	226,464			$	108,158			$	334,622
Valuation Techniques
Level 1 Equity Securities are actively traded on U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges and are either valued using the market approach at quoted market prices on the measurement date or at the net asset value of the shares held by the plan on the measurement date based on quoted market prices.
Level 1 fixed income securities are primarily valued using the market approach at either quoted market prices, pricing models that use observable market data, or bids provided by independent investment brokerage firms.
Level 2 primarily consists of commingled trust funds that are primarily valued at the net asset value provided by the fund manager. Net asset value is based on the fair value of the underlying investments.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash which is used to pay benefits and cash invested in a short-term investment fund that holds securities with values based on quoted market prices, but for which the funds are not valued on quoted market basis.
Net periodic pension cost for the Company’s defined benefit plans at the end of each fiscal year consisted of the following:
In Thousands	Defined Benefit											Post-Retirement
	Pension Plans											Benefit Plans
		2013				2012				2011			2013			2012			2011
Components of Net
Periodic Cost
Service cost	$	11,848			$	9,393			$	8,583		$	508		$	436		$	447
Interest cost		17,893				19,403				19,044			674			715			754
Expected return		(22,476	)			(21,508	)			(20,354	)		0			0			0
on plan assets
Amortization of prior		384				41				21			(150	)		(69	)		0
service cost
Amortization of		14,255				10,551				8,450			103			41			(17	)
actuarial (gain) loss
Net periodic cost	$	21,904			$	17,880			$	15,744		$	1,135		$	1,123		$	1,184
The funded status of the defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
In Thousands	Defined Benefit								Post-Retirement
	Pension Plans								Benefit Plans
	2013				2012				2013			2012
Benefit Obligations
Beginning balance	$	456,861			$	401,579			$	17,040		$	14,392
Currency translation adjustment		(4,948	)			(2,623	)			(559	)		(175	)
Service cost		11,848				9,393				508			436
Interest cost		17,893				19,403				674			715
Plan participants contributions		156				44				0			0
Amendment		273				416				0			546
Actuarial (gain) loss		(16,905	)			50,116				14			1,918
Other adjustment		287				0				(252	)		0
Benefits paid		(22,332	)			(21,467	)			(712	)		(792	)
Ending balance	$	443,133			$	456,861			$	16,713		$	17,040
Plan Assets – Fair Value
Beginning balance	$	334,622			$	300,826			$	0		$	0
Currency translation adjustment		(5,377	)			(838	)			0			0
Realized and unrealized gain		55,730				27,918				0			0
(loss) on plan assets
Plan participants contributions		156				44				0			0
Company contribution		28,927				29,014				712			792
Other adjustment		92				0				0			0
Expenses paid		(1,009	)			(875	)			0			0
Benefits paid		(22,332	)			(21,467	)			(712	)		(792	)
Ending balance	$	390,809			$	334,622			$	0		$	0
Funded Status
Fair value of plan assets	$	390,809			$	334,622			$	0		$	0
Benefit obligations		(443,133	)			(456,861	)			(16,713	)		(17,040	)
Net amount recognized	$	(52,324	)		$	(122,239	)		$	(16,713	)	$	(17,040	)
Amount Recognized in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Non-current asset	$	2,201			$	0			$	0		$	0
Current liability		(2,351	)			(6,145	)			(785	)		(1,060	)
Non-current liability		(52,174	)			(116,094	)			(15,928	)		(15,980	)
Net amount recognized	$	(52,324	)		$	(122,239	)		$	(16,713	)	$	(17,040	)
Amounts Recognized in
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	82,796			$	148,758			$	768		$	759
Prior service cost		490				589				161			0
Ending balance	$	83,286			$	149,347			$	929		$	759
The accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans was $427,625,000 at October 25, 2013, and $442,165,000 at October 26, 2012.
Estimated future benefit payments expected to be paid from the plan or from the Company’s assets are as follows:
In Thousands
Fiscal Year
2014	$	26,856
2015		27,085
2016		28,655
2017		29,975
2018		31,895
2019 – 2023		169,548
Employees may participate in certain defined contribution plans. The Company’s contribution expense under these plans totaled $9,421,000, $8,900,000, and $8,203,000 in fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Fair Value Measurements	'
	NOTE 7:  Fair Value Measurements
	Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy has been established that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. An asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The hierarchy of fair value measurements is described below:
		•		Level 1 – Valuations are based on quoted prices that the Company has the ability to obtain in actively traded markets for identical assets and liabilities. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market or exchange traded market, a valuation of these instruments does not require a significant degree of judgment.
		•		Level 2 – Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
		•		Level 3 – Valuations are based on model-based techniques for which some or all of the assumptions are obtained from indirect market information that is significant to the overall fair value measurement and which require a significant degree of management judgment.
	The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012:
	In Thousands		Level 2
				2013		2012
	Assets:
	Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments		$	2,270	$	7,753
	Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments			3,670		1,387
	Embedded derivatives			706		51
	Liabilities:
	Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments		$	4,541	$	2,143
	Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments			122		361
	Embedded derivatives			344		470
	In Thousands			Level 3
				2013		2012
	Liabilities:
	Contingent purchase obligation		$	4,000	$	9,000
	The Company’s embedded derivatives are the result of entering into sales or purchase contracts that are denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency or the supplier’s or customer’s functional currency. The fair value is determined by calculating the difference between quoted exchange rates at the time the contract was entered into and the period-end exchange rate. These contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
	The Company’s derivative contracts consist of foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements. These derivative contracts are over the counter and their fair value is determined using modeling techniques that include market inputs such as interest rates, yield curves, and currency exchange rates. These contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
	The Company’s contingent purchase obligation consists of additional consideration in connection with the acquisition of Eclipse. The contingent consideration will be paid to the seller if certain performance objectives are met over the three-year period from the date of acquisition. The value recorded on the balance sheet was derived from the estimated probability that the performance objective will be met by the end of the three-year period. The contingent purchase obligation is categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company paid $5.0 million of the contingent purchase obligation in 2013.

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen

Derivative Financial Instruments	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Derivative Financial Instruments	'
	NOTE 8:  Derivative Financial Instruments
	The Company uses derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts and interest rate swap contracts for the purpose of minimizing exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on business transactions and interest rates, respectively. The Company’s policy is to execute such instruments with banks the Company believes to be credit worthy and not to enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. These derivative financial instruments do not subject the Company to undue risk, as gains and losses on these instruments generally offset gains and losses on the underlying assets, liabilities, or anticipated transactions that are being hedged.
	All derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. For a derivative that has not been designated as an accounting hedge, the change in the fair value is recognized immediately through earnings. For a derivative that has been designated as an accounting hedge of an existing asset or liability (a fair value hedge), the change in the fair value of both the derivative and underlying asset or liability is recognized immediately through earnings. For a derivative designated as an accounting hedge of an anticipated transaction (a cash flow hedge), the change in the fair value is recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) to the extent the derivative is effective in mitigating the exposure related to the anticipated transaction. The change in the fair value related to the ineffective portion of the hedge, if any, is immediately recognized in earnings. The amount recorded within AOCI is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the underlying hedged transaction affects earnings.
	The fair values of derivative instruments are presented on a gross basis, as the Company does not have any derivative contracts which are subject to master netting arrangements. The Company does not have any derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features or that required the posting of collateral as of October 25, 2013. The cash flows from derivative contracts are recorded in operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
	Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts
	The Company transacts business in various foreign currencies which subjects the Company’s cash flows and earnings to exposure related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These exposures arise primarily from purchases or sales of products and services from third parties. Foreign currency forward exchange contracts provide for the purchase or sale of foreign currencies at specified future dates at specified exchange rates and are used to offset changes in the fair value of certain assets or liabilities or forecasted cash flows resulting from transactions denominated in foreign currencies. As of October 25, 2013, and October 26, 2012, the Company had outstanding foreign currency forward exchange contracts principally to sell U.S. dollars with notional amounts of $369.0 million and $358.4 million, respectively. These notional values consist primarily of contracts for the European euro, British pound sterling and Canadian dollar, and are stated in U.S. dollar equivalents at spot exchange rates at the respective dates.
	Interest Rate Swaps
	The Company manages its exposure to interest rate risk by maintaining an appropriate mix of fixed and variable rate debt, which over time should moderate the costs of debt financing. When considered necessary, the Company may use financial instruments in the form of interest rate swaps to help meet this objective. In fiscal 2010, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements for the $175.0 million 2017 Notes. The swap agreements exchanged the fixed interest rate of 6.625% for a variable interest rate. In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the swap agreements were terminated and the Company redeemed the 2017 Notes with the proceeds from the $175.0 million U.S. Term Loan. The Company recorded a gain on the swap termination of $2.9 million. The gain is included in the Loss on Extinguishment of Debt in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
	Embedded Derivative Instruments
	The Company’s embedded derivatives are the result of entering into sales or purchase contracts that are denominated in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency or the supplier’s or customer’s functional currency.
	Net Investment Hedge
	In July 2011, the Company entered into a Euro Term Loan for €125.0 million under the secured credit facility. The Company designated the Euro Term Loan a hedge of the investment in a certain French business unit. The foreign currency gain or loss that is effective as a hedge is reported as a component of other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. To the extent that this hedge is ineffective, the foreign currency gain or loss is recorded in earnings. There has been no ineffectiveness since inception of the hedge.
	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Fair values of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of:
	In Thousands	Classification	Fair Value
			2013			2012
	Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts:	Other current assets	$	4,547		$	3,694
		Other assets		1,393			1,294
		Accrued liabilities		3,002			2,228
		Other liabilities		1,661			276
	Embedded Derivative Instruments:	Other current assets	$	59		$	51
		Other assets		647			0
		Accrued liabilities		344			148
		Other liabilities		0			322
	Interest Rate Swap:	Long-term debt, net
		of current maturities	$	0		$	4,152
	The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of:
	In Thousands	Location of	2013			2012
		Gain (Loss)
	Fair Value Hedges:
	Interest rate swap contracts	Interest Expense	$	1,058		$	2,388
		Loss on Extinguishment
		of Debt	$	2,918		$	0
	Embedded derivatives	Sales	$	835		$	433
	Cash Flow Hedges:
	Foreign currency forward exchange contracts:
	Amount of (loss) gain recognized in	AOCI	$	(3,007	)	$	(4,343	)
	AOCI (effective portion)
	Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from	Sales	$	(1,025	)	$	784
	AOCI into income
	Net Investment Hedges:
	Euro term loan	AOCI	$	(2,697	)	$	14,812
	During fiscal years 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded a gain of $2.5 million and a loss of $1.1 million on foreign currency forward exchange contracts that have not been designated as an accounting hedge, respectively. These foreign currency exchange gains are included in selling, general and administrative expense.
	There was no significant impact to the Company’s earnings related to the ineffective portion of any hedging instruments during fiscal years 2013 and 2012. In addition, there was no significant impact to the Company’s earnings when a hedged firm commitment no longer qualified as a fair value hedge or when a hedged forecasted transaction no longer qualified as a cash flow hedge during fiscal years 2013 and 2012.
	Amounts included in AOCI are reclassified into earnings when the hedged transaction settles. The Company expects to reclassify approximately $0.8 million of net loss into earnings over the next 12 months. The maximum duration of a foreign currency cash flow hedge contract at October 25, 2013, is 24 months.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Income Taxes	'
	NOTE 9:  Income Taxes
	Income tax expense from continuing operations for each of the fiscal years consisted of:
	In Thousands	2013			2012			2011
	Current
	U.S. Federal		$       27,364			$       33,790			$       14,817
	State		4,147			356			2,994
	Foreign		22,993			21,222			19,472
			54,504			55,368			37,283
	Deferred
	U.S. Federal		(5,027	)		(4,578	)		8,332
	State		(1,592	)		793			205
	Foreign		(17,800	)		(21,625	)		(20,882	)
			(24,419	)		(25,410	)		(12,345	)
	Income tax expense		$       30,085			$       29,958			$       24,938
	U.S. and foreign components of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes for each of the fiscal years were:
	In Thousands	2013			2012			2011
	U.S.		$       96,105			$     108,436			$     110,798
	Foreign		101,744			35,097			47,684
	Earnings from continuing operations,		$     197,849			$     143,533			$     158,482
	before income taxes
	Primary components of the Company’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) at the end of the fiscal years resulted from temporary tax differences associated with the following:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Reserves and liabilities		$       60,397			$       58,510
	NOL carryforwards		879			725
	Tax credit carryforwards		29,862			26,687
	Employee benefits		14,974			17,524
	Retirement benefits		2,759			25,379
	Non-qualified stock options		12,618			13,220
	Other		650			600
	Total deferred tax assets		122,139			142,645
	Depreciation and amortization		(18,969	)		(18,024	)
	Intangibles and amortization		(173,524	)		(182,921	)
	Deferred costs		(4,535	)		(5,981	)
	Hedging activities		(22	)		(111	)
	Other		(1,398	)		(1,979	)
	Total deferred tax liabilities		(198,448	)		(209,016	)
	Net deferred tax liabilities		$      (76,309	)		$      (66,371	)
	The tax credit carryforwards can be carried forward indefinitely.
	The Company operates in numerous taxing jurisdictions and is subject to regular examinations by various U.S. federal, state and foreign jurisdictions for various tax periods. Additionally, the Company has retained tax liabilities and the rights to tax refunds in connection with various acquisitions and divestitures of businesses in prior years. The Company’s income tax positions are based on research and interpretations of income tax laws and rulings in each of the jurisdictions in which the Company does business. Due to the subjectivity and complexity of the interpretations of the tax laws and rulings in each jurisdiction, the differences and interplay in the tax laws between those jurisdictions as well as the inherent uncertainty in estimating the final resolution of complex tax audit matters, the Company’s estimates of income tax liabilities and assets may differ from actual payments, assessments or refunds.
	Management believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the current and long-term deferred tax assets as a result of future taxable income. Significant factors management considered in determining the probability of the realization of the deferred tax assets include expected future earnings, the Company’s historical operating results and the reversal of deferred tax liabilities. Accordingly, no valuation allowance has been recorded on the deferred tax assets.
	The U.S. and various state and foreign income tax returns are open to examination, and presently there are foreign income tax returns under examination. Such examinations could result in challenges to tax positions taken, and accordingly, the Company may record adjustments to provisions based on the outcomes of such matters. However, the Company believes that the resolution of these matters, after considering amounts accrued, will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements.
	The incremental tax benefit received by the Company upon exercise of non-qualified employee stock options was $3.0 million, $0.4 million, and $1.8 million in fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for each of the fiscal years was as follows:
		2013			2012			2011
	U.S. statutory income tax rate		35	%		35	%		35	%
	State income taxes		0.7			0.7			1.4
	Foreign taxes		(11.3	)		(14.8	)		(10.6	)
	Goodwill impairment		0.6			12.7			0
	Penalties		1.8			0			0
	Difference in foreign tax rates		(1.1	)		(2.3	)		(0.2	)
	Domestic manufacturing deduction		(1.4	)		(2.3	)		(1.3	)
	Research & development credits		(3.7	)		(3.4	)		(5.5	)
	Net change in tax reserves		(3.0	)		0.5			(2.4	)
	Valuation allowance		0			(1.0	)		(3.0	)
	Change in foreign tax rates and laws		(1.7	)		(3.6	)		(2.2	)
	Acquisition and organizational restructuring		0			0			3
	Other, net		(0.7	)		(0.6	)		1.5
	Effective income tax rate		15.2	%		20.9	%		15.7	%
	No provision for federal income taxes has been made on accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries, since such earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested. The amount of undistributed foreign earnings which are considered to be indefinitely reinvested at October 25, 2013, is approximately $571.0 million. Furthermore, the Company determined it was not practical to estimate the deferred taxes on these earnings. The amount of deferred income taxes is not practical to compute due to the complexity of the Company’s international holding company structure, layers of regulatory requirements that have to be evaluated to determine the amount of allowable dividends, numerous potential repatriation scenarios that could be created to facilitate the repatriation of earnings to the U.S., and the complexity of computing foreign tax credits.
	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
	In Thousands	Total
	Unrecognized tax benefits as of October 26, 2012	$	14,979
	Unrecognized gross benefit change:
Gross increases due to prior-period adjustments		538
Gross (decrease) due to prior-period adjustments		(1,287	)
Gross increases due to current-period adjustment		4,260
Gross (decrease) due to current-period adjustment		0
Gross (decrease) due to settlements with taxing authorities		(888	)
Gross (decrease) due to a lapse with taxing authorities		(5,594	)
Total change in unrecognized gross benefit		(2,971	)
Unrecognized tax benefits as of October 25, 2013	$	12,008
Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate	$	12,008
Statement of operations:
Total amount of interest income (expense) included in income tax expense	$	1,154
Recognized in the statement of financial position:
Total amount of accrued interest included in income taxes payable	$	876
During the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that approximately $1.6 million of previously unrecognized tax benefits related to operating losses and tax credits could decrease as a result of settlement of examinations and/or the expiration of statutes of limitations. The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.
The Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities in its major tax jurisdictions as follows:
Tax Jurisdiction	Years No Longer
	Subject to Audit
U.S. Federal	2007 and prior
Canada	2005 and prior
France	2009 and prior
United Kingdom	2010 and prior

Debt

Debt	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Debt	'
	NOTE 10:  Debt
	Long-term debt at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:
	In Thousands	2013		2012
	U.S. credit facility	$	130,000	$	240,000
	Euro Term Loan, due July 2016		24,847		80,240
	U.S. Term Loan, due July 2016		170,625		0
	6.625% Senior Notes, due March 2017		0		175,000
	7.00% Senior Notes, due August 2020		250,000		250,000
	Government refundable advances		56,897		51,763
	Obligations under capital leases		56,229		44,847
	Other		540		6,820
			689,138		848,670
	Less current maturities		21,279		10,610
	Carrying amount of long-term debt	$	667,859	$	838,060
	Long-term debt
	In March 2011, the Company entered into a secured credit facility for $460 million made available through a group of banks. The credit facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and interest is based on standard inter-bank offering rates. The credit facility expires in July 2016. The interest rate will range from LIBOR plus 1.5% to LIBOR plus 2.25% depending on the leverage ratios at the time the funds are drawn. At October 25, 2013, the Company had $130.0 million outstanding under the secured credit facility at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%, which is currently 1.93%. An additional $66.2 million of unsecured foreign currency credit facilities have been extended by foreign banks for a total of $526.2 million available companywide. Available credit under the above credit facilities was $363.5 million at fiscal 2013 year end, when reduced by outstanding borrowings of $130.0 million and letters of credit of $32.7 million.
	In July 2011, the Company amended the secured credit facility to provide for a €125.0 million term loan (Euro Term Loan). The interest rate on the Euro Term Loan will range from euro LIBOR plus 1.5% to Euro LIBOR plus 2.25%, depending on the leverage ratios at the time the funds are drawn. At October 25, 2013, the Company had €18.0 million outstanding or $24.8 million under the Euro Term Loan at an interest rate of euro LIBOR plus 1.75%, which is currently 1.84%. The loan amortizes at 1.25% of the original principal balance quarterly through March 2016, with the remaining balance due in July 2016.
	In April 2013, the Company amended the secured credit facility to provide for $175.0 million term loan (U.S. Term Loan). The interest rate on the U.S. Term Loan ranges from LIBOR plus 1.5% to LIBOR plus 2.25%, depending on the leverage ratios at the time the funds are drawn. At October 25, 2013, the Company had $170.6 million outstanding under the U.S. Term Loan at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%, which is currently 1.93%. The loan amortizes at 1.25% of the original principal balance quarterly through March 2016, with the remaining balance due in July 2016.
	In March 2007, the Company issued $175.0 million in 6.625% Senior Notes due March 2017 (2017 Notes), and requiring semi-annual interest payments in March and September of each year until maturity. The 2017 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company. The 2017 Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally on a senior basis, by all the existing and future domestic subsidiaries of the Company unless designated as an “unrestricted subsidiary,” and those foreign subsidiaries that executed related subsidiary guarantees under the indenture covering the 2017 Notes. The 2017 Notes were also subject to redemption at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, on or after March 1, 2012, at redemption prices starting at 103.3125% of the principal amount plus accrued interest during the period beginning March 1, 2007, and declining annually to 100% of principal and accrued interest on or after March 1, 2015.
	In November 2010, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement for $100.0 million on the 2017 Notes. The swap agreement exchanged the fixed interest rate of 6.625% for a variable interest rate, LIBOR plus 4.865%. The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap was a $1.9 million asset at October 26, 2012.
	In December 2010, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement for $75.0 million on the 2017 Notes. The swap agreement exchanged the fixed interest rate of 6.625% for a variable interest rate, LIBOR plus 4.47%. The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap was a $2.2 million asset at October 26, 2012.
	In April 2013, the Company redeemed the $175.0 million 2017 Notes. In connection with the redemption, the Company wrote off $1.3 million in unamortized debt issuance costs as a charge against interest expense. In addition, the Company incurred a $3.9 million redemption premium and received proceeds of $2.9 million from the termination of its $175.0 million interest rate swap agreements. As a result, the redemption of the 2017 Notes resulted in a net loss of $0.9 million on extinguishment of debt.
	In August 2010, the Company issued $250.0 million in 7% Senior Notes due August 2020 (2020 Notes) and requiring semi-annual interest payments in March and September of each year until maturity. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes, after deducting $4.4 million of debt issuance cost, were $245.6 million. The 2020 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company. The 2020 Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally on a senior basis, by all the existing and future domestic subsidiaries of the Company unless designated as an “unrestricted subsidiary,” and those foreign subsidiaries that executed related subsidiary guarantees under the indenture covering the 2020 Notes. The 2020 Notes are subject to redemption at the option of the Company at any time prior to August 1, 2015, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus any accrued interest to the date of redemption and a make-whole provision. The 2020 Notes are also subject to redemption at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, on or after August 1, 2015, at redemption prices starting at 103.500% of the principal amount plus accrued interest during the period beginning August 1, 2015, and declining annually to 100% of principal and accrued interest on or after August 1, 2018.
	Based on quoted market prices, the fair value of the Company’s $250.0 million 2020 Notes was $272.5 million and $277.5 million as of October 25, 2013, and October 26, 2012, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s $175.0 million 2017 Notes was $181.3 million as of October 26, 2012. The carrying amounts of the secured credit facility, the Euro Term Loan due 2016, and the U.S. Term Loan due 2016 approximate fair value. Estimates of fair value for the 2020 Notes and 2017 Notes were based on Level 2 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy.
	Government refundable advances consist of payments received from the Canadian government to assist in research and development related to commercial aviation. The repayment of this advance is based on year-over-year commercial aviation revenue growth at CMC beginning in 2014. Imputed interest on the advance was 4.61% at October 25, 2013. The discounted value of debt recognized was $56.9 million and $51.8 million as of October 25, 2013, and October 26, 2012, respectively.
	Capital leases
	In fiscal 2008, the Company entered into a land and building lease for a 216,000 square-foot manufacturing facility for an Avionics & Controls segment facility. The land and building lease has a fixed term of 30 years and includes an option to purchase the building at fair market value five years after construction is complete. The expected minimum lease payments include a 2% minimum annual rent increase. At October 25, 2013, the amount recorded as a capitalized lease obligation is $32.3 million. The imputed interest rate is 9.0%.
	In fiscal 2009, the Company amended the building lease for an Avionics & Controls facility to extend the term of the lease to 2027. At October 25, 2013, the amount recorded as a capitalized lease obligation is $11.8 million. The imputed interest rate is 6.4%.
	In fiscal 2013, the Company amended the building lease for an Avionics & Controls facility to extend the term of the lease to 2022. At October 25, 2013, the amount recorded as a capitalized lease obligation is $11.7 million. The imputed interest rate is 4.5%.
	As of October 25, 2013, aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt and future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations were as follows:
	In Thousands
	Fiscal Year
	2014	$	25,143
	2015		23,402
	2016		296,026
	2017		5,182
	2018		5,182
	2019 and thereafter		406,936
	Total	$	761,871
	Less: amount representing interest on capital leases		72,733
	Total long-term debt	$	689,138
	A number of underlying agreements contain various covenant restrictions which include maintenance of net worth, payment of dividends, interest coverage, and limitations on additional borrowings. The Company was in compliance with these covenants at October 25, 2013.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	NOTE 11:  Commitments and Contingencies
	Rental expense for operating leases for engineering, selling, administrative and manufacturing totaled $17,996,000, $17,603,000 and $14,208,000 in fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	At October 25, 2013, the Company’s rental commitments for noncancelable operating leases with a duration in excess of one year were as follows:
	In Thousands
	Fiscal Year
	2014	$	14,973
	2015		9,993
	2016		7,981
	2017		7,205
	2018		6,337
	2019 and thereafter		18,349
		$	64,838
	The Company is subject to purchase obligations for goods and services. The purchase obligations include amounts under legally enforceable agreements for goods and services with defined terms as to quantity, price and timing of delivery. As of October 25, 2013, the Company’s purchase obligations were as follows:
	In Thousands
		Total		Less than		3-Jan		5-Apr		After 5
				1 year		years		years		years
	Purchase obligations	$	688,546	$	630,524	$	52,131	$	5,412	$	479
	The Company is subject to U.S. export laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), that generally restricts the export of defense products, technical data, and defense services. The Company filed voluntary disclosure reports concerning certain technical and administrative violations of the ITAR with the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (DDTC Office of Compliance). To address these problems, the Company has made a number of investments in its export compliance functions, including: additional staffing, ongoing implementation of a new software system, employee training, and establishment of a regular compliance audit program and corrective action process. The DDTC Office of Compliance acknowledged the Company’s progress and continuing improvements, but nevertheless informed the Company that it intends to impose civil monetary fines and administrative sanctions based on the information it had concerning the Company’s earlier history in handling ITAR-controlled transactions, including the substance of its prior voluntary disclosures and other aspects of ITAR compliance errors. Management has been in discussions with the agency and provided supplemental information with the intent of reaching a settlement. On August 15, 2013, the DDTC Office of Compliance proposed a total penalty of $20 million, with $10 million suspended and eligible for offset credit based on verified expenditures for past and future remedial compliance measures. Based on this proposal, the Company estimated and recorded a $10 million charge in fiscal 2013. Management has continued discussions with the DDTC Office of Compliance on final settlement terms, and the final settlement is subject to approval by the agency.
	The Company is a party to various lawsuits and claims, both as plaintiff and defendant, and has contingent liabilities arising from the conduct of business, none of which, in the opinion of management, is expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company believes that it has made appropriate and adequate provisions for contingent liabilities.
	Prior to the March 2007 acquisition of CMC, CMC was involved in a transaction in which CMC shareholders had a limited amount of time in which to tender their shares in exchange for cash. In May 2008, after the prescribed time period had expired, CAD $11.8 million remained unclaimed. As a result, the paying agent returned the unclaimed amount to CMC in accordance with Canadian law. In December 2008, CMC’s former parent company instituted a legal action against the paying agent, alleging negligence and breached contract terms by returning the funds to CMC. The plaintiff lost at trial and appealed. In the second quarter of fiscal 2012, CMC received notice that the plaintiff abandoned its appeal. In addition, CMC and the paying agent settled all remaining issues. All contingencies relating to this matter were resolved, and accordingly, the Company recorded a gain of approximately CAD $11.8 million or $11.9 million or $9.5 million after tax, in the second fiscal quarter of 2012.
	Approximately 601 U.S.-based employees or 12% of total U.S.-based employees were represented by various labor unions. The Company’s European operations are subject to national trade union agreements and to local regulations governing employment.

