FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 30, 2022	Oct. 30, 2021
Assets:
Debt securities	$ 514,487	$ 322,747
Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	759	15,928
Corporate debt securities
Assets:
Debt securities	33,874
Level 1 \| Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	0
Level 2 \| Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	759
Level 3 \| Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	13,184	12,968
Total assets measured at fair value	1,133,857	1,546,926
Liabilities:
Total liabilities measured at fair value	7,736	16,644
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
Assets:
Foreign currency forward contracts	3,024	14,935
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	3,399	716
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	4,337
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Bond mutual fund
Assets:
Debt securities	70,717	75,425
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| U.S. government obligations
Assets:
Debt securities	358,725	251,521
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Corporate debt securities
Assets:
Debt securities	33,874
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash equivalents	531,686	1,120,851
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Time deposits
Assets:
Cash equivalents	121,888	71,226
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	13,184	12,968
Total assets measured at fair value	737,475	1,280,470
Liabilities:
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1 \| Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
Assets:
Foreign currency forward contracts	0	0
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1 \| Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1 \| Bond mutual fund
Assets:
Debt securities	70,717	75,425
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1 \| U.S. government obligations
Assets:
Debt securities	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1 \| Corporate debt securities
Assets:
Debt securities	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1 \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash equivalents	531,686	1,120,851
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1 \| Time deposits
Assets:
Cash equivalents	121,888	71,226
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	396,382	266,456
Liabilities:
Total liabilities measured at fair value	7,736	16,644
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2 \| Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
Assets:
Foreign currency forward contracts	3,024	14,935
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	3,399	716
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2 \| Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	4,337	15,928
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2 \| Bond mutual fund
Assets:
Debt securities	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2 \| U.S. government obligations
Assets:
Debt securities	358,725	251,521
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2 \| Corporate debt securities
Assets:
Debt securities	33,874
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2 \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2 \| Time deposits
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	0	0
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Liabilities:
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
Assets:
Foreign currency forward contracts	0	0
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Bond mutual fund
Assets:
Debt securities	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| U.S. government obligations
Assets:
Debt securities	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Corporate debt securities
Assets:
Debt securities	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Fair value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3 \| Time deposits
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0

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