Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 02, 2020	Feb. 03, 2019
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		$ 5,858	$ 5,789
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold		1,459	1,554
Cost of subscriptions and services		177	138
Intercompany cost of products sold		0	0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		950	833
Restructuring charges		8	56
Total cost of revenue		2,594	2,581
Gross margin		3,264	3,208
Research and development		1,289	1,133
Intercompany operating expense		0	0
Selling, general and administrative		601	471
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		603	476
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges		57	573
Total operating expenses		2,550	2,653
Operating income (loss)		714	555
Interest expense		(406)	(345)
Intercompany interest expense		0	0
Other income (expense), net		(4)	68
Intercompany interest income		0	0
Intercompany other income (expense), net		0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries		304	278
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		(76)	(203)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries		380	481
Earnings in subsidiaries		0	0
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries		380	481
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		5	(10)
Net income		385	471
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income		385	471
Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		4,204	4,639
Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	[1]	1,654	1,150
Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Parent Guarantor
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold		0	0
Cost of subscriptions and services		0	0
Intercompany cost of products sold		0	0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0	0
Restructuring charges		0	0
Total cost of revenue		0	0
Gross margin		0	0
Research and development		0	0
Intercompany operating expense		0	0
Selling, general and administrative		140	52
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0	0
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges		0	0
Total operating expenses		140	52
Operating income (loss)		(140)	(52)
Interest expense		(247)	(175)
Intercompany interest expense		(66)	(86)
Other income (expense), net		3	(1)
Intercompany interest income		33	0
Intercompany other income (expense), net		166	77
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries		(251)	(237)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		(28)	(24)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries		(223)	(213)
Earnings in subsidiaries		608	684
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries		385	471
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0	0
Net income		385	471
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income		385	471
Parent Guarantor | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Parent Guarantor | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Parent Guarantor | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Subsidiary Issuers
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		405	397
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold		33	31
Cost of subscriptions and services		5	3
Intercompany cost of products sold		0	0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0	0
Restructuring charges		0	(7)
Total cost of revenue		38	27
Gross margin		367	370
Research and development		482	447
Intercompany operating expense		0	0
Selling, general and administrative		76	81
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0	0
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges		5	8
Total operating expenses		563	536
Operating income (loss)		(196)	(166)
Interest expense		(145)	(148)
Intercompany interest expense		(34)	(41)
Other income (expense), net		4	9
Intercompany interest income		64	79
Intercompany other income (expense), net		0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries		(307)	(267)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		81	(153)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries		(388)	(114)
Earnings in subsidiaries		1,325	1,569
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries		937	1,455
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0	0
Net income		937	1,455
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income		937	1,455
Subsidiary Issuers | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Subsidiary Issuers | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Subsidiary Issuers | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		405	397
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		5,858	5,789
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold		1,426	1,523
Cost of subscriptions and services		172	135
Intercompany cost of products sold		32	23
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		950	833
Restructuring charges		8	63
Total cost of revenue		2,588	2,577
Gross margin		3,270	3,212
Research and development		807	686
Intercompany operating expense		373	374
Selling, general and administrative		385	338
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		603	476
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges		52	565
Total operating expenses		2,220	2,439
Operating income (loss)		1,050	773
Interest expense		(14)	(22)
Intercompany interest expense		(43)	(8)
Other income (expense), net		(11)	60
Intercompany interest income		46	56
Intercompany other income (expense), net		(166)	(77)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries		862	782
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		(129)	(26)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries		991	808
Earnings in subsidiaries		0	0
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries		991	808
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		5	(10)
Net income		996	798
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income		996	798
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		4,204	4,639
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		1,654	1,150
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Eliminations
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		(405)	(397)
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold		0	0
Cost of subscriptions and services		0	0
Intercompany cost of products sold		(32)	(23)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0	0
Restructuring charges		0	0
Total cost of revenue		(32)	(23)
Gross margin		(373)	(374)
Research and development		0	0
Intercompany operating expense		(373)	(374)
Selling, general and administrative		0	0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		0	0
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges		0	0
Total operating expenses		(373)	(374)
Operating income (loss)		0	0
Interest expense		0	0
Intercompany interest expense		143	135
Other income (expense), net		0	0
Intercompany interest income		(143)	(135)
Intercompany other income (expense), net		0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries		0	0
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries		0	0
Earnings in subsidiaries		(1,933)	(2,253)
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries		(1,933)	(2,253)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0	0
Net income		(1,933)	(2,253)
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income		(1,933)	(2,253)
Eliminations | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Eliminations | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		0	0
Eliminations | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue		$ (405)	$ (397)

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