Employee_Stock_Plans

Employee Stock Plans	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Employee Stock Plans	'
	NOTE 12:  Employee Stock Plans
	The Company has three share-based compensation plans, which are described below. The compensation cost that has been charged against income for those plans for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 was $9.6 million, $9.5 million, and $7.9 million, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for the share-based compensation arrangement for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 was $3.0 million, $2.9 million, and $2.7 million, respectively.
	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
	The Company offers an employee stock purchase plan to its employees. The plan qualifies as a noncompensatory employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. Employees are eligible to participate through payroll deductions subject to certain limitations.
	The plan is as a safe harbor design where shares are purchased by participants at 95% of the fair market value on the purchase date and, therefore, compensation cost is not recorded. During fiscal 2013, employees purchased 30,873 shares at a fair market value price of $67.97 per share. At the end of fiscal 2013, the Company had reserved 73,272 shares for issuance under its employee share-save scheme for U.K. employees, leaving a balance of 641,112 shares available for issuance in the future. As of October 25, 2013, deductions aggregating $738,490 were accrued for the purchase of shares on December 15, 2013.
	Employee Share-Save Scheme
	In 2009, the Company began offering shares under its employee share-save scheme for U.K. employees. This plan allows participants the option to purchase shares at 95% of the market price of the stock as of the beginning of the offering period. The term of these options is three years. The share-save scheme is not a “safe-harbor” design, and, therefore, compensation cost is recognized on this plan.
	Under the employee share-save scheme, option exercise prices are equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company granted 16,722, 45,063 and 9,956 options in fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted in fiscal 2013 was $20.24 per share. During fiscal 2013, 10,468 options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $41.04.
	The fair value of the awards under the employee share-save scheme was estimated using a Black-Scholes pricing model which uses the assumptions noted in the following table. The risk-free rate for the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues in effect the time of grant.
		2013			2012			2011
	Volatility		36.97	%		38.96	%		51.10%
	Risk-free interest rate		0.4	%		0.38	%		0.98%
	Expected life (years)		3			3			3
	Dividends		0			0			0
	Equity Incentive Plan
	The Company also provides an equity incentive plan for officers and key employees. At the end of fiscal 2013, the Company had 3,665,557 shares reserved for issuance to officers and key employees, of which 1,776,939 shares were available to be granted in the future.
	The Board of Directors authorized the Compensation Committee to administer awards granted under the equity incentive plan and to establish the terms of such awards. Awards under the equity incentive plan may be granted to eligible employees of the Company over the 10-year period ending March 5, 2023. Options granted generally become exercisable ratably over a period of four years following the date of grant and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant. Option exercise prices are equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The weighted-average grant date fair value of the options granted in fiscal 2013 and 2012 was $29.65 per share and $24.61 per share, respectively.
	The fair value of each option granted by the Company was estimated using a Black-Scholes pricing model which uses the assumptions noted in the following table. The Company uses historical data to estimate volatility of the Company’s common stock and option exercise and employee termination assumptions. The range of the expected term reflects the results from certain groups of employees exhibiting different behavior. The risk-free rate for the periods within the contractual life of the grant is based upon the U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues in effect at the time of the grant.
		2013			2012			2011
	Volatility		41.89 – 44.25	%		41.62 – 44.29	%		40.8 – 42.8%
	Risk-free interest rate		0.79 – 1.88	%		0.91 – 2.11	%		2.02 – 3.64%
	Expected life (years)		4.5 – 9.5			4.5 – 9.5			4.5 – 9.5
	Dividends		0			0			0
	The following table summarizes the changes in outstanding options granted under the Company’s equity incentive plan:
		2013						2012					2011
		Shares			Weighted			Shares			Weighted		Shares			Weighted
		Subject to			Average			Subject to			Average		Subject to			Average
		Option			Exercise			Option			Exercise		Option			Exercise
					Price						Price					Price
	Outstanding,		2,124,300		$	46.18			1,825,300		$	44.49		1,838,950		$	39.31
	beginning of year
	Granted		257,000			65.58			386,400			52.97		331,300			67.03
	Exercised		(518,537	)		37.89			(60,775	)		36.52		(295,175	)		37.03
	Forfeited/cancelled		(29,025	)		55.83			(26,625	)		50.68		(49,775	)		47.28
	Outstanding,		1,833,738		$	51.09			2,124,300		$	46.18		1,825,300		$	44.49
	end of year
	Exercisable,		1,075,788		$	45.65			1,258,900		$	41.89		994,950		$	39.85
	end of year
	The aggregate intrinsic value of the option shares outstanding and exercisable at October 25, 2013, was $54.5 million and $37.8 million, respectively.
	The number of option shares vested or that are expected to vest at October 25, 2013, was 1.7 million and the aggregate intrinsic value was $52.4 million. The weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual term of option shares vested or that are expected to vest at October 25, 2013, was $50.64 and 6.0 years, respectively. The weighted-average remaining contractual term of option shares currently exercisable is 4.6 years as of October 25, 2013.
	The table below presents stock activity related to stock options exercised in fiscal 2013 and 2012:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Proceeds from stock options exercised	$	20,072		$	5,240
	Tax benefits related to stock options exercised	$	2,961		$	366
	Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	18,448		$	1,751
	Total unrecognized compensation expense for stock options that have not vested as of October 25, 2013, is $6.0 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years. The total fair value of option shares vested during the year ended October 25, 2013, was $7.9 million.
	The following table summarizes information for stock options outstanding at October 25, 2013:
		Options  Outstanding						Options Exercisable
	Range of	Shares		Weighted	Weighted			Shares			Weighted
	Exercise Prices			Average	Average						Average
				Remaining	Price						Price
				Life (years)
	$        19.65  –  38.00	223,975		4.1	$        31.05				223,975		$        31.05
	38.01  –  40.00	193,413		2.4	38.92				193,413		38.92
	40.01  –  50.00	285,375		5.5	41.87				213,350		42.08
	50.01  –  52.00	278,850		8	51.06				70,525		51.03
	52.01  –  65.00	590,025		6.2	58.79				329,825		56.87
	65.01  –  82.01	262,100		8.7	69.94				44,700		73.57
	The Company granted 55,280 restricted stock units (RSUs) during fiscal 2013. The fair value of each RSU granted by the Company is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. RSUs granted generally have a three-year cliff vesting schedule. There were no restricted stock units issued in fiscal 2012 or fiscal 2011.
	The following table summarizes the changes in RSUs granted under the Company’s equity incentive plans:
		2013
		Shares			Weighted			Weighted
					Average			Average
Grant Date					Remaining
Fair Value					Life (years)
Non-vested, beginning of year		0		$	0
Granted		55,280			70.23
Forfeited/cancelled		(400	)		66.55
Non-vested, end of year		54,880		$	70.26			2.5
Total unrecognized compensation expense for RSUs that have not vested as of October 25, 2013, is $2.6 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

Capital_Stock

Capital Stock	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Capital Stock	'
	NOTE 13:  Capital Stock
	The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 25,000 shares of preferred stock ($100 par value), 475,000 shares of serial preferred stock ($1.00 par value), each issuable in series, and 60,000,000 shares of common stock ($.20 par value). At the end of fiscal 2013, there were no shares of preferred stock or serial preferred stock outstanding.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Acquisitions	'
	NOTE 14:  Acquisitions
	On February 4, 2013, the Company acquired the Gamesman Group (Gamesman) for $40.8 million. Gamesman is a global supplier of input devices principally serving the gaming industry. Gamesman is included in the Avionics & Controls segment.
	On July 26, 2011, the Company acquired the Souriau Group (Souriau) for $726.7 million, including cash on hand of $17.8 million. Souriau is a leading global supplier of highly engineered connectors for harsh environments serving aerospace, defense & space, power generation, rail, and industrial equipment markets. Souriau is included in the Sensors & Systems segment.
	The following summarizes the allocation of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. The fair value adjustment for inventory was $41.7 million, which has been recognized as cost of goods sold over 4.5 months, the estimated inventory turnover. Acquisition-related costs of $9.2 million have been recognized as selling, general and administrative expense in fiscal 2011. The purchase price includes the value of future development of existing technologies, the introduction of new technologies, and the addition of new customers. These factors resulted in recording goodwill of $380.5 million. The amount allocated to goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.
	In Thousands
	As of July 26, 2011
	Current assets	$	228,199
	Property, plant and equipment		91,843
	Intangible assets subject to amortization
	Programs (15 year weighted average useful life)		224,296
	Trade name (10 year weighted average useful life)		45,709
	Goodwill		380,458
	Other assets		6,900
	Total assets acquired		977,405
	Current liabilities assumed		110,596
	Long-term liabilities assumed		131,735
	Noncontrolling interest		8,369
	Net assets acquired	$	726,705
	Pro Forma Financial Information
	The following pro forma financial information shows the results of continuing operations for the year ended October 28, 2011, as though the acquisition of Souriau had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year. The pro forma financial information includes, where applicable, adjustments for: (i) the amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) additional interest expense on acquisition-related borrowings and (iii) the income tax effect on the pro forma adjustments. The pro forma financial information below is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have been achieved had the acquisition been completed as of the date indicated above or the results that may be obtained in the future.
	In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts	2011
	Pro forma net sales	$	1,972,079
	Pro forma net income	$	159,353
	Basic earnings per share as reported	$	4.36
	Pro forma basic earnings per share	$	5.22
	Diluted earnings per share as reported	$	4.27
	Pro forma diluted earnings per share	$	5.12
	On December 30, 2010, the Company acquired Eclipse Electronic Systems, Inc. (Eclipse) for $123.8 million. The purchase price included cash of $14.0 million in contingent consideration, which was deposited in an escrow account, payable to the seller if certain performance objectives were met over the three-year period. The estimated fair value of the consideration at acquisition was $13.4 million. At October 25, 2013, the liability is $4.0 million and $10.0 million has been paid to the seller. Eclipse is a designer and manufacturer of embedded communication intercept receivers for signal intelligence applications. Eclipse is included in the Avionics & Controls segment.
	The following summarizes the allocation of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. The purchase price includes the value of future development of existing technologies, the introduction of new technologies, and the addition of new customers. These factors resulted in recording goodwill of $67.4 million. The amount allocated to goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.
	In Thousands
	As of December 30, 2010
	Current assets	$	31,827
	Property, plant and equipment		2,154
	Intangible assets subject to amortization
	Technology (9 year weighted average useful life)		53,200
	Goodwill		67,378
	Total assets acquired		154,559
	Current liabilities assumed		35,740
	Long-term liabilities assumed		8,350
	Net assets acquired	$	110,469
	The above acquisitions were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and the results of operations were included from the effective date of each acquisition.

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	'
	NOTE 15:  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
	The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts	$	(1,851	)	$	2,181
	Tax effect		355			(558	)
			(1,496	)		1,623
	Pension and post-retirement obligations		(84,215	)		(150,106	)
	Tax effect		28,030			50,927
			(56,185	)		(99,179	)
	Currency translation adjustment		35,397			12,272
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(22,284	)	$	(85,284	)

Business_Segment_Information

Business Segment Information	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Business Segment Information	'
	NOTE 16:  Business Segment Information
	The Company’s businesses are organized and managed in three reporting segments: Avionics & Controls, Sensors & Systems and Advanced Materials. Operating segments within each reporting segment are aggregated. Operations within the Avionics & Controls segment focus on integrated cockpit systems, technology interface systems for commercial and military aircraft, and similar devices for land- and sea-based military vehicles, secure communication systems, military audio and data products, embedded communication intercept receivers, specialized medical equipment and other industrial applications. Sensors & Systems includes operations that produce high-precision temperature and pressure sensors, electrical power switching, electrical interconnection systems, and other related systems principally for aerospace and defense customers. The Advanced Materials segment focuses on thermally engineered components for critical aerospace applications, high-performance elastomer products used in a wide range of commercial aerospace and military applications, and combustible ordnance and warfare countermeasure devices. All segments include sales to domestic, international, defense and commercial customers.
	Geographic sales information is based on product origin. The Company evaluates these segments based on segment profits prior to net interest, other income/expense, corporate expenses and federal/foreign income taxes.
	Details of the Company’s operations by business segment for the last three fiscal years were as follows:
	In Thousands		2013			2012			2011
	Sales
	Avionics & Controls		$	771,657		$	790,015		$	841,939
	Sensors & Systems			701,930			702,394			414,609
	Advanced Materials			496,167			499,909			461,437
			$	1,969,754		$	1,992,318		$	1,717,985
	Earnings From Continuing Operations
	Avionics & Controls		$	103,232	1	$	54,917	1	$	135,187
	Sensors & Systems			89,696			70,890			22,536
	Advanced Materials			107,161			93,546			82,307
	Segment Earnings			300,089			219,353			240,030
	Corporate expense			(62,166	)		(43,201	)		(48,969	)
	Gain on settlement of contingency			0			11,891			0
	Other income (expense)			0			1,263			6,853
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			(946	)		0			(831	)
	Interest income			539			465			1,615
	Interest expense			(39,667	)		(46,238	)		(40,216	)
			$	197,849		$	143,533		$	158,482
	In Thousands			2013			2012			2011
	Identifiable Assets
	Avionics & Controls		$	1,275,514		$	1,261,300		$	1,333,735
	Sensors & Systems			1,282,219			1,204,073			1,349,776
	Advanced Materials			560,681			558,058			563,662
	Corporate 2			143,698			203,686			131,413
			$	3,262,112		$	3,227,117		$	3,378,586
	Capital Expenditures
	Avionics & Controls		$	14,381	3	$	14,356		$	22,369
	Sensors & Systems			21,856			18,788			10,469
	Advanced Materials			18,917			14,783			16,341
	Corporate			181			1,519			328
			$	55,335		$	49,446		$	49,507
	Depreciation and Amortization
	Avionics & Controls		$	43,124		$	40,096		$	38,391
	Sensors & Systems			41,845			40,333			20,523
	Advanced Materials			24,313			24,666			23,439
	Corporate			2,850			2,697			2,305
			$	112,132		$	107,792		$	84,658
	1	Fiscal 2013 includes a $3.5 million impairment charge against Racal Acoustics’ goodwill and fiscal 2012 includes a $52.2 million impairment charge against Racal Acoustics’ goodwill.
	2	Primarily cash and deferred tax assets (see Note 9).
	3	Excludes capital expenditures accounted for as a capitalized lease obligation of $11,691 in fiscal 2013.
	The Company’s operations by geographic area for the last three fiscal years were as follows:
	In Thousands		2013			2012			2011
	Sales 1
	Domestic
	Unaffiliated customers – U.S.		$	797,780		$	813,375		$	747,021
	Unaffiliated customers – export			182,267			197,142			171,416
	Intercompany			31,202			35,779			32,197
				1,011,249			1,046,296			950,634
	Canada
	Unaffiliated customers			247,542			267,304			317,924
	Intercompany			6,554			2,844			5,318
				254,096			270,148			323,242
	France
	Unaffiliated customers			423,774			410,766			160,993
	Intercompany			39,745			41,454			17,724
				463,519			452,220			178,717
	United Kingdom
	Unaffiliated customers			247,229			235,699			228,383
	Intercompany			26,402			19,305			23,563
			273,631			255,004			251,946
All Other Foreign
Unaffiliated customers			71,162			68,032			92,248
Intercompany			44,829			37,683			29,640
			115,991			105,715			121,888
Eliminations			(148,732	)		(137,065	)		(108,442	)
		$	1,969,754		$	1,992,318		$	1,717,985
In Thousands			2013			2012			2011
Segment Earnings 2
Domestic		$	170,575		$	172,046		$	178,145
Canada			41,374			33,777			38,027
France			49,042			33,152			(7,615	)
United Kingdom			28,985			(29,237	)		24,305
All other foreign			10,113			9,615			7,168
		$	300,089		$	219,353		$	240,030
Identifiable Assets 3
Domestic		$	1,020,952		$	1,015,994		$	947,896
Canada			533,559			576,053			583,042
France			918,592			836,578			1,050,999
United Kingdom			515,090			477,214			582,436
All other foreign			130,221			117,592			82,800
		$	3,118,414		$	3,023,431		$	3,247,173
1	Based on country from which the sale originated and the sale was recorded.
2	Before corporate expense, shown on page 73.
3	Excludes corporate, shown on page 73.
The Company’s foreign operations consist of manufacturing facilities located in Canada, China, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Morocco, and the United Kingdom, and include sales and service operations located in Brazil, China, Japan, and Singapore. Intercompany sales are at prices comparable with sales to unaffiliated customers. U.S. government sales as a percent of Advanced Materials and Avionics & Controls sales were 19.6% and 3.1%, respectively, in fiscal 2013 and 6.0% of consolidated sales. In fiscal 2012, the U.S. government sales as a percent of Advanced Materials and Avionics & Controls sales were 19.4% and 5.4%, respectively, and 7.0% of consolidated sales. In fiscal 2011, the U.S. government sales as a percent of Advanced Materials and Avionics & Controls sales were 19.9% and 3.8%, respectively, and 7.0% of consolidated sales.
Product lines contributing sales of 10% or more of total sales in any of the last three fiscal years were as follows:
		2013			2012			2011
Connectors			17	%		17	%		5%
Avionics			11	%		11	%		16%

Quarterly_Financial_Data_Unaud

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)	'
	NOTE 17:  Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
	The following is a summary of unaudited quarterly financial information:
	In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts
	Fiscal Year 2013		Fourth			Third			Second			First
	Net sales		$	534,162		$	478,068		$	499,562		$	457,962
	Gross profit			205,373			178,902			181,376			160,345
	Earnings from continuing operations			66,188			39,213	1,2,3		35,522			25,111	4
	Loss from discontinued operations			(325	)		(975	)		0			0
	Net earnings		$	65,863		$	38,238		$	35,522		$	25,111
	Earnings (loss) per share – basic
	Continuing operations		$	2.11		$	1.25		$	1.14		$	0.81
	Discontinued operations			(.01	)		(.03	)		0			0
	Earnings (loss) per share – basic		$	2.1		$	1.22		$	1.14		$	0.81
	Earnings (loss) per share – diluted
	Continuing operations		$	2.07		$	1.23		$	1.12		$	0.8
	Discontinued operations			(.01	)		(.03	)		0			0
	Earnings (loss) per share – diluted 8		$	2.06		$	1.2		$	1.12		$	0.8
	Fiscal Year 2012			Fourth			Third			Second			First
	Net sales		$	530,656		$	485,949		$	504,831		$	470,882
	Gross profit			204,253			172,096			184,523			158,081
	Earnings (loss) from			61,660			(17,104	)5,6		45,191	7		22,788
	continuing operations
	Earnings from discontinued operations			0			0			0			0
	Net earnings		$	61,660		$	(17,104	)	$	45,191		$	22,788
	Earnings (loss) per share – basic
	Continuing operations		$	2		$	(.55	)	$	1.47		$	0.74
	Discontinued operations			0			0			0			0
	Earnings (loss) per share – basic		$	2		$	(.55	)	$	1.47		$	0.74
	Earnings (loss) per share – diluted
	Continuing operations		$	1.97		$	(.55	)	$	1.44		$	0.73
	Discontinued operations			0			0			0			0
	Earnings (loss) per share – diluted 8		$	1.97		$	(.55	)	$	1.44		$	0.73
	1	Included $8.2 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
	2	Included a $3.5 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.
	3	Included a $10.0 million charge related to our pending matter with the DDTC.
	4	Included $3.7 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
	5	Included a $52.2 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.
	6	Included $4.6 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
	7	Included a $9.5 million gain on settlement of a contingency, net of tax.
	8	The sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal per shares amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to changes in the number of weighted average shares outstanding and the effects of rounding for each period.

