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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 26, 2013
Oct. 27, 2012
Oct. 29, 2011
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation      
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit 4.10% 3.80% 3.30%
Foreign income taxed at other than U.S. rates (17.60%) (17.70%) (48.20%)
Stock-based compensation 1.90% 3.50% 11.80%
Research and development credit (5.60%) (3.50%) (17.60%)
Permanent items 0.30% 0.30% 1.20%
Change in liabilities for uncertain tax positions (5.10%) (6.50%) 2.50%
Repatriation from offshore operations 0.00% 0.00% 62.60%
Audit settlement and reinstated tax credit 1.30% (2.90%) (11.70%)
Change in valuation allowance 23.70% 0.00% 0.00%
Other (1.10%) 1.00% (2.60%)
Effective tax rate 36.90% 13.00% 36.30%