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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Amortization Of Intangible Assets Included On Consolidated Statements Of Operations) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2017
Apr. 30, 2016
Apr. 29, 2017
Apr. 30, 2016
Oct. 31, 2015
Amortization of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]          
Amortization $ 20,515 $ 4,369 $ 41,428 $ 8,702  
Cost of revenues          
Amortization of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]          
Amortization 12,680 3,193 25,740 6,348  
General and administrative          
Amortization of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]          
Amortization [1] 253 274 512 550  
Other Operating Income (Expense)          
Amortization of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]          
Amortization $ 7,582 $ 902 $ 15,176 $ 1,804  
Patent portfolio license (1)          
Amortization of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]          
Purchase of intangible assets [2]         $ (7,750)
[1] The amortization is related to the $7.8 million perpetual, nonexclusive license to certain patents purchased in fiscal year 2015.
[2] The patent portfolio license was assigned an estimated useful life that reflects the Company’s consumption of the expected defensive benefits related to this license to certain patents. The method of amortization for the patent portfolio license reflects the Company’s estimate of the pattern in which these expected defensive benefits will be used by the Company and is primarily based on the mix of expiration patterns of the individual patents included in the license.