Guarantors

Guarantors	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Guarantors	'
	NOTE 18:  Guarantors
	The following schedules set forth condensed consolidating financial information as required by Rule 3-10 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 for (a) Esterline Technologies Corporation (the Parent); (b) on a combined basis, the current subsidiary guarantors (Guarantor Subsidiaries) of the secured credit facility, 2017 Notes (for periods prior to the ending of the fiscal quarter ended April 26, 2013), and 2020 Notes; and (c) on a combined basis, the subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the secured credit facility, 2017 Notes (for periods prior to the ending of the fiscal quarter ended April 26, 2013), and 2020 Notes (Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries). The Guarantor Subsidiaries previously guaranteed the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 that were repurchased or otherwise redeemed in August 2010. The Guarantor Subsidiaries are direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Esterline Technologies Corporation and have fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally, guaranteed the secured credit facility, 2017 Notes (for periods prior to the ending of the fiscal quarter ended April 26, 2013), and the 2020 Notes.
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of October 25, 2013
	In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Assets
	Current Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,826		$	4,876		$	166,476		$	0		$	179,178
	Cash in escrow		4,018			0			0			0			4,018
	Accounts receivable, net		316			154,492			228,858			0			383,666
	Inventories		0			190,830			256,833			0			447,663
	Income tax refundable		0			6,526			0			0			6,526
	Deferred income tax benefits		26,731			171			20,375			0			47,277
	Prepaid expenses		117			5,510			12,556			0			18,183
	Other current assets		86			115			5,003			0			5,204
	Total Current Assets		39,094			362,520			690,101			0			1,091,715
	Property, Plant &		1,754			175,402			194,041			0			371,197
	Equipment, Net
	Goodwill		0			344,995			783,982			0			1,128,977
	Intangibles, Net		0			144,222			436,727			0			580,949
	Debt Issuance Costs, Net		5,252			0			959			0			6,211
	Deferred Income Tax		16,782			0			55,058			0			71,840
	Benefits
	Other Assets		18			3,692			7,513			0			11,223
	Amounts Due From (To)		0			549,307			0			(549,307	)		0
	Subsidiaries
	Investment in Subsidiaries		2,588,478			979,123			349,104			(3,916,705	)		0
	Total Assets	$	2,651,378		$	2,559,261		$	2,517,485		$	(4,466,012	)	$	3,262,112
	Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
	Current Liabilities
	Accounts payable	$	1,714		$	29,064		$	92,819		$	0		$	123,597
	Accrued liabilities		21,652			87,826			144,083			0			253,561
	Current maturities of		8,750			237			12,292			0			21,279
	long-term debt
	Deferred income tax		568			24			1,715			0			2,307
	liabilities
	Federal and foreign		2,408			(27,399	)		32,339			0			7,348
	income taxes
	Total Current Liabilities		35,092			89,752			283,248			0			408,092
	Credit Facilities		130,000			0			0			0			130,000
	Long-Term Debt, Net		411,875			55,562			70,422			0			537,859
	Deferred Income Tax		57,757			(7	)		135,369			0			193,119
	Liabilities
	Pension and Post-Retirement		17,500			618			49,984			0			68,102
	Obligations
	Other Liabilities		12,298			194			27,696			0			40,188
	Amounts Due To (From)		102,104			0			405,018			(507,122	)		0
	Subsidiaries
	Shareholders’ Equity		1,884,752			2,413,142			1,545,748			(3,958,890	)		1,884,752
	Total Liabilities and	$	2,651,378		$	2,559,261		$	2,517,485		$	(4,466,012	)	$	3,262,112
	Shareholders’ Equity
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the fiscal year ended October 25, 2013
	In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Net Sales	$	0		$	955,403		$	1,018,658		$	(4,307	)	$	1,969,754
	Cost of Sales		0			593,564			654,501			(4,307	)		1,243,758
			0			361,839			364,157			0			725,996
	Expenses
	Selling, general		0			165,540			225,607			0			391,147
	and administrative
	Research, development		0			50,806			44,930			0			95,736
and engineering
Gain on sale of product line		0			(2,264	)		0			0			(2,264	)
Gain on settlement		0			0			0			0			0
of contingency
Goodwill impairment		0			0			3,454			0			3,454
Other income		0			0			0			0			0
Total Expenses		0			214,082			273,991			0			488,073
Operating Earnings from Continuing		0			147,757			90,166			0			237,923
Operations
Interest income		(15,639	)		(7,704	)		(54,606	)		77,410			(539	)
Interest expense		30,050			26,868			60,159			(77,410	)		39,667
Loss on extinguishment of debt		946			0			0			0			946
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing		(15,357	)		128,593			84,613			0			197,849
Operations Before Taxes
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(3,320	)		25,242			8,163			0			30,085
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(12,037	)		103,351			76,450			0			167,764
Operations Including
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings Attributable to		0			0			(1,730	)		0			(1,730	)
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(12,037	)		103,351			74,720			0			166,034
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Loss From Discontinued		(1,300	)		0			0			0			(1,300	)
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Equity in Net Income of		178,071			1,697			3,705			(183,473	)		0
Consolidated Subsidiaries
Net Earnings (Loss)	$	164,734		$	105,048		$	78,425		$	(183,473	)	$	164,734
Attributable to Esterline
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Net earnings (loss)	$	164,734		$	105,048		$	78,425		$	(183,473	)	$	164,734
Change in fair value of derivative		0			0			(3,119	)		0			(3,119	)
financial instruments, net of tax
Change in pension and		36,669			0			6,325			0			42,994
post-retirement obligations,
net of tax
Foreign currency translation		23,125			100			40,442			(40,542	)		23,125
adjustment
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	224,528		$	105,148		$	122,073		$	(224,015	)	$	227,734
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 25, 2013
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss) including	$	166,464		$	105,048		$	78,425		$	(183,473	)	$	166,464
noncontrolling interests
Depreciation & amortization		0			43,539			68,593			0			112,132
Deferred income taxes		8,274			(13,674	)		(19,019	)		0			(24,419	)
Share-based compensation		0			4,163			5,412			0			9,575
Gain on sale of capital assets		0			(1,013	)		(1,290	)		0			(2,303	)
Gain on settlement of contingency		0			0			0			0			0
Goodwill impairment		0			0			3,454			0			3,454
Working capital changes, net		(135	)		(4,976	)		10,126			0			5,015
of effect of acquisitions
Accounts receivable
Inventories		0			(16,652	)		(11,665	)		0			(28,317	)
Prepaid expenses		(41	)		1,775			1,870			0			3,604
Other current assets		1,332			437			(3,327	)		0			(1,558	)
Accounts payable		(230	)		362			8,876			0			9,008
Accrued liabilities		5,955			6,725			(15,800	)		0			(3,120	)
Federal & foreign		4,445			(8,193	)		9,534			0			5,786
income taxes
Other liabilities		3,271			(185	)		(10,688	)		0			(7,602	)
Other, net		(89	)		2,329			813			0			3,053
		189,246			119,685			125,314			(183,473	)		250,772
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Investing Activities
Purchases of capital assets		(105	)		(15,937	)		(39,293	)		0			(55,335	)
Escrow deposit		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from sale of		0			1,013			1,290			0			2,303
capital assets
Acquisition of businesses,		0			0			(40,689	)		0			(40,689	)
net of cash acquired
		(105	)		(14,924	)		(78,692	)		0			(93,721	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 25, 2013
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Financing Activities
Proceeds provided by stock		22,854			0			0			0			22,854
issuance under employee
stock plans
Excess tax benefits from		2,961			0			0			0			2,961
stock option exercises
Repayment of long-term		(110,000	)		0			0			0			(110,000	)
credit facilities
Repayment of long-term debt		(179,375	)		(326	)		(55,727	)		0			(235,428	)
Proceeds from issuance of		175,000			0			0			0			175,000
long-term credit facilities
Proceeds from issuance of		0			0			0			0			0
long-term debt
Proceeds from government		0			0			5,092			0			5,092
assistance
Dividends paid to		0			0			(1,048	)		0			(1,048	)
noncontrolling interest
Debt and other issuance costs		(454	)		0			0			0			(454	)
Net change in intercompany		(109,094	)		(100,893	)		26,514			183,473			0
financing
		(198,108	)		(101,219	)		(25,169	)		183,473			(141,023	)
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates		23			10			2,442			0			2,475
on Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in		(8,944	)		3,552			23,895			0			18,503
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents		16,770			1,324			142,581			0			160,675
– Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	7,826		$	4,876		$	166,476		$	0		$	179,178
– End of Year
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of October 26, 2012
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,770		$	1,324		$	142,581		$	0		$	160,675
Cash in escrow		5,016			0			0			0			5,016
Accounts receivable, net		181			140,631			242,550			0			383,362
Inventories		0			159,573			250,264			0			409,837
Income tax refundable		0			4,832			0			0			4,832
Deferred income tax benefits		22,874			105			23,021			0			46,000
Prepaid expenses		76			5,391			15,873			0			21,340
Other current assets		134			552			3,945			0			4,631
Total Current Assets		45,051			312,408			678,234			0			1,035,693
Property, Plant &		2,811			161,998			191,592			0			356,401
Equipment, Net
Goodwill		0			314,641			784,321			0			1,098,962
Intangibles, Net		0			126,142			482,903			0			609,045
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		7,508			0			1,310			0			8,818
Deferred Income Tax		36,610			(283	)		61,625			0			97,952
Benefits
Other Assets		8,082			1,561			10,603			0			20,246
Amounts Due From (To)		0			491,143			0			(491,143	)		0
Subsidiaries
Investment in Subsidiaries		2,457,859			1,179,938			170,223			(3,808,020	)		0
Total Assets	$	2,557,921		$	2,587,548		$	2,380,811		$	(4,299,163	)	$	3,227,117
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	1,944		$	26,351		$	80,394		$	0		$	108,689
Accrued liabilities		17,495			79,103			172,955			0			269,553
Current maturities of		0			174			10,436			0			10,610
long-term debt
Deferred income tax		213			(1	)		4,913			0			5,125
liabilities
Federal and foreign		(3,418	)		(23,822	)		29,609			0			2,369
income taxes
Total Current Liabilities		16,234			81,805			298,307			0			396,346
Credit Facilities		240,000			0			0			0			240,000
Long-Term Debt, Net		429,152			44,107			124,801			0			598,060
Deferred Income Tax		46,730			(7	)		158,475			0			205,198
Liabilities
Pension and Post-Retirement		20,507			54,886			56,681			0			132,074
Obligations
Other Liabilities		5,189			4,194			25,521			0			34,904
Amounts Due To (From)		179,574			0			369,962			(549,536	)		0
Subsidiaries
Shareholders’ Equity		1,620,535			2,402,563			1,347,064			(3,749,627	)		1,620,535
Total Liabilities and	$	2,557,921		$	2,587,548		$	2,380,811		$	(4,299,163	)	$	3,227,117
Shareholders’ Equity
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the fiscal year ended October 26, 2012
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Net Sales	$	0		$	920,027		$	1,076,296		$	(4,005	)	$	1,992,318
Cost of Sales		0			569,181			708,189			(4,005	)		1,273,365
		0			350,846			368,107			0			718,953
Expenses
Selling, general		0			146,761			236,126			0			382,887
and administrative
Research, development		0			50,372			57,373			0			107,745
and engineering
Gain on sale of product line		0			0			0			0			0
Gain on settlement of		0			0			(11,891	)		0			(11,891	)
contingency
Goodwill impairment		0			0			52,169			0			52,169
Other income		0			0			(1,263	)		0			(1,263	)
Total Expenses		0			197,133			332,514			0			529,647
Operating Earnings from		0			153,713			35,593			0			189,306
Continuing Operations
Interest income		(14,178	)		(16,141	)		(60,299	)		90,153			(465	)
Interest expense		34,948			27,210			74,233			(90,153	)		46,238
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0			0			0			0			0
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing		(20,770	)		142,644			21,659			0			143,533
Operations Before Taxes
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(5,591	)		32,314			3,235			0			29,958
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(15,179	)		110,330			18,424			0			113,575
Operations Including
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings Attributable to		0			0			(1,040	)		0			(1,040	)
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(15,179	)		110,330			17,384			0			112,535
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Earnings (Loss) From Discontinued		0			0			0			0			0
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Equity in Net Income of		127,714			17,659			(145	)		(145,228	)		0
Consolidated Subsidiaries
Net Earnings (Loss)	$	112,535		$	127,989		$	17,239		$	(145,228	)	$	112,535
Attributable to Esterline
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Net earnings (loss)	$	112,535		$	127,989		$	17,239		$	(145,228	)	$	112,535
Change in fair value of derivative		0			0			(2,399	)		0			(2,399	)
financial instruments, net of tax
Change in pension and		(15,727	)		0			(7,981	)		0			(23,708	)
post-retirement obligations,
net of tax
Foreign currency translation		(56,365	)		172			(58,746	)		58,574			(56,365	)
adjustment
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	40,443		$	128,161		$	(51,887	)	$	(86,654	)	$	30,063
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 26, 2012
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss) including	$	113,575		$	127,989		$	17,239		$	(145,228	)	$	113,575
noncontrolling interests
Depreciation & amortization		0			39,405			68,387			0			107,792
Deferred income taxes		18,013			(20,600	)		(22,823	)		0			(25,410	)
Share-based compensation		0			4,246			5,297			0			9,543
Gain on sale of capital assets		0			(410	)		(534	)		0			(944	)
Gain on settlement of contingency		0			0			(11,891	)		0			(11,891	)
Goodwill impairment		0			0			52,169			0			52,169
Working capital changes, net		(23	)		(2,704	)		(19,654	)		0			(22,381	)
of effect of acquisitions
Accounts receivable
Inventories		0			(15,707	)		(3,596	)		0			(19,303	)
Prepaid expenses		(17	)		(385	)		(2,104	)		0			(2,506	)
Other current assets		6			(208	)		(800	)		0			(1,002	)
Accounts payable		1,132			(174	)		(7,440	)		0			(6,482	)
Accrued liabilities		(1,929	)		(156	)		16,964			0			14,879
Federal & foreign		(4,345	)		(3,497	)		4,984			0			(2,858	)
income taxes
Other liabilities		(20,618	)		12,196			(6,280	)		0			(14,702	)
Other, net		(1,418	)		580			4,530			0			3,692
		104,376			140,575			94,448			(145,228	)		194,171
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Investing Activities
Purchases of capital assets		(1,503	)		(23,553	)		(24,390	)		0			(49,446	)
Escrow deposit		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from sale of		0			410			534			0			944
capital assets
Acquisition of businesses,		0			0			0			0			0
net of cash acquired
		(1,503	)		(23,143	)		(23,856	)		0			(48,502	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 26, 2012
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Financing Activities
Proceeds provided by stock		7,658			0			0			0			7,658
issuance under employee
stock plans
Excess tax benefits from		382			0			0			0			382
stock option exercises
Repayment of long-term		(150,000	)		0			0			0			(150,000	)
credit facilities
Repayment of long-term debt		0			(405	)		(72,740	)		0			(73,145	)
Proceeds from issuance of		30,000			0			0			0			30,000
long-term credit facilities
Proceeds from issuance		0			0			0			0			0
of long-term debt
Proceeds from government		0			0			17,285			0			17,285
assistance
Dividends paid to		0			0			0			0			0
noncontrolling interest
Debt and other issuance costs		0			0			0			0			0
Net change in intercompany		(24,731	)		(129,158	)		8,661			145,228			0
financing
		(136,691	)		(129,563	)		(46,794	)		145,228			(167,820	)
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates		751			5			(2,965	)		0			(2,209	)
on Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in		(33,067	)		(12,126	)		20,833			0			(24,360	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents		49,837			13,450			121,748			0			185,035
– Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	16,770		$	1,324		$	142,581		$	0		$	160,675
– End of Year
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2011
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Net Sales	$	0		$	880,711		$	840,130		$	(2,856	)	$	1,717,985
Cost of Sales		0			563,033			568,088			(2,856	)		1,128,265
		0			317,678			272,042			0			589,720
Expenses
Selling, general		0			120,548			183,606			0			304,154
and administrative
Research, development		0			39,352			55,153			0			94,505
and engineering
Gain on sale of product line		0			0			0			0			0
Gain on settlement of		0			0			0			0			0
contingency
Goodwill impairment		0			0			0			0			0
Other (income) expense		0			38			(6,891	)		0			(6,853	)
Total Expenses		0			159,938			231,868			0			391,806
Operating Earnings from		0			157,740			40,174			0			197,914
Continuing Operations
Interest income		(15,461	)		(4,702	)		(45,411	)		63,959			(1,615	)
Interest expense		33,270			22,178			48,727			(63,959	)		40,216
Loss on extinguishment of debt		831			0			0			0			831
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing		(18,640	)		140,264			36,858			0			158,482
Operations Before Taxes
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(4,274	)		21,322			7,890			0			24,938
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(14,366	)		118,942			28,968			0			133,544
Operations Including
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings Attributable to		0			0			(457	)		0			(457	)
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(14,366	)		118,942			28,511			0			133,087
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Loss From Discontinued		0			(47	)		0			0			(47	)
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Equity in Net Income of		147,406			16,523			13,103			(177,032	)		0
Consolidated Subsidiaries
Net Earnings (Loss)	$	133,040		$	135,418		$	41,614		$	(177,032	)	$	133,040
Attributable to Esterline
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Net earnings (loss)	$	133,040		$	135,418		$	41,614		$	(177,032	)	$	133,040
Change in fair value of derivative		0			0			(5,934	)		0			(5,934	)
financial instruments, net of tax
Change in pension and		(7,157	)		0			(2,829	)		0			(9,986	)
post-retirement obligations,
net of tax
Foreign currency translation		9,873			450			2,077			(2,527	)		9,873
adjustment
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	135,756		$	135,868		$	34,928		$	(179,559	)	$	126,993
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2011
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss) including	$	133,497		$	135,418		$	41,614		$	(177,032	)	$	133,497
noncontrolling interests
Depreciation & amortization		0			35,616			49,042			0			84,658
Deferred income taxes		11,438			707			(24,490	)		0			(12,345	)
Share-based compensation		0			3,617			4,346			0			7,963
Gain on sale of capital assets		0			(6,541	)		(2,912	)		0			(9,453	)
Gain on settlement of contingency		0			0			0			0			0
Goodwill impairment		0			0			0			0			0
Working capital changes, net		116			1,768			21,927			0			23,811
of effect of acquisitions
Accounts receivable
Inventories		0			(8,452	)		8,467			0			15
Prepaid expenses		(10	)		722			(45	)		0			667
Other current assets		(140	)		(300	)		(2,135	)		0			(2,575	)
Accounts payable		(132	)		(2,219	)		(591	)		0			(2,942	)
Accrued liabilities		362			(6,253	)		(4,618	)		0			(10,509	)
Federal & foreign		11,949			(6,050	)		(6,715	)		0			(816	)
income taxes
Other liabilities		(16,200	)		(3,996	)		(2,787	)		0			(22,983	)
Other, net		8,164			(16,309	)		11,586			0			3,441
		149,044			127,728			92,689			(177,032	)		192,429
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Investing Activities
Purchases of capital assets		(328	)		(22,724	)		(26,455	)		0			(49,507	)
Escrow deposit		(14,033	)		0			0			0			(14,033	)
Proceeds from sale of		0			6,541			2,912			0			9,453
capital assets
Acquisition of businesses,		0			(106,059	)		(708,875	)		0			(814,934	)
net of cash acquired
		(14,361	)		(122,242	)		(732,418	)		0			(869,021	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2011
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Financing Activities
Proceeds provided by stock		13,253			0			0			0			13,253
issuance under employee
stock plans
Excess tax benefits from		1,830			0			0			0			1,830
stock option exercises
Repayment of long-term		(35,000	)		0			0			0			(35,000	)
credit facilities
Repayment of long-term debt		(120,313	)		(321	)		(9,282	)		0			(129,916	)
Proceeds from issuance of		395,000			0			5,014			0			400,014
long-term credit facilities
Proceeds from issuance		0			0			176,875			0			176,875
of long-term debt
Proceeds from government		0			0			15,000			0			15,000
assistance
Dividends paid to		0			0			(238	)		0			(238	)
noncontrolling interest
Debt and other issuance costs		(3,640	)		0			(1,758	)		0			(5,398	)
Net change in intercompany		(541,098	)		5,972			358,094			177,032			0
financing
		(289,968	)		5,651			543,705			177,032			436,420
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates		72			(4	)		3,019			0			3,087
on Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in		(155,213	)		11,133			(93,005	)		0			(237,085	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents		205,050			2,317			214,753			0			422,120
– Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	49,837		$	13,450		$	121,748		$	0		$	185,035
– End of Year

Valuation_And_Qualifying_Accou

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts	'
	ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
	SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
	(In Thousands)
	Reserve for Doubtful		Balance at		Charged		Other 1		Deductions 2			Balance
	Accounts Receivable		Beginning		to Costs &							at End
			of Year		Expenses							of Year
	Fiscal Years
	2013		$	9,029	$	981	$	0	$	(795	)	$	9,215
	2012		$	7,063	$	4,343	$	0	$	(2,377	)	$	9,029
	2011		$	4,865	$	1,407	$	1,081	$	(290	)	$	7,063
	1	Acquisition-related addition.
	2	Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.

Accounting_Policies_Policies

Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Nature of Operations	'
	Nature of Operations
	Esterline Technologies Corporation (the Company) designs, manufactures and markets highly engineered products. The Company serves the aerospace and defense industry, primarily in the United States and Europe. The Company also serves the industrial/commercial and medical markets.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation	'
	Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Classifications have been changed for certain amounts in prior periods to conform with the current year’s presentation. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the last Friday of October.
Management Estimates	'
	Management Estimates
	To prepare financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentration of Risks	'
	Concentration of Risks
	The Company’s products are principally focused on the aerospace and defense industry, which includes military and commercial aircraft original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers, commercial airlines, and the United States and foreign governments. Sales directly to the U.S. government aggregated 6% and 7% of sales in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. Accordingly, the Company’s current and future financial performance is dependent on the economic condition of the aerospace and defense industry. The commercial aerospace and defense markets have historically been subject to cyclical downturns during periods of weak economic conditions or material changes arising from domestic or international events. Management believes that the Company’s sales are balanced across its customer base, which includes not only aerospace and defense customers but also medical and industrial commercial customers.
Revenue Recognition	'
	Revenue Recognition
	The Company recognizes revenue when the title and risk of loss have passed to the customer, there is persuasive evidence of an agreement, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is determinable, and the collectability is reasonably assured. The Company recognizes product revenues at the point of shipment or delivery in accordance with the terms of sale. Sales are net of returns and allowances. Returns and allowances are not significant because products are manufactured to customer specification and are covered by the terms of the product warranty.
	Revenues and profits on fixed-price contracts with significant engineering as well as production requirements are recorded based on the achievement of contractual milestones and the ratio of total actual incurred costs to date to total estimated costs for each contract (cost-to-cost method). Types of milestones include design review and prototype completion. The Company reviews cost performance and estimates to complete on its ongoing contracts at least quarterly. The impact of revisions of profit estimates are recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions are made. Provisions for anticipated losses on contracts are recorded in the period they become evident. When change orders have been approved by both the company and the customer for both scope and price and realization is deemed probable, the original contract price is adjusted and revenues are recognized on contract performance (as determined by the achievement of contractual milestones and the cost-to-cost method). For partially approved change orders, costs attributable to unpriced change orders are treated as costs of the contract performance in the period the costs are incurred. Claims are also recognized as contract revenue when approved by both the company and the customer, based on contract performance.
Research and Development	'
	Research and Development
	Expenditures for internally-funded research and development are expensed as incurred. Customer-funded research and development projects performed under contracts are accounted for as work in process as work is performed and recognized as cost of sales and sales under the proportional performance method. Research and development expenditures are net of government assistance and tax subsidies, which are not contingent upon paying income tax. In addition, government assistance for research and development is recorded as a reduction of research and development expense when repayment royalties are contingent upon sales generated directly from the funded research and development. If reimbursement is not tied directly to sales generated from the funded research and development, the assistance is accounted for as a loan until the criteria for forgiveness has been met.
Financial Instruments	'
	Financial Instruments
	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term borrowings, long-term debt, foreign currency forward contracts, and interest rate swap agreements. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their respective fair values because of the short-term maturities or expected settlement dates of these instruments. The fair market value of the Company’s long-term debt and short-term borrowings was estimated at $711.6 million and $882.5 million at fiscal year end 2013 and 2012, respectively. These estimates were derived using discounted cash flows with interest rates currently available to the Company for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.
	Foreign Currency Exchange Risk Management
	The Company is subject to risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates from the sale of products in currencies other than its functional currency. Furthermore, the Company has assets denominated in foreign currencies that are not offset by liabilities in such foreign currencies. The Company has significant operations in Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, and accordingly, we may experience gains or losses due to foreign exchange fluctuations.
	The Company’s policy is to hedge a portion of its forecasted transactions using forward exchange contracts, with maturities up to 24 months. These forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges. The portion of the net gain or loss on a derivative instrument that is effective as a hedge is reported as a component of other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity and is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The remaining net gain or loss on the derivative in excess of the present value of the expected cash flows of the hedged transaction is recorded in earnings immediately. If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, or a portion of the hedge is deemed ineffective, the change in fair value is recorded in earnings. The amount of hedge ineffectiveness has not been material in any of the three fiscal years in the period ended October 25, 2013. At October 25, 2013, and October 26, 2012, the notional value of foreign currency forward contracts accounted for as a cash flow hedge was $271.3 million and $260.7 million, respectively. The fair value of these contracts was a $2.3 million liability and a $1.5 million asset at October 25, 2013, and October 26, 2012, respectively. The Company does not enter into any forward contracts for trading purposes.
	In July 2011, the Company entered into a Euro Term Loan for €125.0 million under the secured credit facility. The Company designated the Euro Term Loan a hedge of the investment in a certain French business unit. The foreign currency gain or loss that is effective as a hedge is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. To the extent that this hedge is ineffective, the foreign currency gain or loss is recorded in earnings. There was no ineffectiveness in fiscal 2013 or fiscal 2012. The gain or loss included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income will remain until the underlying investment in a certain French business unit is liquidated. The amount of foreign currency translation included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income was a gain of $17.2 million at October 25, 2013.
	Interest Rate Risk Management
	Depending on the interest rate environment, the Company may enter into interest rate swap agreements to convert the fixed interest rates on notes payable to variable interest rates or terminate any swap agreements in place. These interest rate swap agreements have been designated as fair value hedges. Accordingly, a gain or loss on swap agreements as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged portion of notes payable are recognized in interest expense during the period of the change in fair values. The Company attempts to manage exposure to counterparty credit risk by only entering into agreements with major financial institutions which are expected to be able to fully perform under the terms of the agreement.
	In fiscal 2010, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements for $175.0 million on the 2017 Notes. The swap agreements exchanged the fixed interest rate on the 2017 Notes of 6.625% for a variable interest rate. In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the swap agreements were terminated, and the Company redeemed the 2017 Notes with proceeds from the $175.0 million U.S. Term Loan. The Company recorded a gain on the swap termination of $2.9 million. The gain is included in the Loss on Extinguishment of Debt in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
	Depending on the interest rate environment, the Company may enter into interest rate swap agreements to convert the variable interest rates on notes payable to fixed interest rates. These swap agreements are accounted for as cash flow hedges and the fair market value of the hedge instrument is included in Other Comprehensive Income.
	The fair market value of the interest rate swaps was estimated by discounting expected cash flows using quoted market interest rates.
Foreign Currency Translation	'
	Foreign Currency Translation
	Foreign currency assets and liabilities are translated into their U.S. dollar equivalents based on year-end exchange rates. Revenue and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates. Aggregate exchange gains and losses arising from the translation of foreign assets and liabilities are included in shareholders’ equity as a component of comprehensive income. Accumulated gain on foreign currency translation adjustment was $35.4 million, $12.3 million and $68.6 million as of the fiscal years ended October 25, 2013, October 26, 2012, and October 28, 2011, respectively
Foreign Currency Transaction Gains and Losses	'
	Foreign Currency Transaction Gains and Losses
	Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in results of operations and are primarily the result of revaluing assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency, gains and losses on forward exchange contracts and the change in value of foreign currency embedded derivatives in backlog. These foreign currency transactions resulted in a $1.7 million loss in fiscal 2013, a $3.5 million loss in fiscal 2012, and a $13.8 million gain in fiscal 2011.
Cash Equivalents	'
	Cash Equivalents
	Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. Fair value of cash equivalents approximates carrying value.
Accounts Receivable	'
	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts receivable are recorded at the net invoice price for sales billed to customers. Accounts receivable are considered past due when outstanding more than normal trade terms allow. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established when losses are expected to be incurred. Accounts receivable are written off to the allowance for doubtful accounts when the balance is considered to be uncollectible.
Inventories	'
	Inventories
	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost method. Inventory cost includes material, labor and factory overhead. The Company defers pre-production engineering costs as work-in-process inventory in connection with long-term supply arrangements that include contractual guarantees for reimbursement from the customer. Inventory cost adjustments are recorded when inventory is considered to be excess or obsolete based upon an analysis of actual on-hand quantities on a part level basis to forecasted product demand and historical usage.
Property, Plant and Equipment, and Depreciation	'
	Property, Plant and Equipment, and Depreciation
	Property, plant and equipment is carried at cost and includes expenditures for major improvements. Depreciation is generally provided on the straight-line method based upon estimated useful lives ranging from 15 to 30 years for buildings and 3 to 10 years for machinery and equipment. Depreciation expense was $55.4 million, $52.4 million, and $42.5 million for fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. Assets under capital leases were $47.1 million at October 25, 2013, and $38.8 million at October 26, 2012. Amortization expense of assets accounted for as capital leases is included with depreciation expense. The fair value of liabilities related to the retirement of property is recorded when there is a legal or contractual obligation to incur asset retirement costs and the costs can be estimated. The Company records the asset retirement cost by increasing the carrying cost of the underlying property by the amount of the asset retirement obligation. The asset retirement cost is depreciated over the estimated useful life of the underlying property
Debt Issuance Costs	'
	Debt Issuance Costs
	Costs incurred to issue debt are deferred and amortized as interest expense over the term of the related debt using a method that approximates the effective interest method.
Long-lived Asset Impairments	'
	Long-lived Asset Impairments
	The carrying amount of long-lived assets is reviewed periodically for impairment. An asset (other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets) is considered impaired when estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is not deemed recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its estimated fair value. Fair value is generally determined based upon estimated discounted future cash flows.
Contingencies	'
	Contingencies
	The Company is party to various lawsuits and claims, both as plaintiff and defendant, and has contingent liabilities arising from the conduct of business. The Company is covered by insurance for general liability, product liability, workers’ compensation and certain environmental exposures, subject to certain deductible limits. The Company is self-insured for amounts less than our deductible and where no insurance is available. An estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by a charge to income if it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of loss.
Goodwill and Intangibles	'
	Goodwill and Intangibles
	Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually or when circumstances require. A reporting unit is generally defined at the operating segment level or at the component level one level below the operating segment, if said component constitutes a business. Goodwill is allocated to reporting units based upon the purchase price of the acquired unit, the valuation of acquired tangible and intangible assets, and liabilities assumed. When a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value, an impairment test is required. This test involves allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit, with the excess of fair value over allocated net assets representing the fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the estimated fair value of goodwill.
	Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated period of benefit, ranging from 2 to 20 years. Amortization expense is reflected in selling, general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of intangible assets and takes into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate that an impairment exists.
	Indefinite-lived intangible assets (other than goodwill) are tested annually for impairment or more frequently on an interim basis if circumstances require.
Environmental	'
	Environmental
	Environmental exposures are provided for at the time they are known to exist or are considered probable and reasonably estimable. No provision has been recorded for environmental remediation costs which could result from changes in laws or other circumstances currently not known by the Company. Costs provided for future expenditures on environmental remediation are not discounted to present value.
Pension Plan and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Obligations	'
	Pension Plan and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Obligations
	The Company accounts for pension expense using the end of the fiscal year as its measurement date. Management selects appropriate assumptions including discount rate, rate of increase in future compensation levels and assumed long-term rate of return on plan assets and expected annual increases in costs of medical and other health care benefits in regard to the Company’s post-retirement benefit obligations. These assumptions are based upon historical results, the current economic environment and reasonable expectations of future events. Actual results which vary from assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods, and accordingly, are recognized in expense in these periods. Significant differences between our assumptions and actual experience or significant changes in assumptions could impact the pension costs and the pension obligation.
Discontinued Operations	'
	Discontinued Operations
	In fiscal 2013, the Company recorded a $2.0 million liability related to environmental remediation at a previously sold business for which the Company provided indemnification. A loss of $1.3 million, net of tax, is reflected in discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Legal Expenses	'
	Legal Expenses
	The Company recognizes legal costs related to loss contingencies when the expense is incurred.
Share-Based Compensation	'
	Share-Based Compensation
	The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award.
Product Warranties	'
	Product Warranties
	Estimated product warranty expenses are recorded when the covered products are shipped to customers and recognized as revenue. Product warranty expense is estimated based upon the terms of the warranty program.
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	The Company recognizes the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns.
Earnings Per Share	'
	Earnings Per Share
	Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share also includes the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units. Common shares issuable from stock options that are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive were 162,100, 627,475, and 331,300 for fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute basic earnings per share was 31,173,000, 30,749,000, and 30,509,000 for fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute diluted earnings per share was 31,738,000, 31,282,000, and 31,154,000 for fiscal years 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
Subsequent Events	'
	Subsequent Events
	On December 5, 2013, the Company announced the acceleration of its plans to consolidate certain facilities and create cost-efficiency through shared services in sales, general and administrative support functions. These integration activities are launching currently in each segment, and are expected to result in charges and expenses of approximately $40 million. The Company expects to incur costs of $25 million to $30 million in fiscal 2014 to support these efforts, with the balance to be incurred in fiscal 2015. The costs are mainly for severance, relocation of facilities and long-lived asset impairment losses.
	On December 20, 2013, the Company acquired Sunbank Family of Companies, LLC (Sunbank) for approximately $45 million and up to $5 million in contingent consideration based upon achievement of certain sales levels over a two-year period. Sunbank is a manufacturer of electrical cable accessories, connectors and flexible conduit systems. Sunbank is included in the Sensors & Systems segment. The acquisition was funded under our credit facility and available cash.
	The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the Consolidated Financial Statements were issued.

