Revenue from Contracts with Customers 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 02, 2020	Feb. 03, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		$ 5,858	$ 5,789
Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		1,539	1,433
Asia Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		3,620	3,834
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		699	522
Products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		4,204	4,639
Products | Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		440	617
Products | Asia Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		3,451	3,720
Products | Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		313	302
Subscriptions and services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	1,654	1,150
Subscriptions and services | Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	1,099	816
Subscriptions and services | Asia Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	169	114
Subscriptions and services | Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	$ 386	$ 220

[1] Subscriptions and services predominantly includes software licenses with termination for convenience clauses.