Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2025

Seagate's SoC Business Acquisition [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

	Fair Value
	(In millions)
Intangible assets	$	570
Goodwill	14
Other assets	16
Total assets acquired	$	600

Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination

	Fair Value		Weighted-Average Amortization Periods
	(In millions)		(In years)
Customer contracts and related relationships	$	410	11
Developed technology	90		11
Total identified finite-lived intangible assets	500
IPR&D	70		N/A
Total identified intangible assets	$	570

VMware Acquisition

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

	(In millions)
Fair value of Broadcom common stock issued for outstanding VMware common stock	$	53,398
Cash paid for outstanding VMware common stock	30,788
Cash paid by Broadcom to retire VMware’s term loan	1,257
Fair value of partially vested assumed VMware equity awards	805
Fair value of Broadcom common stock issued for accelerated VMware equity awards	23
Cash paid for accelerated VMware equity awards	13
Effective settlement of pre-existing relationships	6
Total purchase consideration	86,290
Less: cash acquired	6,642
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired	$	79,648

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

	Fair Value
	(In millions)
Trade accounts receivable	$	3,571
Inventory	15
Assets held-for-sale	5,206
Other current assets	757
Property, plant and equipment	531
Goodwill	54,206
Intangible assets	45,572
Other long-term assets	1,064
Total assets acquired	110,922
Accounts payable	(359)
Employee compensation and benefits	(848)
Current portion of long-term debt	(1,264)
Liabilities held-for-sale	(1,901)
Other current liabilities	(11,041)
Long-term debt	(6,254)
Other long-term liabilities	(9,607)
Total liabilities assumed	(31,274)
Fair value of net assets acquired	$	79,648

Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination

	Fair Value		Weighted-Average Amortization Periods
	(In millions)		(In years)
Developed technology	$	24,156	8
Customer contracts and related relationships	15,239		8
Trade name	1,205		14
Off-market component of customer contracts	242		2
Total identified finite-lived intangible assets	40,842
IPR&D	4,730		N/A
Total identified intangible assets	$	45,572

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination

Description	IPR&D		Percentage of Completion		Estimated Cost to Complete		Expected Release Date (By Fiscal Year)
	(Dollars in millions)
VMware cloud foundation July 2024 releases	$	790	67	%	$	38	2024	(a)
VMware cloud foundation March 2025 releases	$	2,900	58	%	$	185	2025	(b)
VMware cloud foundation July 2025 releases	$	750	43	%	$	65	2025	(c)
VMware cloud foundation networking and security virtualization	$	265	21	%	$	59	2024	(a)
Application networking and security	$	25	21	%	$	47	2024	(a)

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(a) Released during fiscal year 2024.

(b) $1,520 million and $1,380 million were released during fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(c) Expected to be released during the first half of the fiscal year ending November 1, 2026.

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information

		Fiscal Year
		2024		2023
	(In millions)
Pro forma net revenue		$	52,188	$	48,227
Pro forma net income		$	6,473	$	8,215