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Inventories	'
	Inventories at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:
	In Thousands	2013		2012
	Raw materials and purchased parts	$	165,231	$	146,390
	Work in process		169,165		155,617
	Inventory costs under long-term contracts		13,717		19,207
	Finished goods		99,550		88,623
		$	447,663	$	409,837

Goodwill_Tables

Goodwill (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Changes in Goodwill by Segment	'
	The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill by segment for fiscal 2013 and 2012:
	In Thousands	Avionics &			Sensors &			Advanced			Total
		Controls			Systems			Materials
	Balance, October 28, 2011	$	513,508		$	435,645		$	214,572		$	1,163,725
	Sale of product line		(523	)		0			0			(523	)
	Goodwill adjustments		(234	)		24,280			0			24,046
	Goodwill impairment		(52,169	)		0			0			(52,169	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		(4,490	)		(31,505	)		(122	)		(36,117	)
	Balance, October 26, 2012		456,092			428,420			214,450			1,098,962
	Goodwill from acquisitions		21,640			0			0			21,640
	Goodwill adjustments		0			2,904			0			2,904
	Goodwill impairment		(3,454	)		0			0			(3,454	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		(9,575	)		18,159			341			8,925
	Balance, October 25, 2013	$	464,703		$	449,483		$	214,791		$	1,128,977

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Intangible Assets	'
	Intangible assets at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
	In Thousands			2013				2012
		Weighted		Gross		Accum.		Gross		Accum.
		Average Years		Carrying		Amort.		Carrying		Amort.
		Useful Life		Amount				Amount
	Amortized Intangible Assets:
	Programs		15	$	726,049	$	251,437	$	701,396	$	202,333
	Core technology		16		9,589		6,711		9,589		6,112
	Patents and other		12		93,291		37,024		96,721		38,140
	Total			$	828,929	$	295,172	$	807,706	$	246,585
	Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets:
	Trademark			$	47,192			$	47,924
Estimated Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets	'
	Estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets for each of the next five fiscal years is as follows:
	In Thousands
	Fiscal Year
	2014	$	57,495
	2015		56,286
	2016		55,686
	2017		54,511
	2018		53,847

Accrued_Liabilities_Tables

Accrued Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Accrued Liabilities	'
	Accrued liabilities at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Payroll and other compensation	$	119,677		$	128,269
	Commissions		4,786			5,776
	Casualty and medical		13,738			12,971
	Interest		6,707			7,091
	Warranties		19,372			21,870
	State and other tax accruals		6,536			6,136
	Customer deposits		21,500			18,193
	Deferred revenue		15,888			30,707
	Contract reserves		12,737			12,553
	Forward foreign exchange contracts		7,645			2,375
	Litigation reserves		10,266			1,163
	Environmental reserves		810			3,119
	Rent and future lease obligations		1,357			2,258
	Other		12,542			17,072
		$	253,561		$	269,553
Changes in Carrying Amount of Accrued Product Warranty Costs	'
	Changes in the carrying amount of accrued product warranty costs are summarized as follows:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Balance, beginning of year	$	21,870		$	19,298
	Warranty costs incurred		(4,912	)		(2,752	)
	Product warranty accrual		7,380			8,471
	Release of reserves		(4,555	)		(2,967	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		(411	)		(180	)
	Balance, end of year	$	19,372		$	21,870

Retirement_Benefits_Tables

Retirement Benefits (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Principal Assumptions of Esterline and CMC Plans	'
	Principal assumptions of the Esterline and CMC plans are as follows:
		Esterline						CMC
		Defined Benefit						Defined Benefit
		Pension Plans						Pension Plans
		2013		2012				2013		2012
	Principal assumptions
	as of fiscal year end:
	Discount Rate	4.70%		3.85%				4.50%		4.35%
	Rate of increase in future	4.50%		4.50%				3.00%		3.10%
	compensation levels
	Assumed long-term rate of	7.00%		7.00%				6.34%		6.5 – 6.75%
	return on plan assets
		Esterline						CMC
		Post-Retirement						Post-Retirement
		Benefit Plans						Pension Plans
		2013		2012				2013		2012
	Principal assumptions
	as of fiscal year end:
	Discount Rate	4.70%		3.85%				4.50%		4.35%
	Initial weighted average health	6.00%		6.00%				6.30%		3.70%
	care trend rate
	Ultimate weighted average health	6.00%		6.00%				4.20%		3.20%
	care trend rate
Allocations By Investment Type	'
	Allocations by investment type are as follows:
				Actual
		Target			2013				2012
	Plan assets allocation as of fiscal year end:
	Equity securities	55 – 75%			63.9	%			58.80%
	Debt securities	25 – 45%			33.6	%			38.70%
	Cash	0%			2.5	%			2.50%
	Total				100	%			100.00%
Net Periodic Pension Cost for Defined Benefit Plans	'
	Net periodic pension cost for the Company’s defined benefit plans at the end of each fiscal year consisted of the following:
	In Thousands	Defined Benefit											Post-Retirement
		Pension Plans											Benefit Plans
			2013				2012				2011			2013			2012			2011
	Components of Net
	Periodic Cost
	Service cost	$	11,848			$	9,393			$	8,583		$	508		$	436		$	447
	Interest cost		17,893				19,403				19,044			674			715			754
	Expected return		(22,476	)			(21,508	)			(20,354	)		0			0			0
	on plan assets
	Amortization of prior		384				41				21			(150	)		(69	)		0
	service cost
	Amortization of		14,255				10,551				8,450			103			41			(17	)
	actuarial (gain) loss
	Net periodic cost	$	21,904			$	17,880			$	15,744		$	1,135		$	1,123		$	1,184
Funded Status of Defined Benefit Pension and Post-Retirement Plans	'
	The funded status of the defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
	In Thousands	Defined Benefit								Post-Retirement
		Pension Plans								Benefit Plans
		2013				2012				2013			2012
	Benefit Obligations
	Beginning balance	$	456,861			$	401,579			$	17,040		$	14,392
	Currency translation adjustment		(4,948	)			(2,623	)			(559	)		(175	)
	Service cost		11,848				9,393				508			436
	Interest cost		17,893				19,403				674			715
	Plan participants contributions		156				44				0			0
	Amendment		273				416				0			546
	Actuarial (gain) loss		(16,905	)			50,116				14			1,918
	Other adjustment		287				0				(252	)		0
	Benefits paid		(22,332	)			(21,467	)			(712	)		(792	)
	Ending balance	$	443,133			$	456,861			$	16,713		$	17,040
	Plan Assets – Fair Value
	Beginning balance	$	334,622			$	300,826			$	0		$	0
	Currency translation adjustment		(5,377	)			(838	)			0			0
	Realized and unrealized gain		55,730				27,918				0			0
	(loss) on plan assets
	Plan participants contributions		156				44				0			0
	Company contribution		28,927				29,014				712			792
	Other adjustment		92				0				0			0
	Expenses paid		(1,009	)			(875	)			0			0
	Benefits paid		(22,332	)			(21,467	)			(712	)		(792	)
	Ending balance	$	390,809			$	334,622			$	0		$	0
	Funded Status
	Fair value of plan assets	$	390,809			$	334,622			$	0		$	0
	Benefit obligations		(443,133	)			(456,861	)			(16,713	)		(17,040	)
	Net amount recognized	$	(52,324	)		$	(122,239	)		$	(16,713	)	$	(17,040	)
	Amount Recognized in the
	Consolidated Balance Sheet
	Non-current asset	$	2,201			$	0			$	0		$	0
	Current liability		(2,351	)			(6,145	)			(785	)		(1,060	)
	Non-current liability		(52,174	)			(116,094	)			(15,928	)		(15,980	)
	Net amount recognized	$	(52,324	)		$	(122,239	)		$	(16,713	)	$	(17,040	)
	Amounts Recognized in
	Accumulated Other
	Comprehensive Income
	Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	82,796			$	148,758			$	768		$	759
	Prior service cost		490				589				161			0
	Ending balance	$	83,286			$	149,347			$	929		$	759
Estimated Future Benefit Payments Expected to be Paid from Plan or from Assets	'
	Estimated future benefit payments expected to be paid from the plan or from the Company’s assets are as follows:
	In Thousands
	Fiscal Year
	2014	$	26,856
	2015		27,085
	2016		28,655
	2017		29,975
	2018		31,895
	2019 – 2023		169,548
Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets	'
Allocations By Investment Type	'
	The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s Pension Plan assets as of October 25, 2013, by asset category segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy, as described in Note 7.
	In Thousands	Fair Value Hierarchy
		Level 1				Level 2				Total
	Asset category:
	Equity Funds
	Registered Investments Company	$	106,436			$	0			$	106,436
	Funds – U.S. Equity
	Commingled Trust Funds – U.S. Equity		0				26,923				26,923
	U.S. Equity Securities		37,280				0				37,280
	Non-U.S. Equity Securities		25,584				0				25,584
	Commingled Trust Fund – Non-U.S. Securities		0				53,347				53,347
	Fixed Income Securities
	Registered Investments Company		33,494				0				33,494
	Funds – Fixed Income
	Commingled Trust Fund – Fixed Income		0				41,428				41,428
	Non-U.S. Foreign Commercial and		56,351				0				56,351
	Government Bonds
	Cash and Cash Equivalents		9,966				0				9,966
	Total	$	269,111			$	121,698			$	390,809

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Schedule of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis	'
	The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012:
	In Thousands	Level 2
			2013		2012
	Assets:
	Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments	$	2,270	$	7,753
	Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments		3,670		1,387
	Embedded derivatives		706		51
	Liabilities:
	Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments	$	4,541	$	2,143
	Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments		122		361
	Embedded derivatives		344		470
	In Thousands		Level 3
			2013		2012
	Liabilities:
	Contingent purchase obligation	$	4,000	$	9,000

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen1

Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments In Consolidated Balance Sheet	'
	Fair values of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of:
	In Thousands	Classification	Fair Value
			2013			2012
	Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts:	Other current assets	$	4,547		$	3,694
		Other assets		1,393			1,294
		Accrued liabilities		3,002			2,228
		Other liabilities		1,661			276
	Embedded Derivative Instruments:	Other current assets	$	59		$	51
		Other assets		647			0
		Accrued liabilities		344			148
		Other liabilities		0			322
	Interest Rate Swap:	Long-term debt, net
		of current maturities	$	0		$	4,152
Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statement of Operations	'
	The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of:
	In Thousands	Location of	2013			2012
		Gain (Loss)
	Fair Value Hedges:
	Interest rate swap contracts	Interest Expense	$	1,058		$	2,388
		Loss on Extinguishment
		of Debt	$	2,918		$	0
	Embedded derivatives	Sales	$	835		$	433
	Cash Flow Hedges:
	Foreign currency forward exchange contracts:
	Amount of (loss) gain recognized in	AOCI	$	(3,007	)	$	(4,343	)
	AOCI (effective portion)
	Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from	Sales	$	(1,025	)	$	784
	AOCI into income
	Net Investment Hedges:
	Euro term loan	AOCI	$	(2,697	)	$	14,812

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Income Tax Expense from Continuing Operations	'
	Income tax expense from continuing operations for each of the fiscal years consisted of:
	In Thousands	2013			2012			2011
	Current
	U.S. Federal		$       27,364			$       33,790			$       14,817
	State		4,147			356			2,994
	Foreign		22,993			21,222			19,472
			54,504			55,368			37,283
	Deferred
	U.S. Federal		(5,027	)		(4,578	)		8,332
	State		(1,592	)		793			205
	Foreign		(17,800	)		(21,625	)		(20,882	)
			(24,419	)		(25,410	)		(12,345	)
	Income tax expense		$       30,085			$       29,958			$       24,938
U.S. and Foreign Components of Earnings from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	'
	U.S. and foreign components of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes for each of the fiscal years were:
	In Thousands	2013			2012			2011
	U.S.		$       96,105			$     108,436			$     110,798
	Foreign		101,744			35,097			47,684
	Earnings from continuing operations,		$     197,849			$     143,533			$     158,482
	before income taxes
Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)	'
	Primary components of the Company’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) at the end of the fiscal years resulted from temporary tax differences associated with the following:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Reserves and liabilities		$       60,397			$       58,510
	NOL carryforwards		879			725
	Tax credit carryforwards		29,862			26,687
	Employee benefits		14,974			17,524
	Retirement benefits		2,759			25,379
	Non-qualified stock options		12,618			13,220
	Other		650			600
	Total deferred tax assets		122,139			142,645
	Depreciation and amortization		(18,969	)		(18,024	)
	Intangibles and amortization		(173,524	)		(182,921	)
	Deferred costs		(4,535	)		(5,981	)
	Hedging activities		(22	)		(111	)
	Other		(1,398	)		(1,979	)
	Total deferred tax liabilities		(198,448	)		(209,016	)
	Net deferred tax liabilities		$      (76,309	)		$      (66,371	)
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate	'
	A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for each of the fiscal years was as follows:
		2013			2012			2011
	U.S. statutory income tax rate		35	%		35	%		35	%
	State income taxes		0.7			0.7			1.4
	Foreign taxes		(11.3	)		(14.8	)		(10.6	)
	Goodwill impairment		0.6			12.7			0
	Penalties		1.8			0			0
	Difference in foreign tax rates		(1.1	)		(2.3	)		(0.2	)
	Domestic manufacturing deduction		(1.4	)		(2.3	)		(1.3	)
	Research & development credits		(3.7	)		(3.4	)		(5.5	)
	Net change in tax reserves		(3.0	)		0.5			(2.4	)
	Valuation allowance		0			(1.0	)		(3.0	)
	Change in foreign tax rates and laws		(1.7	)		(3.6	)		(2.2	)
	Acquisition and organizational restructuring		0			0			3
	Other, net		(0.7	)		(0.6	)		1.5
	Effective income tax rate		15.2	%		20.9	%		15.7	%
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits	'
	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
	In Thousands	Total
	Unrecognized tax benefits as of October 26, 2012	$	14,979
	Unrecognized gross benefit change:
	Gross increases due to prior-period adjustments		538
	Gross (decrease) due to prior-period adjustments		(1,287	)
	Gross increases due to current-period adjustment		4,260
	Gross (decrease) due to current-period adjustment		0
	Gross (decrease) due to settlements with taxing authorities		(888	)
	Gross (decrease) due to a lapse with taxing authorities		(5,594	)
	Total change in unrecognized gross benefit		(2,971	)
	Unrecognized tax benefits as of October 25, 2013	$	12,008
	Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate	$	12,008
	Statement of operations:
	Total amount of interest income (expense) included in income tax expense	$	1,154
	Recognized in the statement of financial position:
	Total amount of accrued interest included in income taxes payable	$	876
Income Tax Examinations by Tax Authorities in its Major Tax Jurisdictions	'
	The Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities in its major tax jurisdictions as follows:
	Tax Jurisdiction	Years No Longer
		Subject to Audit
	U.S. Federal	2007 and prior
	Canada	2005 and prior
	France	2009 and prior
	United Kingdom	2010 and prior

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Long-Term Debt	'
	Long-term debt at the end of fiscal 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following:
	In Thousands	2013		2012
	U.S. credit facility	$	130,000	$	240,000
	Euro Term Loan, due July 2016		24,847		80,240
	U.S. Term Loan, due July 2016		170,625		0
	6.625% Senior Notes, due March 2017		0		175,000
	7.00% Senior Notes, due August 2020		250,000		250,000
	Government refundable advances		56,897		51,763
	Obligations under capital leases		56,229		44,847
	Other		540		6,820
			689,138		848,670
	Less current maturities		21,279		10,610
	Carrying amount of long-term debt	$	667,859	$	838,060
Long-Term Debt and Future Non-Cancelable Minimum Lease Payments Under Capital Lease Obligations	'
	As of October 25, 2013, aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt and future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations were as follows:
	In Thousands
	Fiscal Year
	2014	$	25,143
	2015		23,402
	2016		296,026
	2017		5,182
	2018		5,182
	2019 and thereafter		406,936
	Total	$	761,871
	Less: amount representing interest on capital leases		72,733
	Total long-term debt	$	689,138

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Rental Commitments For Noncancelable Operating Leases	'
	At October 25, 2013, the Company’s rental commitments for noncancelable operating leases with a duration in excess of one year were as follows:
	In Thousands
	Fiscal Year
	2014	$	14,973
	2015		9,993
	2016		7,981
	2017		7,205
	2018		6,337
	2019 and thereafter		18,349
		$	64,838
Purchase Obligations	'
	As of October 25, 2013, the Company’s purchase obligations were as follows:
	In Thousands
		Total		Less than		3-Jan		5-Apr		After 5
				1 year		years		years		years
	Purchase obligations	$	688,546	$	630,524	$	52,131	$	5,412	$	479

Employee_Stock_Plans_Tables

Employee Stock Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Changes in Outstanding Options Granted Under Equity Incentive Plans	'
	The following table summarizes the changes in outstanding options granted under the Company’s equity incentive plan:
		2013						2012					2011
		Shares			Weighted			Shares			Weighted		Shares			Weighted
		Subject to			Average			Subject to			Average		Subject to			Average
		Option			Exercise			Option			Exercise		Option			Exercise
					Price						Price					Price
	Outstanding,		2,124,300		$	46.18			1,825,300		$	44.49		1,838,950		$	39.31
	beginning of year
	Granted		257,000			65.58			386,400			52.97		331,300			67.03
	Exercised		(518,537	)		37.89			(60,775	)		36.52		(295,175	)		37.03
	Forfeited/cancelled		(29,025	)		55.83			(26,625	)		50.68		(49,775	)		47.28
	Outstanding,		1,833,738		$	51.09			2,124,300		$	46.18		1,825,300		$	44.49
	end of year
	Exercisable,		1,075,788		$	45.65			1,258,900		$	41.89		994,950		$	39.85
	end of year
Stock Activity Related to Stock Options Exercised	'
	The table below presents stock activity related to stock options exercised in fiscal 2013 and 2012:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Proceeds from stock options exercised	$	20,072		$	5,240
	Tax benefits related to stock options exercised	$	2,961		$	366
	Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	18,448		$	1,751
Stock Options Outstanding	'
	The following table summarizes information for stock options outstanding at October 25, 2013:
		Options  Outstanding						Options Exercisable
	Range of	Shares		Weighted	Weighted			Shares			Weighted
	Exercise Prices			Average	Average						Average
				Remaining	Price						Price
				Life (years)
	$        19.65  –  38.00	223,975		4.1	$        31.05				223,975		$        31.05
	38.01  –  40.00	193,413		2.4	38.92				193,413		38.92
	40.01  –  50.00	285,375		5.5	41.87				213,350		42.08
	50.01  –  52.00	278,850		8	51.06				70,525		51.03
	52.01  –  65.00	590,025		6.2	58.79				329,825		56.87
	65.01  –  82.01	262,100		8.7	69.94				44,700		73.57
Summary of Changes in RSUs Granted Under Company's Equity Incentive Plans	'
	The following table summarizes the changes in RSUs granted under the Company’s equity incentive plans:
		2013
		Shares			Weighted			Weighted
					Average			Average
					Grant Date			Remaining
					Fair Value			Life (years)
	Non-vested, beginning of year		0		$	0
	Granted		55,280			70.23
	Forfeited/cancelled		(400	)		66.55
	Non-vested, end of year		54,880		$	70.26			2.5
Equity Incentive Plan	'
Fair Value of Option Granted using Black-Scholes Pricing Model	'
		2013			2012			2011
	Volatility		36.97	%		38.96	%		51.10%
	Risk-free interest rate		0.4	%		0.38	%		0.98%
	Expected life (years)		3			3			3
	Dividends		0			0			0
Employee Sharesave Scheme	'
Fair Value of Option Granted using Black-Scholes Pricing Model	'
		2013			2012			2011
	Volatility		41.89 – 44.25	%		41.62 – 44.29	%		40.8 – 42.8%
	Risk-free interest rate		0.79 – 1.88	%		0.91 – 2.11	%		2.02 – 3.64%
	Expected life (years)		4.5 – 9.5			4.5 – 9.5			4.5 – 9.5
	Dividends		0			0			0

