Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 147,226	$ 255,974
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	(1,778)	(41,981)
Depreciation and amortization	80,979	62,569
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	458	1,620
Net gain on sale of investments	(122)	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount	13,493	9,443
Write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs related to lenders that did not participate in refinancing	0	4,808
Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts receivable and sales allowances	(1,946)	7,189
Non-cash purchase accounting adjustments to inventory	20,775	0
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	88,805	64,594
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	988	17,959
Inventories	5,601	(1,778)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(9,725)	(20,854)
Deferred tax assets	(109)	531
Accounts payable	5,519	2,266
Accrued employee compensation	(57,520)	(94,852)
Deferred revenue	5,359	(14,220)
Other accrued liabilities	(43,874)	16,478
Restructuring liabilities	(1,223)	(2,514)
Net cash provided by operating activities	252,906	267,232
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of non-marketable equity and debt investments	(2,000)	(2,150)
Proceeds from maturities and sale of short-term investments	150,323	0
Proceeds from sale of non-marketable equity investment	0	1,489
Purchases of property and equipment	(59,810)	(53,142)
Purchase of intangible assets	0	(7,750)
Net cash paid in connection with acquisitions	(564,888)	(95,452)
Proceeds from collection of note receivable	250	250
Net cash used in investing activities	(476,125)	(156,755)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of principal related to senior secured notes	0	300,000
Payment of debt issuance costs	(891)	(1,718)
Payment of principal related to capital leases	(282)	(1,677)
Common stock repurchases	(841,562)	(312,601)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	49,195	51,345
Payment of cash dividends to stockholders	(61,706)	(48,819)
Proceeds from term loan	787,255	0
Proceeds from convertible notes	0	565,656
Purchase of convertible note hedge	0	(86,135)
Proceeds from issuance of warrants	0	51,175
Proceeds from noncontrolling interest	2,550	0
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	1,778	41,981
Net cash used in financing activities	(63,663)	(40,793)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents	(926)	(5,030)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(287,808)	64,654
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,440,882	1,255,017
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	1,153,074	1,319,671
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	24,264	29,560
Cash paid for income taxes	46,163	35,372
Settlement of debt investment in relation to acquisition	0	150
Acquiring a business through the issuance of stock	$ 623,116	$ 0