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Souriau Group	'
Allocation of Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	In Thousands
	As of July 26, 2011
	Current assets	$	228,199
	Property, plant and equipment		91,843
	Intangible assets subject to amortization
	Programs (15 year weighted average useful life)		224,296
	Trade name (10 year weighted average useful life)		45,709
	Goodwill		380,458
	Other assets		6,900
	Total assets acquired		977,405
	Current liabilities assumed		110,596
	Long-term liabilities assumed		131,735
	Noncontrolling interest		8,369
	Net assets acquired	$	726,705
Pro Forma Financial Information	'
	In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts	2011
	Pro forma net sales	$	1,972,079
	Pro forma net income	$	159,353
	Basic earnings per share as reported	$	4.36
	Pro forma basic earnings per share	$	5.22
	Diluted earnings per share as reported	$	4.27
	Pro forma diluted earnings per share	$	5.12
Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc	'
Allocation of Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	In Thousands
	As of December 30, 2010
	Current assets	$	31,827
	Property, plant and equipment		2,154
	Intangible assets subject to amortization
	Technology (9 year weighted average useful life)		53,200
	Goodwill		67,378
	Total assets acquired		154,559
	Current liabilities assumed		35,740
	Long-term liabilities assumed		8,350
	Net assets acquired	$	110,469

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	'
	The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
	In Thousands	2013			2012
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts	$	(1,851	)	$	2,181
	Tax effect		355			(558	)
			(1,496	)		1,623
	Pension and post-retirement obligations		(84,215	)		(150,106	)
	Tax effect		28,030			50,927
			(56,185	)		(99,179	)
	Currency translation adjustment		35,397			12,272
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(22,284	)	$	(85,284	)

Business_Segment_Information_T

Business Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Business Segment Information for Continuing Operations	'
	Details of the Company’s operations by business segment for the last three fiscal years were as follows:
	In Thousands		2013			2012			2011
	Sales
	Avionics & Controls		$	771,657		$	790,015		$	841,939
	Sensors & Systems			701,930			702,394			414,609
	Advanced Materials			496,167			499,909			461,437
			$	1,969,754		$	1,992,318		$	1,717,985
	Earnings From Continuing Operations
	Avionics & Controls		$	103,232	1	$	54,917	1	$	135,187
	Sensors & Systems			89,696			70,890			22,536
	Advanced Materials			107,161			93,546			82,307
	Segment Earnings			300,089			219,353			240,030
	Corporate expense			(62,166	)		(43,201	)		(48,969	)
	Gain on settlement of contingency			0			11,891			0
	Other income (expense)			0			1,263			6,853
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			(946	)		0			(831	)
	Interest income			539			465			1,615
	Interest expense			(39,667	)		(46,238	)		(40,216	)
			$	197,849		$	143,533		$	158,482
	In Thousands			2013			2012			2011
	Identifiable Assets
	Avionics & Controls		$	1,275,514		$	1,261,300		$	1,333,735
	Sensors & Systems			1,282,219			1,204,073			1,349,776
	Advanced Materials			560,681			558,058			563,662
	Corporate 2			143,698			203,686			131,413
			$	3,262,112		$	3,227,117		$	3,378,586
	Capital Expenditures
	Avionics & Controls		$	14,381	3	$	14,356		$	22,369
	Sensors & Systems			21,856			18,788			10,469
	Advanced Materials			18,917			14,783			16,341
	Corporate			181			1,519			328
			$	55,335		$	49,446		$	49,507
	Depreciation and Amortization
	Avionics & Controls		$	43,124		$	40,096		$	38,391
	Sensors & Systems			41,845			40,333			20,523
	Advanced Materials			24,313			24,666			23,439
	Corporate			2,850			2,697			2,305
			$	112,132		$	107,792		$	84,658
	1	Fiscal 2013 includes a $3.5 million impairment charge against Racal Acoustics’ goodwill and fiscal 2012 includes a $52.2 million impairment charge against Racal Acoustics’ goodwill.
	2	Primarily cash and deferred tax assets (see Note 9).
	3	Excludes capital expenditures accounted for as a capitalized lease obligation of $11,691 in fiscal 2013.
Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area	'
	The Company’s operations by geographic area for the last three fiscal years were as follows:
	In Thousands		2013			2012			2011
	Sales 1
	Domestic
	Unaffiliated customers – U.S.		$	797,780		$	813,375		$	747,021
	Unaffiliated customers – export			182,267			197,142			171,416
	Intercompany			31,202			35,779			32,197
				1,011,249			1,046,296			950,634
	Canada
	Unaffiliated customers			247,542			267,304			317,924
	Intercompany			6,554			2,844			5,318
				254,096			270,148			323,242
	France
	Unaffiliated customers			423,774			410,766			160,993
	Intercompany			39,745			41,454			17,724
				463,519			452,220			178,717
	United Kingdom
	Unaffiliated customers			247,229			235,699			228,383
	Intercompany			26,402			19,305			23,563
				273,631			255,004			251,946
	All Other Foreign
	Unaffiliated customers			71,162			68,032			92,248
	Intercompany			44,829			37,683			29,640
				115,991			105,715			121,888
	Eliminations			(148,732	)		(137,065	)		(108,442	)
			$	1,969,754		$	1,992,318		$	1,717,985
Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas	'
	In Thousands		2013			2012			2011
	Sales 1
	Domestic
	Unaffiliated customers – U.S.		$	797,780		$	813,375		$	747,021
	Unaffiliated customers – export			182,267			197,142			171,416
	Intercompany			31,202			35,779			32,197
				1,011,249			1,046,296			950,634
	Canada
	Unaffiliated customers			247,542			267,304			317,924
	Intercompany			6,554			2,844			5,318
				254,096			270,148			323,242
	France
	Unaffiliated customers			423,774			410,766			160,993
	Intercompany			39,745			41,454			17,724
				463,519			452,220			178,717
	United Kingdom
	Unaffiliated customers			247,229			235,699			228,383
	Intercompany			26,402			19,305			23,563
				273,631			255,004			251,946
	All Other Foreign
	Unaffiliated customers			71,162			68,032			92,248
	Intercompany			44,829			37,683			29,640
				115,991			105,715			121,888
	Eliminations			(148,732	)		(137,065	)		(108,442	)
			$	1,969,754		$	1,992,318		$	1,717,985
	In Thousands			2013			2012			2011
	Segment Earnings 2
	Domestic		$	170,575		$	172,046		$	178,145
	Canada			41,374			33,777			38,027
	France			49,042			33,152			(7,615	)
	United Kingdom			28,985			(29,237	)		24,305
	All other foreign			10,113			9,615			7,168
			$	300,089		$	219,353		$	240,030
	Identifiable Assets 3
	Domestic		$	1,020,952		$	1,015,994		$	947,896
	Canada			533,559			576,053			583,042
	France			918,592			836,578			1,050,999
	United Kingdom			515,090			477,214			582,436
	All other foreign			130,221			117,592			82,800
			$	3,118,414		$	3,023,431		$	3,247,173
	1	Based on country from which the sale originated and the sale was recorded.
	2	Before corporate expense, shown on page 73.
	3	Excludes corporate, shown on page 73.
Product Lines Contributing Sales of Ten Percent or More	'
	Product lines contributing sales of 10% or more of total sales in any of the last three fiscal years were as follows:
			2013			2012			2011
	Connectors			17	%		17	%		5%
	Avionics			11	%		11	%		16%

Quarterly_Financial_Data_Unaud1

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Summary of Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information	'
	The following is a summary of unaudited quarterly financial information:
	In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts
	Fiscal Year 2013		Fourth			Third			Second			First
	Net sales		$	534,162		$	478,068		$	499,562		$	457,962
	Gross profit			205,373			178,902			181,376			160,345
	Earnings from continuing operations			66,188			39,213	1,2,3		35,522			25,111	4
	Loss from discontinued operations			(325	)		(975	)		0			0
	Net earnings		$	65,863		$	38,238		$	35,522		$	25,111
	Earnings (loss) per share – basic
	Continuing operations		$	2.11		$	1.25		$	1.14		$	0.81
	Discontinued operations			(.01	)		(.03	)		0			0
	Earnings (loss) per share – basic		$	2.1		$	1.22		$	1.14		$	0.81
	Earnings (loss) per share – diluted
	Continuing operations		$	2.07		$	1.23		$	1.12		$	0.8
	Discontinued operations			(.01	)		(.03	)		0			0
	Earnings (loss) per share – diluted 8		$	2.06		$	1.2		$	1.12		$	0.8
	Fiscal Year 2012			Fourth			Third			Second			First
	Net sales		$	530,656		$	485,949		$	504,831		$	470,882
	Gross profit			204,253			172,096			184,523			158,081
	Earnings (loss) from			61,660			(17,104	)5,6		45,191	7		22,788
	continuing operations
	Earnings from discontinued operations			0			0			0			0
	Net earnings		$	61,660		$	(17,104	)	$	45,191		$	22,788
	Earnings (loss) per share – basic
	Continuing operations		$	2		$	(.55	)	$	1.47		$	0.74
	Discontinued operations			0			0			0			0
	Earnings (loss) per share – basic		$	2		$	(.55	)	$	1.47		$	0.74
	Earnings (loss) per share – diluted
	Continuing operations		$	1.97		$	(.55	)	$	1.44		$	0.73
	Discontinued operations			0			0			0			0
	Earnings (loss) per share – diluted 8		$	1.97		$	(.55	)	$	1.44		$	0.73
	1	Included $8.2 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
	2	Included a $3.5 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.
	3	Included a $10.0 million charge related to our pending matter with the DDTC.
	4	Included $3.7 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
	5	Included a $52.2 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.
	6	Included $4.6 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
	7	Included a $9.5 million gain on settlement of a contingency, net of tax.
	8	The sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal per shares amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to changes in the number of weighted average shares outstanding and the effects of rounding for each period.

Guarantors_Tables

Guarantors (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	'
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of October 25, 2013
	In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Assets
	Current Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,826		$	4,876		$	166,476		$	0		$	179,178
	Cash in escrow		4,018			0			0			0			4,018
	Accounts receivable, net		316			154,492			228,858			0			383,666
	Inventories		0			190,830			256,833			0			447,663
	Income tax refundable		0			6,526			0			0			6,526
	Deferred income tax benefits		26,731			171			20,375			0			47,277
	Prepaid expenses		117			5,510			12,556			0			18,183
	Other current assets		86			115			5,003			0			5,204
	Total Current Assets		39,094			362,520			690,101			0			1,091,715
	Property, Plant &		1,754			175,402			194,041			0			371,197
	Equipment, Net
	Goodwill		0			344,995			783,982			0			1,128,977
	Intangibles, Net		0			144,222			436,727			0			580,949
	Debt Issuance Costs, Net		5,252			0			959			0			6,211
	Deferred Income Tax		16,782			0			55,058			0			71,840
	Benefits
	Other Assets		18			3,692			7,513			0			11,223
	Amounts Due From (To)		0			549,307			0			(549,307	)		0
	Subsidiaries
	Investment in Subsidiaries		2,588,478			979,123			349,104			(3,916,705	)		0
	Total Assets	$	2,651,378		$	2,559,261		$	2,517,485		$	(4,466,012	)	$	3,262,112
	Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
	Current Liabilities
	Accounts payable	$	1,714		$	29,064		$	92,819		$	0		$	123,597
	Accrued liabilities		21,652			87,826			144,083			0			253,561
	Current maturities of		8,750			237			12,292			0			21,279
	long-term debt
	Deferred income tax		568			24			1,715			0			2,307
	liabilities
	Federal and foreign		2,408			(27,399	)		32,339			0			7,348
	income taxes
	Total Current Liabilities		35,092			89,752			283,248			0			408,092
	Credit Facilities		130,000			0			0			0			130,000
	Long-Term Debt, Net		411,875			55,562			70,422			0			537,859
	Deferred Income Tax		57,757			(7	)		135,369			0			193,119
	Liabilities
	Pension and Post-Retirement		17,500			618			49,984			0			68,102
	Obligations
	Other Liabilities		12,298			194			27,696			0			40,188
	Amounts Due To (From)		102,104			0			405,018			(507,122	)		0
	Subsidiaries
	Shareholders’ Equity		1,884,752			2,413,142			1,545,748			(3,958,890	)		1,884,752
	Total Liabilities and	$	2,651,378		$	2,559,261		$	2,517,485		$	(4,466,012	)	$	3,262,112
	Shareholders’ Equity
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of October 26, 2012
	In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Assets
	Current Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,770		$	1,324		$	142,581		$	0		$	160,675
	Cash in escrow		5,016			0			0			0			5,016
	Accounts receivable, net		181			140,631			242,550			0			383,362
	Inventories		0			159,573			250,264			0			409,837
	Income tax refundable		0			4,832			0			0			4,832
	Deferred income tax benefits		22,874			105			23,021			0			46,000
	Prepaid expenses		76			5,391			15,873			0			21,340
Other current assets		134			552			3,945			0			4,631
Total Current Assets		45,051			312,408			678,234			0			1,035,693
Property, Plant &		2,811			161,998			191,592			0			356,401
Equipment, Net
Goodwill		0			314,641			784,321			0			1,098,962
Intangibles, Net		0			126,142			482,903			0			609,045
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		7,508			0			1,310			0			8,818
Deferred Income Tax		36,610			(283	)		61,625			0			97,952
Benefits
Other Assets		8,082			1,561			10,603			0			20,246
Amounts Due From (To)		0			491,143			0			(491,143	)		0
Subsidiaries
Investment in Subsidiaries		2,457,859			1,179,938			170,223			(3,808,020	)		0
Total Assets	$	2,557,921		$	2,587,548		$	2,380,811		$	(4,299,163	)	$	3,227,117
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	1,944		$	26,351		$	80,394		$	0		$	108,689
Accrued liabilities		17,495			79,103			172,955			0			269,553
Current maturities of		0			174			10,436			0			10,610
long-term debt
Deferred income tax		213			(1	)		4,913			0			5,125
liabilities
Federal and foreign		(3,418	)		(23,822	)		29,609			0			2,369
income taxes
Total Current Liabilities		16,234			81,805			298,307			0			396,346
Credit Facilities		240,000			0			0			0			240,000
Long-Term Debt, Net		429,152			44,107			124,801			0			598,060
Deferred Income Tax		46,730			(7	)		158,475			0			205,198
Liabilities
Pension and Post-Retirement		20,507			54,886			56,681			0			132,074
Obligations
Other Liabilities		5,189			4,194			25,521			0			34,904
Amounts Due To (From)		179,574			0			369,962			(549,536	)		0
Subsidiaries
Shareholders’ Equity		1,620,535			2,402,563			1,347,064			(3,749,627	)		1,620,535
Total Liabilities and	$	2,557,921		$	2,587,548		$	2,380,811		$	(4,299,163	)	$	3,227,117
Shareholders’ Equity
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the fiscal year ended October 25, 2013
	In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Net Sales	$	0		$	955,403		$	1,018,658		$	(4,307	)	$	1,969,754
	Cost of Sales		0			593,564			654,501			(4,307	)		1,243,758
			0			361,839			364,157			0			725,996
	Expenses
	Selling, general		0			165,540			225,607			0			391,147
	and administrative
	Research, development		0			50,806			44,930			0			95,736
	and engineering
	Gain on sale of product line		0			(2,264	)		0			0			(2,264	)
	Gain on settlement		0			0			0			0			0
	of contingency
	Goodwill impairment		0			0			3,454			0			3,454
	Other income		0			0			0			0			0
	Total Expenses		0			214,082			273,991			0			488,073
	Operating Earnings from Continuing		0			147,757			90,166			0			237,923
	Operations
	Interest income		(15,639	)		(7,704	)		(54,606	)		77,410			(539	)
	Interest expense		30,050			26,868			60,159			(77,410	)		39,667
	Loss on extinguishment of debt		946			0			0			0			946
	Earnings (Loss) from Continuing		(15,357	)		128,593			84,613			0			197,849
	Operations Before Taxes
	Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(3,320	)		25,242			8,163			0			30,085
	Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(12,037	)		103,351			76,450			0			167,764
	Operations Including
	Noncontrolling Interests
	Earnings Attributable to		0			0			(1,730	)		0			(1,730	)
	Noncontrolling Interests
	Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(12,037	)		103,351			74,720			0			166,034
	Operations Attributable to
	Esterline, Net of Tax
	Loss From Discontinued		(1,300	)		0			0			0			(1,300	)
	Operations Attributable to
	Esterline, Net of Tax
	Equity in Net Income of		178,071			1,697			3,705			(183,473	)		0
	Consolidated Subsidiaries
	Net Earnings (Loss)	$	164,734		$	105,048		$	78,425		$	(183,473	)	$	164,734
	Attributable to Esterline
	Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Net earnings (loss)	$	164,734		$	105,048		$	78,425		$	(183,473	)	$	164,734
	Change in fair value of derivative		0			0			(3,119	)		0			(3,119	)
	financial instruments, net of tax
	Change in pension and		36,669			0			6,325			0			42,994
	post-retirement obligations,
	net of tax
	Foreign currency translation		23,125			100			40,442			(40,542	)		23,125
	adjustment
	Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	224,528		$	105,148		$	122,073		$	(224,015	)	$	227,734
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the fiscal year ended October 26, 2012
	In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Net Sales	$	0		$	920,027		$	1,076,296		$	(4,005	)	$	1,992,318
	Cost of Sales		0			569,181			708,189			(4,005	)		1,273,365
			0			350,846			368,107			0			718,953
	Expenses
	Selling, general		0			146,761			236,126			0			382,887
	and administrative
	Research, development		0			50,372			57,373			0			107,745
	and engineering
Gain on sale of product line		0			0			0			0			0
Gain on settlement of		0			0			(11,891	)		0			(11,891	)
contingency
Goodwill impairment		0			0			52,169			0			52,169
Other income		0			0			(1,263	)		0			(1,263	)
Total Expenses		0			197,133			332,514			0			529,647
Operating Earnings from		0			153,713			35,593			0			189,306
Continuing Operations
Interest income		(14,178	)		(16,141	)		(60,299	)		90,153			(465	)
Interest expense		34,948			27,210			74,233			(90,153	)		46,238
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0			0			0			0			0
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing		(20,770	)		142,644			21,659			0			143,533
Operations Before Taxes
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(5,591	)		32,314			3,235			0			29,958
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(15,179	)		110,330			18,424			0			113,575
Operations Including
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings Attributable to		0			0			(1,040	)		0			(1,040	)
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(15,179	)		110,330			17,384			0			112,535
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Earnings (Loss) From Discontinued		0			0			0			0			0
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Equity in Net Income of		127,714			17,659			(145	)		(145,228	)		0
Consolidated Subsidiaries
Net Earnings (Loss)	$	112,535		$	127,989		$	17,239		$	(145,228	)	$	112,535
Attributable to Esterline
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Net earnings (loss)	$	112,535		$	127,989		$	17,239		$	(145,228	)	$	112,535
Change in fair value of derivative		0			0			(2,399	)		0			(2,399	)
financial instruments, net of tax
Change in pension and		(15,727	)		0			(7,981	)		0			(23,708	)
post-retirement obligations,
net of tax
Foreign currency translation		(56,365	)		172			(58,746	)		58,574			(56,365	)
adjustment
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	40,443		$	128,161		$	(51,887	)	$	(86,654	)	$	30,063
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2011
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Net Sales	$	0		$	880,711		$	840,130		$	(2,856	)	$	1,717,985
Cost of Sales		0			563,033			568,088			(2,856	)		1,128,265
		0			317,678			272,042			0			589,720
Expenses
Selling, general		0			120,548			183,606			0			304,154
and administrative
Research, development		0			39,352			55,153			0			94,505
and engineering
Gain on sale of product line		0			0			0			0			0
Gain on settlement of		0			0			0			0			0
contingency
Goodwill impairment		0			0			0			0			0
Other (income) expense		0			38			(6,891	)		0			(6,853	)
Total Expenses		0			159,938			231,868			0			391,806
Operating Earnings from		0			157,740			40,174			0			197,914
Continuing Operations
Interest income		(15,461	)		(4,702	)		(45,411	)		63,959			(1,615	)
Interest expense		33,270			22,178			48,727			(63,959	)		40,216
Loss on extinguishment of debt		831			0			0			0			831
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing		(18,640	)		140,264			36,858			0			158,482
Operations Before Taxes
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(4,274	)		21,322			7,890			0			24,938
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(14,366	)		118,942			28,968			0			133,544
Operations Including
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings Attributable to		0			0			(457	)		0			(457	)
Noncontrolling Interests
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing		(14,366	)		118,942			28,511			0			133,087
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Loss From Discontinued		0			(47	)		0			0			(47	)
Operations Attributable to
Esterline, Net of Tax
Equity in Net Income of		147,406			16,523			13,103			(177,032	)		0
Consolidated Subsidiaries
Net Earnings (Loss)	$	133,040		$	135,418		$	41,614		$	(177,032	)	$	133,040
Attributable to Esterline
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Net earnings (loss)	$	133,040		$	135,418		$	41,614		$	(177,032	)	$	133,040
Change in fair value of derivative		0			0			(5,934	)		0			(5,934	)
financial instruments, net of tax
Change in pension and		(7,157	)		0			(2,829	)		0			(9,986	)
post-retirement obligations,
net of tax
Foreign currency translation		9,873			450			2,077			(2,527	)		9,873
adjustment
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	135,756		$	135,868		$	34,928		$	(179,559	)	$	126,993
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	'
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 25, 2013
	In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Cash Flows Provided (Used)
	by Operating Activities
	Net earnings (loss) including	$	166,464		$	105,048		$	78,425		$	(183,473	)	$	166,464
	noncontrolling interests
	Depreciation & amortization		0			43,539			68,593			0			112,132
	Deferred income taxes		8,274			(13,674	)		(19,019	)		0			(24,419	)
	Share-based compensation		0			4,163			5,412			0			9,575
	Gain on sale of capital assets		0			(1,013	)		(1,290	)		0			(2,303	)
	Gain on settlement of contingency		0			0			0			0			0
	Goodwill impairment		0			0			3,454			0			3,454
	Working capital changes, net		(135	)		(4,976	)		10,126			0			5,015
	of effect of acquisitions
	Accounts receivable
	Inventories		0			(16,652	)		(11,665	)		0			(28,317	)
	Prepaid expenses		(41	)		1,775			1,870			0			3,604
	Other current assets		1,332			437			(3,327	)		0			(1,558	)
	Accounts payable		(230	)		362			8,876			0			9,008
	Accrued liabilities		5,955			6,725			(15,800	)		0			(3,120	)
	Federal & foreign		4,445			(8,193	)		9,534			0			5,786
	income taxes
	Other liabilities		3,271			(185	)		(10,688	)		0			(7,602	)
	Other, net		(89	)		2,329			813			0			3,053
			189,246			119,685			125,314			(183,473	)		250,772
	Cash Flows Provided (Used)
	by Investing Activities
	Purchases of capital assets		(105	)		(15,937	)		(39,293	)		0			(55,335	)
	Escrow deposit		0			0			0			0			0
	Proceeds from sale of		0			1,013			1,290			0			2,303
	capital assets
	Acquisition of businesses,		0			0			(40,689	)		0			(40,689	)
	net of cash acquired
			(105	)		(14,924	)		(78,692	)		0			(93,721	)
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 25, 2013
	In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Cash Flows Provided (Used)
	by Financing Activities
	Proceeds provided by stock		22,854			0			0			0			22,854
	issuance under employee
	stock plans
	Excess tax benefits from		2,961			0			0			0			2,961
	stock option exercises
	Repayment of long-term		(110,000	)		0			0			0			(110,000	)
	credit facilities
	Repayment of long-term debt		(179,375	)		(326	)		(55,727	)		0			(235,428	)
	Proceeds from issuance of		175,000			0			0			0			175,000
	long-term credit facilities
	Proceeds from issuance of		0			0			0			0			0
	long-term debt
	Proceeds from government		0			0			5,092			0			5,092
	assistance
	Dividends paid to		0			0			(1,048	)		0			(1,048	)
	noncontrolling interest
	Debt and other issuance costs		(454	)		0			0			0			(454	)
	Net change in intercompany		(109,094	)		(100,893	)		26,514			183,473			0
	financing
			(198,108	)		(101,219	)		(25,169	)		183,473			(141,023	)
	Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates		23			10			2,442			0			2,475
on Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in		(8,944	)		3,552			23,895			0			18,503
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents		16,770			1,324			142,581			0			160,675
– Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	7,826		$	4,876		$	166,476		$	0		$	179,178
– End of Year
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 26, 2012
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss) including	$	113,575		$	127,989		$	17,239		$	(145,228	)	$	113,575
noncontrolling interests
Depreciation & amortization		0			39,405			68,387			0			107,792
Deferred income taxes		18,013			(20,600	)		(22,823	)		0			(25,410	)
Share-based compensation		0			4,246			5,297			0			9,543
Gain on sale of capital assets		0			(410	)		(534	)		0			(944	)
Gain on settlement of contingency		0			0			(11,891	)		0			(11,891	)
Goodwill impairment		0			0			52,169			0			52,169
Working capital changes, net		(23	)		(2,704	)		(19,654	)		0			(22,381	)
of effect of acquisitions
Accounts receivable
Inventories		0			(15,707	)		(3,596	)		0			(19,303	)
Prepaid expenses		(17	)		(385	)		(2,104	)		0			(2,506	)
Other current assets		6			(208	)		(800	)		0			(1,002	)
Accounts payable		1,132			(174	)		(7,440	)		0			(6,482	)
Accrued liabilities		(1,929	)		(156	)		16,964			0			14,879
Federal & foreign		(4,345	)		(3,497	)		4,984			0			(2,858	)
income taxes
Other liabilities		(20,618	)		12,196			(6,280	)		0			(14,702	)
Other, net		(1,418	)		580			4,530			0			3,692
		104,376			140,575			94,448			(145,228	)		194,171
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Investing Activities
Purchases of capital assets		(1,503	)		(23,553	)		(24,390	)		0			(49,446	)
Escrow deposit		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from sale of		0			410			534			0			944
capital assets
Acquisition of businesses,		0			0			0			0			0
net of cash acquired
		(1,503	)		(23,143	)		(23,856	)		0			(48,502	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 26, 2012
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Financing Activities
Proceeds provided by stock		7,658			0			0			0			7,658
issuance under employee
stock plans
Excess tax benefits from		382			0			0			0			382
stock option exercises
Repayment of long-term		(150,000	)		0			0			0			(150,000	)
credit facilities
Repayment of long-term debt		0			(405	)		(72,740	)		0			(73,145	)
Proceeds from issuance of		30,000			0			0			0			30,000
long-term credit facilities
Proceeds from issuance		0			0			0			0			0
of long-term debt
Proceeds from government		0			0			17,285			0			17,285
assistance
Dividends paid to		0			0			0			0			0
noncontrolling interest
Debt and other issuance costs		0			0			0			0			0
Net change in intercompany		(24,731	)		(129,158	)		8,661			145,228			0
financing
		(136,691	)		(129,563	)		(46,794	)		145,228			(167,820	)
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates		751			5			(2,965	)		0			(2,209	)
on Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in		(33,067	)		(12,126	)		20,833			0			(24,360	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents		49,837			13,450			121,748			0			185,035
– Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	16,770		$	1,324		$	142,581		$	0		$	160,675
– End of Year
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2011
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss) including	$	133,497		$	135,418		$	41,614		$	(177,032	)	$	133,497
noncontrolling interests
Depreciation & amortization		0			35,616			49,042			0			84,658
Deferred income taxes		11,438			707			(24,490	)		0			(12,345	)
Share-based compensation		0			3,617			4,346			0			7,963
Gain on sale of capital assets		0			(6,541	)		(2,912	)		0			(9,453	)
Gain on settlement of contingency		0			0			0			0			0
Goodwill impairment		0			0			0			0			0
Working capital changes, net		116			1,768			21,927			0			23,811
of effect of acquisitions
Accounts receivable
Inventories		0			(8,452	)		8,467			0			15
Prepaid expenses		(10	)		722			(45	)		0			667
Other current assets		(140	)		(300	)		(2,135	)		0			(2,575	)
Accounts payable		(132	)		(2,219	)		(591	)		0			(2,942	)
Accrued liabilities		362			(6,253	)		(4,618	)		0			(10,509	)
Federal & foreign		11,949			(6,050	)		(6,715	)		0			(816	)
income taxes
Other liabilities		(16,200	)		(3,996	)		(2,787	)		0			(22,983	)
Other, net		8,164			(16,309	)		11,586			0			3,441
		149,044			127,728			92,689			(177,032	)		192,429
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Investing Activities
Purchases of capital assets		(328	)		(22,724	)		(26,455	)		0			(49,507	)
Escrow deposit		(14,033	)		0			0			0			(14,033	)
Proceeds from sale of		0			6,541			2,912			0			9,453
capital assets
Acquisition of businesses,		0			(106,059	)		(708,875	)		0			(814,934	)
net of cash acquired
		(14,361	)		(122,242	)		(732,418	)		0			(869,021	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2011
In Thousands	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Total
				Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Provided (Used)
by Financing Activities
Proceeds provided by stock		13,253			0			0			0			13,253
issuance under employee
stock plans
Excess tax benefits from		1,830			0			0			0			1,830
stock option exercises
Repayment of long-term		(35,000	)		0			0			0			(35,000	)
credit facilities
Repayment of long-term debt		(120,313	)		(321	)		(9,282	)		0			(129,916	)
Proceeds from issuance of		395,000			0			5,014			0			400,014
long-term credit facilities
Proceeds from issuance		0			0			176,875			0			176,875
of long-term debt
Proceeds from government		0			0			15,000			0			15,000
assistance
Dividends paid to		0			0			(238	)		0			(238	)
noncontrolling interest
Debt and other issuance costs		(3,640	)		0			(1,758	)		0			(5,398	)
Net change in intercompany		(541,098	)		5,972			358,094			177,032			0
financing
		(289,968	)		5,651			543,705			177,032			436,420
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates		72			(4	)		3,019			0			3,087
on Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in		(155,213	)		11,133			(93,005	)		0			(237,085	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents		205,050			2,317			214,753			0			422,120
– Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	49,837		$	13,450		$	121,748		$	0		$	185,035
– End of Year

Accounting_Policies_Additional

Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Apr. 26, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

Apr. 30, 2013

Dec. 05, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Dec. 05, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Dec. 05, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Dec. 20, 2013

Oct. 29, 2012

Oct. 29, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Jul. 31, 2011

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Subsequent Event

Foreign Exchange Contract

Foreign Exchange Contract

Foreign Exchange Contract

Foreign Exchange Contract

Minimum

Minimum

Minimum

Minimum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Sunbank

Swap

Senior Notes Due In 2017

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

U.S. Government

U.S. Government

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Cash Flow Hedging

Cash Flow Hedging

Subsequent Event

Building

Machinery and Equipment

Subsequent Event

Building

Machinery and Equipment

Subsequent Event

USD ($)

USD ($)

Fair Value Hedging

USD ($)

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USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

Accounting Policies [Line Items]

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Sales revenue percentage

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6.00%

7.00%

Fair market value of long-term debt and short-term borrowings

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$711,600,000

$882,500,000

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Maturities of forecasted transactions using forward exchange contracts

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'24 months

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Derivative notional amount

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369,000,000

358,400,000

271,300,000

260,700,000

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125,000,000

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Fair value of foreign currency forwards contracts, liabilities

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2,300,000

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Fair value of foreign currency forwards contracts, assets

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1,500,000

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Gain (loss) of foreign currency translation included in other comprehensive income loss

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17,200,000

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Amount of interest rate swap agreement

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175,000,000

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175,000,000

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Senior Notes maturity year

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'2017

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Fixed interest rate of swap agreement

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6.63%

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Proceeds from term loan

175,000,000

175,000,000

30,000,000

400,014,000

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Gain on termination of interest rate swap

2,900,000

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Accumulated gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustment

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35,397,000

12,272,000

68,600,000

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Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

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1,700,000

3,500,000

13,800,000

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Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment

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Depreciation expense

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55,400,000

52,400,000

42,500,000

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Assets under capital leases

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47,100,000

38,800,000

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Estimated amortization of intangible assets

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'2 years

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Liability related to environmental remediation at a previously sold business

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2,000,000

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Loss from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax

'

1,300,000

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Anti-dilutive shares excluded from computation of earnings per share

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162,100

627,475

331,300

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Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute basic earnings per share

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31,173,000

30,749,000

30,509,000

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Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute diluted earnings per share

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31,738,000

31,282,000

31,154,000

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Expected integration cost

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40,000,000

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25,000,000

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30,000,000

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Business acquired

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45,000,000

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Contingent consideration

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$5,000,000

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Contingent consideration achievement period of certain sales levels

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'2 years

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Inventories_Detail

Inventories (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Inventory [Line Items]	'	'
Raw materials and purchased parts	$165,231	$146,390
Work in process	169,165	155,617
Inventory costs under long-term contracts	13,717	19,207
Finished goods	99,550	88,623
Total Inventories	$447,663	$409,837

Changes_in_Goodwill_by_Segment

Changes in Goodwill by Segment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 26, 2013	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	'	'	$1,098,962	$1,163,725	'
Goodwill from acquisitions	'	'	21,640	'	'
Sale of product line	'	'	'	-523	'
Goodwill adjustments	'	'	2,904	24,046	'
Goodwill impairment	-3,500	-52,200	-3,454	-52,169	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	'	8,925	-36,117	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	'	'	1,128,977	1,098,962	1,163,725
Avionics & Controls	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	'	'	456,092	513,508	'
Goodwill from acquisitions	'	'	21,640	'	'
Sale of product line	'	'	'	-523	'
Goodwill adjustments	'	'	0	-234	'
Goodwill impairment	'	'	-3,454	-52,169	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	'	-9,575	-4,490	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	'	'	464,703	456,092	'
Sensors & Systems	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	'	'	428,420	435,645	'
Goodwill from acquisitions	'	'	0	'	'
Sale of product line	'	'	'	0	'
Goodwill adjustments	'	'	2,904	24,280	'
Goodwill impairment	'	'	0	0	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	'	18,159	-31,505	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	'	'	449,483	428,420	'
Advanced Materials	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	'	'	214,450	214,572	'
Goodwill from acquisitions	'	'	0	'	'
Sale of product line	'	'	'	0	'
Goodwill adjustments	'	'	0	0	'
Goodwill impairment	'	'	0	0	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	'	341	-122	'
Goodwill, Ending Balance	'	'	$214,791	$214,450	'

Goodwill_Additional_Informatio

Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 26, 2013	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill impairment	$3,500	$52,200	$3,454	$52,169	$0

Intangible_Assets_Detail

Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]	'	'
Amortized Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	$828,929	$807,706
Accumulated Amortization	295,172	246,585
Tradenames	'	'
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]	'	'
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	47,192	47,924
Programs	'	'
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]	'	'
Amortized Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Years Useful Life	'15 years	'
Amortized Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	726,049	701,396
Accumulated Amortization	251,437	202,333
Core Technology	'	'
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]	'	'
Amortized Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Years Useful Life	'16 years	'
Amortized Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	9,589	9,589
Accumulated Amortization	6,711	6,112
Patents And Other	'	'
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]	'	'
Amortized Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Years Useful Life	'12 years	'
Amortized Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	93,291	96,721
Accumulated Amortization	$37,024	$38,140

Intangible_Assets_Additional_I

Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	$54,998,000	$53,523,000	$40,539,000

Estimated_Amortization_Expense

Estimated Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'
2014	$57,495
2015	56,286
2016	55,686
2017	54,511
2018	$53,847

Accrued_Liabilities_Detail

Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Payroll and other compensation	$119,677	$128,269	'
Commissions	4,786	5,776	'
Casualty and medical	13,738	12,971	'
Interest	6,707	7,091	'
Warranties	19,372	21,870	19,298
State and other tax accruals	6,536	6,136	'
Customer deposits	21,500	18,193	'
Deferred revenue	15,888	30,707	'
Contract reserves	12,737	12,553	'
Forward foreign exchange contracts	7,645	2,375	'
Litigation reserves	10,266	1,163	'
Environmental reserves	810	3,119	'
Rent and future lease obligations	1,357	2,258	'
Other	12,542	17,072	'
Total accrued liabilities	$253,561	$269,553	'

Changes_in_Carrying_Amount_of_

Changes in Carrying Amount of Accrued Product Warranty Costs (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]	'	'
Balance, beginning of year	$21,870	$19,298
Warranty costs incurred	-4,912	-2,752
Product warranty accrual	7,380	8,471
Release of reserves	-4,555	-2,967
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-411	-180
Balance, end of year	$19,372	$21,870

Retirement_Benefits_Additional

Retirement Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Accumulated benefit obligation	$427,625,000	$442,165,000	'
Underfunded status	68,102,000	132,074,000	'
Company contribution expense	9,421,000	8,900,000	8,203,000
Increase/decrease discount rate basis points	25	'	'
Decrease in pension liabilities	11,800,000	'	'
Increase in pension liabilities	12,300,000	'	'
Increase/decrease health care trend rate basis points	100	'	'
Increase post-retirement benefit obligation	1,900,000	'	'
Decrease post-retirement benefit obligation	500,000	'	'
Minimum	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit plan expected future investment return	6.34%	'	'
Maximum	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit plan expected future investment return	7.00%	'	'
United States Defined Pension Benefit Plans	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit plan participation, percentage	39.00%	'	'
Defined benefit plan pension benefits based on average compensation, years	5	'	'
Defined benefit plan, service period related to benefit, years	5	'	'
Defined benefit plans based on compensation during last years of employment	10	'	'
Defined benefit plan amendment date	'2003-01-01	'	'
Defined benefit plan projected benefit obligation	275,746,000	'	'
Accumulated benefit obligation	266,745,000	'	'
Defined benefit plan, plan assets	259,924,000	'	'
Underfunded status	15,822,000	'	'
Company contribution expense	16,174,000	17,097,000	'
Expected funding requirement for fiscal 2014	12,000,000	'	'
United States Defined Pension Benefit Plans | Minimum	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit plan annual pay credits	2.00%	'	'
United States Defined Pension Benefit Plans | Maximum	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit plan annual pay credits	6.00%	'	'
CMC Defined Pension Benefit Plans	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined benefit plan projected benefit obligation	139,109,000	'	'
Accumulated benefit obligation	137,954,000	'	'
Defined benefit plan, plan assets	126,117,000	'	'
Underfunded status	12,992,000	'	'
Company contribution expense	10,859,000	10,241,000	'
Expected funding requirement for fiscal 2014	$10,593,000	'	'

Principal_Assumptions_of_Ester

Principal Assumptions of Esterline and CMC Plans (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Esterline Plans | Pension Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Discount Rate	4.70%	3.85%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels	4.50%	4.50%
Assumed long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.00%	7.00%
Esterline Plans | Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Discount Rate	4.70%	3.85%
Initial weighted average health care trend rate	6.00%	6.00%
Ultimate weighted average health care trend rate	6.00%	6.00%
CMC Plans | Pension Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Discount Rate	4.50%	4.35%
Rate of increase in future compensation levels	3.00%	3.10%
Assumed long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.34%	'
CMC Plans | Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Minimum	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Assumed long-term rate of return on plan assets	'	6.50%
CMC Plans | Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Maximum	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Assumed long-term rate of return on plan assets	'	6.75%
CMC Plans | Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Discount Rate	4.50%	4.35%
Initial weighted average health care trend rate	6.30%	3.70%
Ultimate weighted average health care trend rate	4.20%	3.20%

Allocation_by_Investment_Type_

Allocation by Investment Type (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Retirement Benefits	'	'
Actual, Allocation Percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Equity Securities	'	'
Retirement Benefits	'	'
Target, Allocation Percentage, Range maximum	75.00%	'
Target, Allocation Percentage, Range minimum	55.00%	'
Actual, Allocation Percentage	63.90%	58.80%
Debt Securities	'	'
Retirement Benefits	'	'
Target, Allocation Percentage, Range maximum	45.00%	'
Target, Allocation Percentage, Range minimum	25.00%	'
Actual, Allocation Percentage	33.60%	38.70%
Cash	'	'
Retirement Benefits	'	'
Target, Allocation Percentage	0.00%	'
Actual, Allocation Percentage	2.50%	2.50%

Fair_Value_of_Pension_Plan_Ass

Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	$390,809	$334,622
Funds - U.S. Equity	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	106,436	61,634
Commingled Trust Funds - U.S. Equity	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	26,923	18,751
U.S. Equity Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	37,280	46,140
Non-U.S. Equity Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	25,584	24,986
Commingled Trust Fund - Non-U.S. Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	53,347	45,213
Registered Investments Company Funds - Fixed Income	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	33,494	35,528
Commingled Trust Fund - Fixed Income	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	41,428	44,194
Non-U.S. Foreign Commercial And Government Bonds	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	56,351	49,749
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	9,966	8,427
Level 1	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	269,111	226,464
Level 1 | Funds - U.S. Equity	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	106,436	61,634
Level 1 | Commingled Trust Funds - U.S. Equity	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 1 | U.S. Equity Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	37,280	46,140
Level 1 | Non-U.S. Equity Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	25,584	24,986
Level 1 | Commingled Trust Fund - Non-U.S. Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Registered Investments Company Funds - Fixed Income	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	33,494	35,528
Level 1 | Commingled Trust Fund - Fixed Income	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 1 | Non-U.S. Foreign Commercial And Government Bonds	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	56,351	49,749
Level 1 | Cash and Cash Equivalents	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	9,966	8,427
Level 2	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	121,698	108,158
Level 2 | Funds - U.S. Equity	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Commingled Trust Funds - U.S. Equity	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	26,923	18,751
Level 2 | U.S. Equity Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Non-U.S. Equity Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Commingled Trust Fund - Non-U.S. Securities	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	53,347	45,213
Level 2 | Registered Investments Company Funds - Fixed Income	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Commingled Trust Fund - Fixed Income	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	41,428	44,194
Level 2 | Non-U.S. Foreign Commercial And Government Bonds	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Level 2 | Cash and Cash Equivalents	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	$0	$0

Net_Periodic_Pension_Cost_for_

Net Periodic Pension Cost for Defined Benefit Plans (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Service cost	$11,848	$9,393	$8,583
Interest cost	17,893	19,403	19,044
Expected return on plan assets	-22,476	-21,508	-20,354
Amortization of prior service cost	384	41	21
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss	14,255	10,551	8,450
Net periodic cost	21,904	17,880	15,744
Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Service cost	508	436	447
Interest cost	674	715	754
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service cost	-150	-69	0
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss	103	41	-17
Net periodic cost	$1,135	$1,123	$1,184

Funded_Status_of_Defined_Benef

Funded Status of Defined Benefit Pension and Post-Retirement Plans (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Plan Assets - Beginning balance	$334,622,000	'	'
Plan Assets - Company contribution	9,421,000	8,900,000	8,203,000
Plan Assets - Ending balance	390,809,000	334,622,000	'
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Service cost	11,848,000	9,393,000	8,583,000
Interest cost	17,893,000	19,403,000	19,044,000
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Benefit Obligation	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Beginning balance	456,861,000	401,579,000	'
Currency translation adjustment	-4,948,000	-2,623,000	'
Service cost	11,848,000	9,393,000	'
Interest cost	17,893,000	19,403,000	'
Plan participants contributions	156,000	44,000	'
Amendment	273,000	416,000	'
Actuarial (gain) loss	-16,905,000	50,116,000	'
Other adjustment	287,000	0	'
Benefits paid	-22,332,000	-21,467,000	'
Ending balance	443,133,000	456,861,000	'
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Plan Assets - Fair Value	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Plan Assets - Beginning balance	334,622,000	300,826,000	'
Plan Assets - Currency translation adjustment	-5,377,000	-838,000	'
Plan Assets - Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on plan assets	55,730,000	27,918,000	'
Plan participants contributions	156,000	44,000	'
Plan Assets - Company contribution	28,927,000	29,014,000	'
Other adjustment	92,000	0	'
Plan Assets - Expenses paid	-1,009,000	-875,000	'
Benefits paid	-22,332,000	-21,467,000	'
Plan Assets - Ending balance	390,809,000	334,622,000	'
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit | Funded Status	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Plan Assets - Ending balance	390,809,000	334,622,000	'
Ending balance	-443,133,000	-456,861,000	'
Funded Status, Net amount recognized	-52,324,000	-122,239,000	'
Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Service cost	508,000	436,000	447,000
Interest cost	674,000	715,000	754,000
Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit | Benefit Obligation	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Beginning balance	17,040,000	14,392,000	'
Currency translation adjustment	-559,000	-175,000	'
Service cost	508,000	436,000	'
Interest cost	674,000	715,000	'
Plan participants contributions	0	0	'
Amendment	0	546,000	'
Actuarial (gain) loss	14,000	1,918,000	'
Other adjustment	-252,000	0	'
Benefits paid	-712,000	-792,000	'
Ending balance	16,713,000	17,040,000	'
Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit | Plan Assets - Fair Value	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Plan Assets - Beginning balance	0	0	'
Plan Assets - Currency translation adjustment	0	0	'
Plan Assets - Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on plan assets	0	0	'
Plan participants contributions	0	0	'
Plan Assets - Company contribution	712,000	792,000	'
Other adjustment	0	0	'
Plan Assets - Expenses paid	0	0	'
Benefits paid	-712,000	-792,000	'
Plan Assets - Ending balance	0	0	'
Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit | Funded Status	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Plan Assets - Ending balance	0	0	'
Ending balance	-16,713,000	-17,040,000	'
Funded Status, Net amount recognized	($16,713,000)	($17,040,000)	'

Schedule_of_Amounts_Recognized

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Amount Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet	'	'
Non-current liability	$68,102,000	$132,074,000
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'
Amount Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet	'	'
Non-current asset	2,201,000	0
Current liability	-2,351,000	-6,145,000
Non-current liability	-52,174,000	-116,094,000
Net amount recognized	-52,324,000	-122,239,000
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'	'
Net actuarial loss (gain)	82,796,000	148,758,000
Prior service cost	490,000	589,000
Ending balance	83,286,000	149,347,000
Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit	'	'
Amount Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet	'	'
Non-current asset	0	0
Current liability	-785,000	-1,060,000
Non-current liability	-15,928,000	-15,980,000
Net amount recognized	-16,713,000	-17,040,000
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'	'
Net actuarial loss (gain)	768,000	759,000
Prior service cost	161,000	0
Ending balance	$929,000	$759,000

Estimated_Future_Benefit_Payme

Estimated Future Benefit Payments Expected to be Paid from the Plan or from the Company's Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Retirement Benefits	'
Fiscal Year, 2014	$26,856
Fiscal Year, 2015	27,085
Fiscal Year, 2016	28,655
Fiscal Year, 2017	29,975
Fiscal Year, 2018	31,895
Fiscal Year, 2019 - 2023	$169,548

Schedule_of_Financial_Assets_a

Schedule of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Level 2	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Embedded derivatives	$706	$51
Embedded derivatives	344	470
Level 3	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Contingent purchase obligation	4,000	9,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 2	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments	2,270	7,753
Derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments	4,541	2,143
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Level 2	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments	3,670	1,387
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments	$122	$361

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]	'
Contingent purchase obligation paid	$5

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen2

Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Apr. 26, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Nov. 30, 2010	Nov. 30, 2010	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	100 Million Interest Rate Swap Agreement	Foreign Exchange Contract	Foreign Exchange Contract	Fair Value Hedging
							USD ($)	USD ($)	Euro Term Loan
									EUR (€)
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Derivative notional amount	'	'	'	'	'	'	$369,000,000	$358,400,000	€ 125,000,000
Senior Notes	'	'	'	'	175,000,000	'	'	'	'
Senior Notes maturity year	'	'	'	'	'	'2017	'	'	'
Fixed interest rate	'	'	'	'	'	6.63%	'	'	'
Proceeds from term loan	175,000,000	175,000,000	30,000,000	400,014,000	'	'	'	'	'
Gain on termination of interest rate swap	2,900,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gain (Loss) on foreign currency forward exchange contracts not designated as an accounting hedge	'	2,500,000	-1,100,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reclassification of net loss into earnings	'	$800,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Maximum duration of foreign currency cash flow hedge	'	'24 months	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Fair_Values_of_Derivative_Inst

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Current Assets	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts, assets	$4,547	$3,694
Embedded Derivative Instruments, assets	59	51
Other Assets	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts, assets	1,393	1,294
Embedded Derivative Instruments, assets	647	0
Accrued Liabilities	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts, liabilities	3,002	2,228
Embedded Derivative Instruments, liabilities	344	148
Other Liabilities	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts, liabilities	1,661	276
Embedded Derivative Instruments, liabilities	0	322
Long Term Debt, Net Of Current Maturities	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Interest Rate Swaps, liabilities	$0	$4,152

Effect_of_Derivative_Instrumen

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Fair Value Hedging | Interest Expense	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate swap contracts	$1,058	$2,388
Fair Value Hedging | Loss On Debt Extinguishment	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate swap contracts	2,918	0
Fair Value Hedging | Sales	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Embedded derivatives	835	433
Cash Flow Hedging | Sales	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	-1,025	784
Cash Flow Hedging | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Amount of (loss) gain recognized in AOCI (effective portion)	-3,007	-4,343
Net Investment Hedges | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Euro term loan	($2,697)	$14,812

Income_Tax_Expense_from_Contin

Income Tax Expense from Continuing Operations (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Current	'	'	'
U.S. Federal	$27,364	$33,790	$14,817
State	4,147	356	2,994
Foreign	22,993	21,222	19,472
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	54,504	55,368	37,283
Deferred	'	'	'
U.S. Federal	-5,027	-4,578	8,332
State	-1,592	793	205
Foreign	-17,800	-21,625	-20,882
Deferred income tax	-24,419	-25,410	-12,345
Income tax expense	$30,085	$29,958	$24,938

US_and_Foreign_Components_of_E

U.S and Foreign Components of Earnings from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Schedule of Income Before Income Tax [Line Items]	'	'	'
U.S.	$96,105	$108,436	$110,798
Foreign	101,744	35,097	47,684
Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	$197,849	$143,533	$158,482

Components_of_Deferred_Tax_Ass

Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Provision [Line Items]	'	'
Reserves and liabilities	$60,397	$58,510
NOL carryforwards	879	725
Tax credit carryforwards	29,862	26,687
Employee benefits	14,974	17,524
Retirement benefits	2,759	25,379
Non-qualified stock options	12,618	13,220
Other	650	600
Total deferred tax assets	122,139	142,645
Depreciation and amortization	-18,969	-18,024
Intangibles and amortization	-173,524	-182,921
Deferred costs	-4,535	-5,981
Hedging activities	-22	-111
Other	-1,398	-1,979
Total deferred tax liabilities	-198,448	-209,016
Net deferred tax liabilities	($76,309)	($66,371)

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]	'	'	'
Incremental tax benefit received upon exercise of non-qualified employee stock options	$3	$0.40	$1.80
Undistributed foreign earnings	571	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits related to operating losses and tax credits decrease as a result of settlement of examinations and/or the expiration of statutes of limitations	$1.60	'	'

Reconciliation_of_US_Federal_S

Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate [Line Items]	'	'	'
U.S. statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes	0.70%	0.70%	1.40%
Foreign taxes	-11.30%	-14.80%	-10.60%
Goodwill impairment	0.60%	12.70%	0.00%
Penalties	1.80%	0.00%	0.00%
Difference in foreign tax rates	-1.10%	-2.30%	-0.20%
Domestic manufacturing deduction	-1.40%	-2.30%	-1.30%
Research & development credits	-3.70%	-3.40%	-5.50%
Net change in tax reserves	-3.00%	0.50%	-2.40%
Valuation allowance	0.00%	-1.00%	-3.00%
Change in foreign tax rates and laws	-1.70%	-3.60%	-2.20%
Acquisition and organizational restructuring	0.00%	0.00%	3.00%
Other, net	-0.70%	-0.60%	1.50%
Effective income tax rate	15.20%	20.90%	15.70%

Reconciliation_of_Beginning_an

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]	'
Unrecognized tax benefits as of October 26, 2012	$14,979
Gross increases due to prior-period adjustments	538
Gross (decrease) due to prior-period adjustments	-1,287
Gross increases due to current-period adjustment	4,260
Gross (decrease) due to current-period adjustment	0
Gross (decrease) due to settlements with taxing authorities	-888
Gross (decrease) due to a lapse with taxing authorities	-5,594
Total change in unrecognized gross benefit	-2,971
Unrecognized tax benefits as of October 25, 2013	12,008
Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate	12,008
Statement of operations:	'
Total amount of interest income (expense) included in income tax expense	1,154
Recognized in the statement of financial position:	'
Total amount of accrued interest included in income taxes payable	$876

Income_Tax_Examinations_by_Tax

Income Tax Examinations by Tax Authorities in its Major Tax Jurisdictions (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
U.S.Federal	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Income Tax Examination, Years No Longer Subject To Audit	'2007 and prior
Canada	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Income Tax Examination, Years No Longer Subject To Audit	'2005 and prior
France	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Income Tax Examination, Years No Longer Subject To Audit	'2009 and prior
United Kingdom	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'
Income Tax Examination, Years No Longer Subject To Audit	'2010 and prior

LongTerm_Debt_Detail

Long-Term Debt (Detail)

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Nov. 30, 2010

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Jul. 31, 2011

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Mar. 01, 2007

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Aug. 02, 2012

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

U.S. Credit Facility

U.S. Credit Facility

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

US Term Loans

US Term Loans

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 7% Maturing in August 2020

Senior Notes 7% Maturing in August 2020

Senior Notes 7% Maturing in August 2020

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Credit facility

'

'

'

$130,000

$240,000

$24,800

€ 18,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Term Loan

'

'

'

'

'

24,847

'

80,240

125,000

170,625

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

Senior Notes

'

'

175,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

175,000

175,000

250,000

250,000

250,000

Government refundable advances

56,897

51,763

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Obligations under capital leases

56,229

44,847

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other

540

6,820

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total long-term debt

689,138

848,670

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Less current maturities

21,279

10,610

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Carrying amount of long-term debt

$667,859

$838,060

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

LongTerm_Debt_Parenthetical_De

Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Mar. 01, 2007
Euro Term Loan	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt instruments maturity date	'July 2016	'July 2016	'
US Term Loans	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt instruments maturity date	'July 2016	'July 2016	'
Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Long-term debt interest rate	6.63%	6.63%	6.63%
Debt instruments maturity date	'March 2017	'March 2017	'
Senior Notes 7% Maturing in August 2020	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Long-term debt interest rate	7.00%	7.00%	'
Debt instruments maturity date	'August 2020	'August 2020	'

Debt_Additional_Information_De

Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

Oct. 30, 2008

Nov. 30, 2010

Dec. 31, 2010

Nov. 30, 2010

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Jul. 31, 2011

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Mar. 01, 2007

Mar. 01, 2007

Mar. 01, 2007

Aug. 02, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Aug. 02, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Mar. 31, 2011

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Jul. 31, 2011

Oct. 25, 2013

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Mar. 31, 2011

Jul. 31, 2011

Oct. 25, 2013

Dec. 31, 2010

Nov. 30, 2010

Apr. 30, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Mar. 31, 2011

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Y

USD ($)

175 Million Interest Rate Swap Agreement

175 Million Interest Rate Swap Agreement

100 Million Interest Rate Swap Agreement

75 Million Interest Rate Swap Agreement

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 7% Maturing in August 2020

Senior Notes 7% Maturing in August 2020

Senior Notes 7% Maturing in August 2020

Senior Notes 7% Maturing in August 2020

U.S. Term Loan

U.S. Term Loan

Interface Technologies Facility

Manufacturing Facility for Control Systems Operation

Control System Facility

Secured Debt

Secured Debt

Unsecured Debt

2020 Notes

2020 Notes

2017 Notes

2017 Notes

Minimum

Minimum

Minimum

Minimum

Minimum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

sqft

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Debt Redemption After March 1, 2012

Debt Redemption After March 1, 2015

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Debt Redemption After August 1, 2015

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Foreign Currency Credit Facility

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

U.S. Term Loan

U.S. Term Loan

Secured Debt

Euro Term Loan

Euro Term Loan

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

Senior Notes 6.625% Maturing in March 2017

U.S. Term Loan

U.S. Term Loan

Secured Debt

USD ($)

Debt Disclosure [Line Items]

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Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity

'

$363,500,000

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'

$460,000,000

'

$66,200,000

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'

Credit facility expiration date

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'

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'

'2016-07

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Spread range

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1.50%

1.75%

1.50%

1.75%

1.50%

2.25%

1.84%

4.47%

4.87%

2.25%

1.93%

2.25%

Credit facility interest rate description

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'The interest rate will range from LIBOR plus 1.5% to LIBOR plus 2.25% depending on the leverage ratios at the time the funds are drawn.

'Interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%, which is currently 1.93%

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Credit facility amount outstanding

'

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24,800,000

18,000,000

'

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'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

170,600,000

'

'

'

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'

130,000,000

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Available credit under credit facilities

'

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526,200,000

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'

Outstanding letters of credit

'

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'

32,700,000

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'

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'

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Term Loan

'

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'

'

24,847,000

'

80,240,000

125,000,000

'

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'

175,000,000

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Loan amortization rate

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1.25%

1.25%

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1.25%

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Loan amortization end date

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'2016-03

'2016-03

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'2016-03

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Loan remaining balance due date

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'2016-07

'2016-07

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'2016-07

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'

Senior Notes

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'

175,000,000

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'

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'

'

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0

175,000,000

175,000,000

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250,000,000

250,000,000

250,000,000

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Debt instrument, interest rate

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6.63%

6.63%

6.63%

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7.00%

7.00%

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Debt instrument redemption price percentage plus accrued interest

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103.31%

100.00%

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103.50%

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Amount of interest rate swap agreement

175,000,000

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75,000,000

100,000,000

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Fixed interest rate of swap agreement

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6.63%

6.63%

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Fair value of interest rate swap

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1,900,000

2,200,000

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'

Early Payment of Senior Debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

175,000,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

Redemption premium in connection with early redemption of notes

3,900,000

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

Unamortized debt issuance cost

'

6,211,000

8,818,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,300,000

'

'

'

'

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Gain on termination of interest rate swap

2,900,000

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'

Loss on extinguishment of debt

'

-946,000

0

-831,000

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'

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'

-900,000

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Debt issuance cost

'

'

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4,400,000

'

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Net proceeds from issuance of debt

'

'

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245,600,000

'

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Debt instrument, carrying amount

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250,000,000

'

175,000,000

'

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Debt instrument, fair value

'

711,600,000

882,500,000

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272,500,000

277,500,000

'

181,300,000

'

'

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Imputed interest on advance

'

4.61%

'

'

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Discounted value of debt

'

56,900,000

51,800,000

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Capital lease fixed lease term, in years

'

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30

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Capital lease size of facility under lease agreement in square feet

'

'

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216,000

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Capital lease minimum annual rent increase

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2.00%

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Capitalized lease obligation

'

$56,229,000

$44,847,000

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$11,800,000

$32,300,000

$11,700,000

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Capital lease imputed interest rate

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6.40%

9.00%

4.50%

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LongTerm_Debt_and_Future_NonCa

Long-Term Debt and Future Non-Cancelable Minimum Lease Payments Under Capital Lease Obligations (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal [Line Items]	'	'
2014	$25,143	'
2015	23,402	'
2016	296,026	'
2017	5,182	'
2018	5,182	'
2019 and thereafter	406,936	'
Total	761,871	'
Less: amount representing interest on capital leases	72,733	'
Total long-term debt	$689,138	$848,670

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	31-May-08	Jul. 26, 2013	Apr. 27, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Aug. 15, 2013
	CAD	USD ($)	USD ($)	CAD	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)
					Person
Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Rental expense for operating leases for engineering, selling, administrative and manufacturing	'	'	'	'	$17,996,000	$17,603,000	$14,208,000	'
Total Penalty	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	20,000,000
Other pending charges	'	10,000,000	'	'	10,000,000	'	'	'
Gain on settlement of contingency	11,800,000	'	11,900,000	11,800,000	0	11,891,000	0	'
Gain on settlement of contingency, after tax	'	'	$9,500,000	'	'	'	'	'
Number of U.S.-based employees represented by labor unions	'	'	'	'	601	'	'	'
Percentage of U.S.-based employees represented by labor unions	'	'	'	'	12.00%	'	'	'

Rental_Commitments_For_Noncanc

Rental Commitments For Noncancelable Operating Leases (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Commitments And Contingencies	'
2014	$14,973
2015	9,993
2016	7,981
2017	7,205
2018	6,337
2019 and thereafter	18,349
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Total	$64,838

Purchase_Obligations_Detail

Purchase Obligations (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]	'
Purchase obligations, Total	$688,546
Purchase obligations, Less than 1 year	630,524
Purchase obligations, 1-3 years	52,131
Purchase obligations, 4-5 years	5,412
Purchase obligations, After 5 years	$479

Employee_Stock_Plans_Additiona

Employee Stock Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation cost	$9,575,000	$9,543,000	$7,963,000
Income tax benefit recognized	3,000,000	2,900,000	2,700,000
Number of options granted	257,000	386,400	331,300
Number of options exercised	518,537	60,775	295,175
Weighted average exercise price of options exercised	$37.89	$36.52	$37.03
Aggregate intrinsic value of option shares outstanding	54,500,000	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value of option shares exercisable	37,800,000	'	'
Number of option shares vested or expected to vest	1,700,000	'	'
Option shares vested or expected to vest aggregate intrinsic value	52,400,000	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of option shares vested or expected to vest	$50.64	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term of option shares vested or expected to vest, years	'6 years	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term of option shares currently exercisable	'4 years 7 months 6 days	'	'
Total unrecognized compensation expense for options	6,000,000	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized over a weighted average period, years	'1 year 10 months 24 days	'	'
Fair value of option shares vested	7,900,000	'	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total unrecognized compensation expense for options	2,600,000	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized over a weighted average period, years	'1 year 10 months 24 days	'	'
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Purchase price fair market value percentage	95.00%	'	'
Number of shares purchased by employees	30,873	'	'
Employees purchase price per share fair market value	67.97	'	'
Employee Sharesave Scheme	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Purchase price fair market value percentage	95.00%	'	'
Common stock reserved for issuance, shares	73,272	'	'
Remaining shares available for issuance	641,112	'	'
Accrued deductions for purchase of shares	$738,490	'	'
Share purchase date	'December 15, 2013	'	'
The term of options, years	3	'	'
Number of options granted	16,722	45,063	9,956
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted	$20.24	'	'
Number of options exercised	10,468	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of options exercised	$41.04	'	'
Equity Incentive Plan	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Remaining shares available for issuance	1,776,939	'	'
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted	$29.65	$24.61	'
Shares reserved for issuance to officers and key employees	3,665,557	'	'
Award period, years	10	'	'
Award period end date	5-Mar-23	'	'
Options excisable ratably period, years	4	'	'

Schedule_of_Fair_Value_of_Opti

Schedule of Fair Value of Option Granted using Black-Scholes Pricing Model (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Employee Sharesave Scheme	'	'	'
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]	'	'	'
Volatility	36.97%	38.96%	51.10%
Risk-free interest rate	0.40%	0.38%	0.98%
Expected life (years)	'3 years	'3 years	'3 years
Dividends	$0	$0	$0
Equity Incentive Plan	'	'	'
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]	'	'	'
Dividends	$0	$0	$0
Volatility, minimum	41.89%	41.62%	40.80%
Volatility, maximum	44.25%	44.29%	42.80%
Risk-free interest rate, minimum	0.79%	0.91%	2.02%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum	1.88%	2.11%	3.64%
Equity Incentive Plan | Minimum	'	'	'
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]	'	'	'
Expected life (years)	'4 years 6 months	'4 years 6 months	'4 years 6 months
Equity Incentive Plan | Maximum	'	'	'
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]	'	'	'
Expected life (years)	'9 years 6 months	'9 years 6 months	'9 years 6 months

Changes_In_Outstanding_Options

Changes In Outstanding Options Granted Under Equity Incentive Plans (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Outstanding, beginning of year, Shares Subject to Option	2,124,300	1,825,300	1,838,950
Granted, Shares Subject to Option	257,000	386,400	331,300
Exercised, Shares Subject to Options	-518,537	-60,775	-295,175
Forfeited/cancelled Shares Subject to Option	-29,025	-26,625	-49,775
Outstanding, end of year, Shares Subject to Option	1,833,738	2,124,300	1,825,300
Exercisable, end of year, Shares Subject to Option	1,075,788	1,258,900	994,950
Outstanding, beginning of year, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$46.18	$44.49	$39.31
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$65.58	$52.97	$67.03
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$37.89	$36.52	$37.03
Forfeited/cancelled Weighted Average Exercise Price	$55.83	$50.68	$47.28
Outstanding, end of year, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$51.09	$46.18	$44.49
Exercisable, end of year, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$45.65	$41.89	$39.85

Stock_Activity_Related_To_Stoc

Stock Activity Related To Stock Options Exercised (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Proceeds from stock options exercised	$20,072	$5,240
Tax benefits related to stock options exercised	2,961	366
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$18,448	$1,751

Stock_Options_Outstanding_Deta

Stock Options Outstanding (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013
				$19.65 - $38.00	$38.01 - $40.00	$40.01 - $50.00	$50.01 - $52.00	$52.01 - $65.00	$65.01 - $82.01
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Range of Exercise Prices, lower limit	'	'	'	$19.65	$38.01	$40.01	$50.01	$52.01	$65.01
Range of Exercise Prices, upper limit	'	'	'	$38	$40	$50	$52	$65	$82.01
Options Outstanding, Shares	'	'	'	223,975	193,413	285,375	278,850	590,025	262,100
Options Exercisable, Shares	1,075,788	1,258,900	994,950	223,975	193,413	213,350	70,525	329,825	44,700
Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Life (years)	'	'	'	'4 years 1 month 6 days	'2 years 4 months 24 days	'5 years 6 months	'8 years	'6 years 2 months 12 days	'8 years 8 months 12 days
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Price	'	'	'	$31.05	$38.92	$41.87	$51.06	$58.79	$69.94
Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Price	'	'	'	$31.05	$38.92	$42.08	$51.03	$56.87	$73.57

Summary_of_Changes_in_RSUs_Gra

Summary of Changes in RSUs Granted Under Equity Incentive Plan (Detail) (Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	'
Non-vested shares	'
Shares, Non-vested, beginning of year	0
Shares, Granted	55,280
Shares, Forfeited/canceled	-400
Shares, Non-vested, end of year	54,880
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share	'
Weighted-Average grant date fair value per share Non-vested, beginning of year	$0
Weighted-Average grant date fair value per share Granted	$70.23
Weighted-Average grant date fair value per share Forfeited/cancelled	$66.55
Weighted-Average grant date fair value per share Non-vested, end of year	$70.26
Weighted average remaining life (years)	'
Weighted average remaining life (years), Non-vested, end of year	'2 years 6 months

Capital_Stock_Additional_Infor

Capital Stock - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'
Preferred stock, shares authorized	25,000	'
Preferred stock, par value per share	$100	'
Common stock, shares authorized	60,000,000	60,000,000
Common stock, par value	$0.20	$0.20
Preferred Stock	'	'
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'
Preferred stock, shares authorized	475,000	'
Preferred stock, par value per share	$1	'

Acquisitions_Additional_Inform

Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Feb. 04, 2013	Jul. 26, 2011	Dec. 30, 2010	Oct. 25, 2013
				Gamesman Group	Souriau Group	Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc	Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc
					M	Y
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Acquired outstanding capital stock	'	'	'	$40,800,000	$726,705,000	$123,800,000	'
Cash acquired	'	'	'	'	17,800,000	'	'
Estimated fair value adjustment for inventory, will be recognized as cost of goods sold	'	'	'	'	41,700,000	'	'
Fair value adjustment for inventory, cost of goods sold period, months	'	'	'	'	4.5	'	'
Acquisition-related costs	'	'	'	'	9,200,000	'	'
Goodwill	1,128,977,000	1,098,962,000	1,163,725,000	'	380,458,000	67,378,000	'
Contingent consideration deposited in escrow account	4,018,000	5,016,000	'	'	'	14,000,000	'
Payment of contingent consideration for performance objective period, years	'	'	'	'	'	3	'
Estimated fair value of the contingent consideration	'	'	'	'	'	13,400,000	'
Contingent consideration initial installment payment	'	'	'	'	'	'	10,000,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Payable	'	'	'	'	'	'	$4,000,000

Allocation_of_Estimated_Fair_V

Allocation of Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Jul. 26, 2011	Jul. 26, 2011	Jul. 26, 2011	Dec. 30, 2010	Dec. 30, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				Souriau Group	Souriau Group	Souriau Group	Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc	Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc
					Programs	Tradenames		Technology Equipment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	$228,199	'	'	$31,827	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	'	'	91,843	'	'	2,154	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	224,296	45,709	'	53,200
Goodwill	1,128,977	1,098,962	1,163,725	380,458	'	'	67,378	'
Other assets	'	'	'	6,900	'	'	'	'
Total assets acquired	'	'	'	977,405	'	'	154,559	'
Current liabilities assumed	'	'	'	110,596	'	'	35,740	'
Long-term liabilities assumed	'	'	'	131,735	'	'	8,350	'
Noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	8,369	'	'	'	'
Net assets acquired	'	'	'	'	'	'	110,469	'
Net assets acquired	'	'	'	$726,705	'	'	$123,800	'

Allocation_of_Estimated_Fair_V1

Allocation of Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Parenthetical) (Detail)	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2011	Jul. 26, 2011	Dec. 30, 2010
	Souriau Group	Souriau Group	Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc
	Programs	Tradenames	Technology Equipment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Weighted average useful life, year	'15 years	'10 years	'9 years

Pro_Forma_Financial_Informatio

Pro Forma Financial Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified

Oct. 25, 2013

Jul. 26, 2013

Apr. 26, 2013

Jan. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Jul. 27, 2012

Apr. 27, 2012

Jan. 27, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Pro forma net sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1,972,079

Pro forma net income

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$159,353

Basic earnings per share as reported

$2.10

$1.22

$1.14

$0.81

$2

($0.55)

$1.47

$0.74

$5.28

$3.66

$4.36

Pro forma basic earnings per share

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$5.22

Diluted earnings per share as reported

$2.06

[1]

$1.20

[1]

$1.12

[1]

$0.80

[1]

$1.97

[1]

($0.55)

[1]

$1.44

[1]

$0.73

[1]

$5.19

$3.60

$4.27

Pro forma diluted earnings per share

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$5.12

[1]

The sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal per shares amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to changes in the number of weighted average shares outstanding and the effects of rounding for each period.

Components_of_Accumulated_Othe

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts	($1,851)	$2,181	'
Tax effect	355	-558	'
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts, after tax	-1,496	1,623	'
Pension and post-retirement obligations	-84,215	-150,106	'
Tax effect	28,030	50,927	'
Pension and post-retirement obligations, after tax	-56,185	-99,179	'
Currency translation adjustment	35,397	12,272	68,600
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	($22,284)	($85,284)	'

Business_Segment_Information_A

Business Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Number of reporting segments	3	'	'
U.S. Government	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Segment sales total percentage	6.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Advanced Materials | U.S. Government	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Segment sales total percentage	19.60%	19.40%	19.90%
Avionics & Controls | U.S. Government	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Segment sales total percentage	3.10%	5.40%	3.80%

Business_Segment_Information_f

Business Segment Information for Continuing Operations (Detail)

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

31-May-08

Oct. 25, 2013

Jul. 26, 2013

Apr. 26, 2013

Jan. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Jul. 27, 2012

Apr. 27, 2012

Apr. 27, 2012

Jan. 27, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

CAD

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

CAD

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Avionics & Controls

Avionics & Controls

Avionics & Controls

Sensors & Systems

Sensors & Systems

Sensors & Systems

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

$534,162

$478,068

$499,562

$457,962

$530,656

$485,949

$504,831

'

$470,882

$1,969,754

[1]

$1,992,318

[1]

$1,717,985

[1]

$771,657

$790,015

$841,939

$701,930

$702,394

$414,609

$496,167

$499,909

$461,437

Segment Earnings

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

300,089

219,353

240,030

103,232

[2]

54,917

[2]

135,187

89,696

70,890

22,536

107,161

93,546

82,307

Corporate expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-62,166

-43,201

-48,969

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain on settlement of contingency

11,800

'

'

'

'

'

'

11,900

11,800

'

0

11,891

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other income (expense)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

1,263

6,853

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on extinguishment of debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-946

0

-831

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest income

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

539

465

1,615

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-39,667

-46,238

-40,216

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$197,849

$143,533

$158,482

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

[1]

Based on country from which the sale originated and the sale was recorded.

[2]

Fiscal 2013 includes a $3.5 million impairment charge against Racal Acoustics' goodwill and fiscal 2012 includes a $52.2 million impairment charge against Racal Acoustics' goodwill.

Reconciliation_of_Assets_from_

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013		Oct. 26, 2012		Oct. 28, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Identifiable Assets	$3,262,112		$3,227,117		$3,378,586
Capital Expenditures	55,335		49,446		49,507
Depreciation and amortization	112,132		107,792		84,658
Operating Segments | Avionics & Controls	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Identifiable Assets	1,275,514		1,261,300		1,333,735
Capital Expenditures	14,381	[1]	14,356		22,369
Depreciation and amortization	43,124		40,096		38,391
Operating Segments | Sensors & Systems	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Identifiable Assets	1,282,219		1,204,073		1,349,776
Capital Expenditures	21,856		18,788		10,469
Depreciation and amortization	41,845		40,333		20,523
Operating Segments | Advanced Materials	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Identifiable Assets	560,681		558,058		563,662
Capital Expenditures	18,917		14,783		16,341
Depreciation and amortization	24,313		24,666		23,439
Corporate	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Identifiable Assets	143,698	[2]	203,686	[2]	131,413	[2]
Capital Expenditures	181		1,519		328
Depreciation and amortization	$2,850		$2,697		$2,305
[1]	Excludes capital expenditures accounted for as a capitalized lease obligation of $11,691 in fiscal 2013.
[2]	Primarily cash and deferred tax assets (see Note 9).

Business_Segment_Information_f1

Business Segment Information for Continuing Operations (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 26, 2013	Jul. 27, 2012	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Impairment charge	$3,500	$52,200	$3,454	$52,169	$0

Reconciliation_of_Assets_from_1

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'
Capitalized lease obligation	$11,691

Revenue_from_External_Customer

Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Oct. 25, 2013

Jul. 26, 2013

Apr. 26, 2013

Jan. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Jul. 27, 2012

Apr. 27, 2012

Jan. 27, 2012

Oct. 25, 2013

Oct. 26, 2012

Oct. 28, 2011

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

$534,162

$478,068

$499,562

$457,962

$530,656

$485,949

$504,831

$470,882

$1,969,754

[1]

$1,992,318

[1]

$1,717,985

[1]

Domestic

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,011,249

[1]

1,046,296

[1]

950,634

[1]

Canada

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

254,096

[1]

270,148

[1]

323,242

[1]

France

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

463,519

[1]

452,220

[1]

178,717

[1]

United Kingdom

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

273,631

[1]

255,004

[1]

251,946

[1]

All Other Foreign

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

115,991

[1]

105,715

[1]

121,888

[1]

Intersegment Elimination

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-148,732

[1]

-137,065

[1]

-108,442

[1]

Unaffiliated customers - U.S. | Domestic

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

797,780

[1]

813,375

[1]

747,021

[1]

Unaffiliated customers - Export | Domestic

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

182,267

[1]

197,142

[1]

171,416

[1]

Intercompany | Domestic

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

31,202

[1]

35,779

[1]

32,197

[1]

Intercompany | Canada

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6,554

[1]

2,844

[1]

5,318

[1]

Intercompany | France

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

39,745

[1]

41,454

[1]

17,724

[1]

Intercompany | United Kingdom

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

26,402

[1]

19,305

[1]

23,563

[1]

Intercompany | All Other Foreign

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

44,829

[1]

37,683

[1]

29,640

[1]

Unaffiliated Customers | Canada

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

247,542

[1]

267,304

[1]

317,924

[1]

Unaffiliated Customers | France

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

423,774

[1]

410,766

[1]

160,993

[1]

Unaffiliated Customers | United Kingdom

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

247,229

[1]

235,699

[1]

228,383

[1]

Unaffiliated Customers | All Other Foreign

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$71,162

[1]

$68,032

[1]

$92,248

[1]

[1]

Based on country from which the sale originated and the sale was recorded.

Revenue_from_External_Customer1

Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013		Oct. 26, 2012		Oct. 28, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Segment Earnings	$300,089	[1]	$219,353	[1]	$240,030	[1]
Identifiable Assets	3,118,414	[2]	3,023,431	[2]	3,247,173	[2]
Domestic	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Segment Earnings	170,575	[1]	172,046	[1]	178,145	[1]
Identifiable Assets	1,020,952	[2]	1,015,994	[2]	947,896	[2]
Canada	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Segment Earnings	41,374	[1]	33,777	[1]	38,027	[1]
Identifiable Assets	533,559	[2]	576,053	[2]	583,042	[2]
France	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Segment Earnings	49,042	[1]	33,152	[1]	-7,615	[1]
Identifiable Assets	918,592	[2]	836,578	[2]	1,050,999	[2]
United Kingdom	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Segment Earnings	28,985	[1]	-29,237	[1]	24,305	[1]
Identifiable Assets	515,090	[2]	477,214	[2]	582,436	[2]
All Other Foreign	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Segment Earnings	10,113	[1]	9,615	[1]	7,168	[1]
Identifiable Assets	$130,221	[2]	$117,592	[2]	$82,800	[2]
[1]	Before corporate expense, shown on page 73.
[2]	Excludes corporate, shown on page 73.

Product_Lines_Contributing_Sal

Product Lines Contributing Sales (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Connector	'	'	'
Product Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Product Line Sales Total Percentage	17.00%	17.00%	5.00%
Avionics	'	'	'
Product Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Product Line Sales Total Percentage	11.00%	11.00%	16.00%

Summary_of_Unaudited_Quarterly

Summary of Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013		Jul. 26, 2013		Apr. 26, 2013		Jan. 25, 2013		Oct. 26, 2012		Jul. 27, 2012		Apr. 27, 2012		Jan. 27, 2012		Oct. 25, 2013		Oct. 26, 2012		Oct. 28, 2011
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'		'		'		'		'		'		'
Net Sales	$534,162		$478,068		$499,562		$457,962		$530,656		$485,949		$504,831		$470,882		$1,969,754	[1]	$1,992,318	[1]	$1,717,985	[1]
Gross Profit	205,373		178,902		181,376		160,345		204,253		172,096		184,523		158,081		725,996		718,953		589,720
Earnings from continuing operations	66,188		39,213	[2],[3],[4]	35,522		25,111	[5]	61,660		-17,104	[6],[7]	45,191	[8]	22,788		166,034		112,535		133,087
Earnings from discontinued operations	-325		-975		0		0		0		0		0		0		-1,300		0		-47
Net earnings	$65,863		$38,238		$35,522		$25,111		$61,660		($17,104)		$45,191		$22,788		$164,734		$112,535		$133,040
Continuing operations	$2.11		$1.25		$1.14		$0.81		$2		($0.55)		$1.47		$0.74		$5.32		$3.66		$4.36
Discontinued operations	($0.01)		($0.03)		$0		$0		$0		$0		$0		$0		($0.04)		$0		$0
Earnings per share - basic	$2.10		$1.22		$1.14		$0.81		$2		($0.55)		$1.47		$0.74		$5.28		$3.66		$4.36
Continuing operations	$2.07		$1.23		$1.12		$0.80		$1.97		($0.55)		$1.44		$0.73		$5.23		$3.60		$4.27
Discontinued operations	($0.01)		($0.03)		$0		$0		$0		$0		$0		$0		($0.04)		$0		$0
Earnings per share - diluted	$2.06	[9]	$1.20	[9]	$1.12	[9]	$0.80	[9]	$1.97	[9]	($0.55)	[9]	$1.44	[9]	$0.73	[9]	$5.19		$3.60		$4.27
[1]	Based on country from which the sale originated and the sale was recorded.
[2]	Included a $10.0 million charge related to our pending matter with the DDTC.
[3]	Included $8.2 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
[4]	Included a $3.5 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.
[5]	Included $3.7 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
[6]	Included a $52.2 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.
[7]	Included $4.6 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
[8]	Included a $9.5 million gain on settlement of a contingency, net of tax.
[9]	The sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal per shares amounts reported for year-to-date periods. This is due to changes in the number of weighted average shares outstanding and the effects of rounding for each period.

Summary_of_Unaudited_Quarterly1

Summary of Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2013	Jan. 25, 2013	Jul. 27, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefit reductions resulting from lapse of applicable statute of limitations and change in enacted tax rate	$8,200,000	$3,700,000	$4,600,000	'	'	'	'
Goodwill impairment charge	3,500,000	'	52,200,000	'	3,454,000	52,169,000	0
Other pending charges	10,000,000	'	'	'	10,000,000	'	'
Gain on settlement of a contingency, net of tax	'	'	'	$9,500,000	'	'	'

Condensed_Consolidating_Balanc

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 29, 2010
Current Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$179,178,000	$160,675,000	$185,035,000	$422,120,000
Cash in escrow	4,018,000	5,016,000	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	383,666,000	383,362,000	'	'
Inventories	447,663,000	409,837,000	'	'
Income tax refundable	6,526,000	4,832,000	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	47,277,000	46,000,000	'	'
Prepaid expenses	18,183,000	21,340,000	'	'
Other current assets	5,204,000	4,631,000	'	'
Total Current Assets	1,091,715,000	1,035,693,000	'	'
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	371,197,000	356,401,000	'	'
Goodwill	1,128,977,000	1,098,962,000	1,163,725,000	'
Intangibles, net	580,949,000	609,045,000	'	'
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	6,211,000	8,818,000	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	71,840,000	97,952,000	'	'
Other assets	11,223,000	20,246,000	'	'
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Total Assets	3,262,112,000	3,227,117,000	3,378,586,000	'
Current Liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	123,597,000	108,689,000	'	'
Accrued liabilities	253,561,000	269,553,000	'	'
Current maturities of long-term debt	21,279,000	10,610,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,307,000	5,125,000	'	'
Federal and foreign income taxes	7,348,000	2,369,000	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	408,092,000	396,346,000	'	'
Credit Facilities	130,000,000	240,000,000	'	'
Long-Term Debt, Net	537,859,000	598,060,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	193,119,000	205,198,000	'	'
Pension and post-retirement obligations	68,102,000	132,074,000	'	'
Other liabilities	40,188,000	34,904,000	'	'
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Shareholders' Equity	1,884,752,000	1,620,535,000	1,573,918,000	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,262,112,000	3,227,117,000	'	'
Parent	'	'	'	'
Current Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	7,826,000	16,770,000	49,837,000	205,050,000
Cash in escrow	4,018,000	5,016,000	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	316,000	181,000	'	'
Inventories	0	0	'	'
Income tax refundable	0	0	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	26,731,000	22,874,000	'	'
Prepaid expenses	117,000	76,000	'	'
Other current assets	86,000	134,000	'	'
Total Current Assets	39,094,000	45,051,000	'	'
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	1,754,000	2,811,000	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Intangibles, net	0	0	'	'
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	5,252,000	7,508,000	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	16,782,000	36,610,000	'	'
Other assets	18,000	8,082,000	'	'
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Investment in Subsidiaries	2,588,478,000	2,457,859,000	'	'
Total Assets	2,651,378,000	2,557,921,000	'	'
Current Liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	1,714,000	1,944,000	'	'
Accrued liabilities	21,652,000	17,495,000	'	'
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,750,000	0	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	568,000	213,000	'	'
Federal and foreign income taxes	2,408,000	-3,418,000	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	35,092,000	16,234,000	'	'
Credit Facilities	130,000,000	240,000,000	'	'
Long-Term Debt, Net	411,875,000	429,152,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	57,757,000	46,730,000	'	'
Pension and post-retirement obligations	17,500,000	20,507,000	'	'
Other liabilities	12,298,000	5,189,000	'	'
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	102,104,000	179,574,000	'	'
Shareholders' Equity	1,884,752,000	1,620,535,000	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,651,378,000	2,557,921,000	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Current Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	4,876,000	1,324,000	13,450,000	2,317,000
Cash in escrow	0	0	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	154,492,000	140,631,000	'	'
Inventories	190,830,000	159,573,000	'	'
Income tax refundable	6,526,000	4,832,000	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	171,000	105,000	'	'
Prepaid expenses	5,510,000	5,391,000	'	'
Other current assets	115,000	552,000	'	'
Total Current Assets	362,520,000	312,408,000	'	'
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	175,402,000	161,998,000	'	'
Goodwill	344,995,000	314,641,000	'	'
Intangibles, net	144,222,000	126,142,000	'	'
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0	0	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	0	-283,000	'	'
Other assets	3,692,000	1,561,000	'	'
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	549,307,000	491,143,000	'	'
Investment in Subsidiaries	979,123,000	1,179,938,000	'	'
Total Assets	2,559,261,000	2,587,548,000	'	'
Current Liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	29,064,000	26,351,000	'	'
Accrued liabilities	87,826,000	79,103,000	'	'
Current maturities of long-term debt	237,000	174,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	24,000	-1,000	'	'
Federal and foreign income taxes	-27,399,000	-23,822,000	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	89,752,000	81,805,000	'	'
Credit Facilities	0	0	'	'
Long-Term Debt, Net	55,562,000	44,107,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	-7,000	-7,000	'	'
Pension and post-retirement obligations	618,000	54,886,000	'	'
Other liabilities	194,000	4,194,000	'	'
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Shareholders' Equity	2,413,142,000	2,402,563,000	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,559,261,000	2,587,548,000	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Current Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	166,476,000	142,581,000	121,748,000	214,753,000
Cash in escrow	0	0	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	228,858,000	242,550,000	'	'
Inventories	256,833,000	250,264,000	'	'
Income tax refundable	0	0	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	20,375,000	23,021,000	'	'
Prepaid expenses	12,556,000	15,873,000	'	'
Other current assets	5,003,000	3,945,000	'	'
Total Current Assets	690,101,000	678,234,000	'	'
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	194,041,000	191,592,000	'	'
Goodwill	783,982,000	784,321,000	'	'
Intangibles, net	436,727,000	482,903,000	'	'
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	959,000	1,310,000	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	55,058,000	61,625,000	'	'
Other assets	7,513,000	10,603,000	'	'
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Investment in Subsidiaries	349,104,000	170,223,000	'	'
Total Assets	2,517,485,000	2,380,811,000	'	'
Current Liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	92,819,000	80,394,000	'	'
Accrued liabilities	144,083,000	172,955,000	'	'
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,292,000	10,436,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,715,000	4,913,000	'	'
Federal and foreign income taxes	32,339,000	29,609,000	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	283,248,000	298,307,000	'	'
Credit Facilities	0	0	'	'
Long-Term Debt, Net	70,422,000	124,801,000	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	135,369,000	158,475,000	'	'
Pension and post-retirement obligations	49,984,000	56,681,000	'	'
Other liabilities	27,696,000	25,521,000	'	'
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	405,018,000	369,962,000	'	'
Shareholders' Equity	1,545,748,000	1,347,064,000	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	2,517,485,000	2,380,811,000	'	'
Eliminations	'	'	'	'
Current Assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Cash in escrow	0	0	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	'	'
Inventories	0	0	'	'
Income tax refundable	0	0	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	0	0	'	'
Prepaid expenses	0	0	'	'
Other current assets	0	0	'	'
Total Current Assets	0	0	'	'
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Intangibles, net	0	0	'	'
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0	0	'	'
Deferred income tax benefits	0	0	'	'
Other assets	0	0	'	'
Amounts Due From (To) Subsidiaries	-549,307,000	-491,143,000	'	'
Investment in Subsidiaries	-3,916,705,000	-3,808,020,000	'	'
Total Assets	-4,466,012,000	-4,299,163,000	'	'
Current Liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Accrued liabilities	0	0	'	'
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	0	'	'
Federal and foreign income taxes	0	0	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	0	0	'	'
Credit Facilities	0	0	'	'
Long-Term Debt, Net	0	0	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	0	0	'	'
Pension and post-retirement obligations	0	0	'	'
Other liabilities	0	0	'	'
Amounts Due To (From) Subsidiaries	-507,122,000	-549,536,000	'	'
Shareholders' Equity	-3,958,890,000	-3,749,627,000	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	($4,466,012,000)	($4,299,163,000)	'	'

Condensed_Consolidating_Statem

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended													12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	31-May-08	Oct. 25, 2013	Jul. 26, 2013		Apr. 26, 2013	Jan. 25, 2013		Oct. 26, 2012	Jul. 27, 2012		Apr. 27, 2012		Apr. 27, 2012	Jan. 27, 2012	Oct. 25, 2013		Oct. 26, 2012		Oct. 28, 2011		Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
	CAD	USD ($)	USD ($)		USD ($)	USD ($)		USD ($)	USD ($)		USD ($)		CAD	USD ($)	USD ($)		USD ($)		USD ($)		Parent	Parent	Parent	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations	Eliminations	Eliminations
																					USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	'		'		'		'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net Sales	'	$534,162	$478,068		$499,562	$457,962		$530,656	$485,949		$504,831		'	$470,882	$1,969,754	[1]	$1,992,318	[1]	$1,717,985	[1]	$0	$0	$0	$955,403	$920,027	$880,711	$1,018,658	$1,076,296	$840,130	($4,307)	($4,005)	($2,856)
Cost of Sales	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	1,243,758		1,273,365		1,128,265		0	0	0	593,564	569,181	563,033	654,501	708,189	568,088	-4,307	-4,005	-2,856
Gross Profit	'	205,373	178,902		181,376	160,345		204,253	172,096		184,523		'	158,081	725,996		718,953		589,720		0	0	0	361,839	350,846	317,678	364,157	368,107	272,042	0	0	0
Expenses	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	'		'		'		'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Selling, general and administrative	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	391,147		382,887		304,154		0	0	0	165,540	146,761	120,548	225,607	236,126	183,606	0	0	0
Research, development and engineering	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	95,736		107,745		94,505		0	0	0	50,806	50,372	39,352	44,930	57,373	55,153	0	0	0
Gain on sale of product line	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	-2,264		0		0		0	0	0	-2,264	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gain on settlement of contingency	-11,800	'	'		'	'		'	'		-11,900		-11,800	'	0		-11,891		0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-11,891	0	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment	'	'	3,500		'	'		'	52,200		'		'	'	3,454		52,169		0		0	0	0	0	0	0	3,454	52,169	0	0	0	0
Other (income) expense	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	0		-1,263		-6,853		0	0	0	0	0	38	0	-1,263	-6,891	0	0	0
Total Expenses	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	488,073		529,647		391,806		0	0	0	214,082	197,133	159,938	273,991	332,514	231,868	0	0	0
Operating Earnings from Continuing Operations	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	237,923		189,306		197,914		0	0	0	147,757	153,713	157,740	90,166	35,593	40,174	0	0	0
Interest income	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	-539		-465		-1,615		-15,639	-14,178	-15,461	-7,704	-16,141	-4,702	-54,606	-60,299	-45,411	77,410	90,153	63,959
Interest expense	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	39,667		46,238		40,216		30,050	34,948	33,270	26,868	27,210	22,178	60,159	74,233	48,727	-77,410	-90,153	-63,959
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	946		0		831		946	0	831	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Taxes	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	197,849		143,533		158,482		-15,357	-20,770	-18,640	128,593	142,644	140,264	84,613	21,659	36,858	0	0	0
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	30,085		29,958		24,938		-3,320	-5,591	-4,274	25,242	32,314	21,322	8,163	3,235	7,890	0	0	0
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Including Noncontrolling Interests	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	167,764		113,575		133,544		-12,037	-15,179	-14,366	103,351	110,330	118,942	76,450	18,424	28,968	0	0	0
Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	-1,730		-1,040		-457		0	0	0	0	0	0	-1,730	-1,040	-457	0	0	0
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax	'	66,188	39,213	[2],[3],[4]	35,522	25,111	[5]	61,660	-17,104	[6],[7]	45,191	[8]	'	22,788	166,034		112,535		133,087		-12,037	-15,179	-14,366	103,351	110,330	118,942	74,720	17,384	28,511	0	0	0
Earnings (Loss) From Discontinued Operations Attributable to Esterline, Net of Tax	'	-325	-975		0	0		0	0		0		'	0	-1,300		0		-47		-1,300	0	0	0	0	-47	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equity in Net Income of Consolidated Subsidiaries	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	0		0		0		178,071	127,714	147,406	1,697	17,659	16,523	3,705	-145	13,103	-183,473	-145,228	-177,032
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Esterline	'	65,863	38,238		35,522	25,111		61,660	-17,104		45,191		'	22,788	164,734		112,535		133,040		164,734	112,535	133,040	105,048	127,989	135,418	78,425	17,239	41,614	-183,473	-145,228	-177,032
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	'		'		'		'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Esterline	'	65,863	38,238		35,522	25,111		61,660	-17,104		45,191		'	22,788	164,734		112,535		133,040		164,734	112,535	133,040	105,048	127,989	135,418	78,425	17,239	41,614	-183,473	-145,228	-177,032
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of tax	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	-3,119		-2,399		-5,934		0	0	0	0	0	0	-3,119	-2,399	-5,934	0	0	0
Change in pension and post-retirement obligations, net of tax	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	42,994		-23,708		-9,986		36,669	-15,727	-7,157	0	0	0	6,325	-7,981	-2,829	0	0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	23,125		-56,365		9,873		23,125	-56,365	9,873	100	172	450	40,442	-58,746	2,077	-40,542	58,574	-2,527
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'	'		'	'		'	'		'		'	'	$227,734		$30,063		$126,993		$224,528	$40,443	$135,756	$105,148	$128,161	$135,868	$122,073	($51,887)	$34,928	($224,015)	($86,654)	($179,559)
[1]	Based on country from which the sale originated and the sale was recorded.
[2]	Included a $10.0 million charge related to our pending matter with the DDTC.
[3]	Included $8.2 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
[4]	Included a $3.5 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.
[5]	Included $3.7 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
[6]	Included a $52.2 million goodwill impairment charge related to Racal Acoustics.
[7]	Included $4.6 million of income tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of certain tax matters.
[8]	Included a $9.5 million gain on settlement of a contingency, net of tax.

Condensed_Consolidating_Statem1

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	Parent	Parent	Parent	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations	Eliminations	Eliminations
				USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net earnings (loss) including noncontrolling interests	$166,464	$113,575	$133,497	$166,464	$113,575	$133,497	$105,048	$127,989	$135,418	$78,425	$17,239	$41,614	($183,473)	($145,228)	($177,032)
Depreciation & amortization	112,132	107,792	84,658	0	0	0	43,539	39,405	35,616	68,593	68,387	49,042	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	-24,419	-25,410	-12,345	8,274	18,013	11,438	-13,674	-20,600	707	-19,019	-22,823	-24,490	0	0	0
Share-based compensation	9,575	9,543	7,963	0	0	0	4,163	4,246	3,617	5,412	5,297	4,346	0	0	0
Gain on sale of capital assets	-2,303	-944	-9,453	0	0	0	-1,013	-410	-6,541	-1,290	-534	-2,912	0	0	0
Gain on settlement of contingency	0	-11,891	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-11,891	0	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment	3,454	52,169	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,454	52,169	0	0	0	0
Working capital changes, net of effect of acquisitions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	5,015	-22,381	23,811	-135	-23	116	-4,976	-2,704	1,768	10,126	-19,654	21,927	0	0	0
Inventories	-28,317	-19,303	15	0	0	0	-16,652	-15,707	-8,452	-11,665	-3,596	8,467	0	0	0
Prepaid expenses	3,604	-2,506	667	-41	-17	-10	1,775	-385	722	1,870	-2,104	-45	0	0	0
Other current assets	-1,558	-1,002	-2,575	1,332	6	-140	437	-208	-300	-3,327	-800	-2,135	0	0	0
Accounts payable	9,008	-6,482	-2,942	-230	1,132	-132	362	-174	-2,219	8,876	-7,440	-591	0	0	0
Accrued liabilities	-3,120	14,879	-10,509	5,955	-1,929	362	6,725	-156	-6,253	-15,800	16,964	-4,618	0	0	0
Federal & foreign income taxes	5,786	-2,858	-816	4,445	-4,345	11,949	-8,193	-3,497	-6,050	9,534	4,984	-6,715	0	0	0
Other liabilities	-7,602	-14,702	-22,983	3,271	-20,618	-16,200	-185	12,196	-3,996	-10,688	-6,280	-2,787	0	0	0
Other, net	3,053	3,692	3,441	-89	-1,418	8,164	2,329	580	-16,309	813	4,530	11,586	0	0	0
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities	250,772	194,171	192,429	189,246	104,376	149,044	119,685	140,575	127,728	125,314	94,448	92,689	-183,473	-145,228	-177,032
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Investing Activities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Purchases of capital assets	-55,335	-49,446	-49,507	-105	-1,503	-328	-15,937	-23,553	-22,724	-39,293	-24,390	-26,455	0	0	0
Escrow deposit	0	0	-14,033	0	0	-14,033	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of capital assets	2,303	944	9,453	0	0	0	1,013	410	6,541	1,290	534	2,912	0	0	0
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	-40,689	0	-814,934	0	0	0	0	0	-106,059	-40,689	0	-708,875	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-93,721	-48,502	-869,021	-105	-1,503	-14,361	-14,924	-23,143	-122,242	-78,692	-23,856	-732,418	0	0	0
Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Financing Activities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Proceeds provided by stock issuance under employee stock plans	22,854	7,658	13,253	22,854	7,658	13,253	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises	2,961	382	1,830	2,961	382	1,830	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Repayment of long-term credit facilities	-110,000	-150,000	-35,000	-110,000	-150,000	-35,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Repayment of long-term debt	-235,428	-73,145	-129,916	-179,375	0	-120,313	-326	-405	-321	-55,727	-72,740	-9,282	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term credit facilities	175,000	30,000	400,014	175,000	30,000	395,000	0	0	0	0	0	5,014	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	0	176,875	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	176,875	0	0	0
Proceeds from government assistance	5,092	17,285	15,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,092	17,285	15,000	0	0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest	-1,048	0	-238	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1,048	0	-238	0	0	0
Debt and other issuance costs	-454	0	-5,398	-454	0	-3,640	0	0	0	0	0	-1,758	0	0	0
Net change in intercompany financing	0	0	0	-109,094	-24,731	-541,098	-100,893	-129,158	5,972	26,514	8,661	358,094	183,473	145,228	177,032
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities	-141,023	-167,820	436,420	-198,108	-136,691	-289,968	-101,219	-129,563	5,651	-25,169	-46,794	543,705	183,473	145,228	177,032
Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents	2,475	-2,209	3,087	23	751	72	10	5	-4	2,442	-2,965	3,019	0	0	0
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	18,503	-24,360	-237,085	-8,944	-33,067	-155,213	3,552	-12,126	11,133	23,895	20,833	-93,005	0	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year	160,675	185,035	422,120	16,770	49,837	205,050	1,324	13,450	2,317	142,581	121,748	214,753	0	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year	$179,178	$160,675	$185,035	$7,826	$16,770	$49,837	$4,876	$1,324	$13,450	$166,476	$142,581	$121,748	$0	$0	$0

Valuation_And_Qualifying_Accou1

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Detail) (Reserve For Doubtful Accounts Receivable, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 25, 2013		Oct. 26, 2012		Oct. 28, 2011
Reserve For Doubtful Accounts Receivable	'		'		'
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]	'		'		'
Balance at Beginning of Year	$9,029		$7,063		$4,865
Charged to Costs & Expenses	981		4,343		1,407
Other	0	[1]	0	[1]	1,081	[1]
Deductions	-795	[2]	-2,377	[2]	-290	[2]
Balance at End of Year	$9,215		$9,029		$7,063
[1]	Acquisition-related addition.
[2]	Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.