Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2013	Oct. 26, 2012	Oct. 28, 2011
Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate [Line Items]
U.S. statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes	0.70%	0.70%	1.40%
Foreign taxes	(11.30%)	(14.80%)	(10.60%)
Goodwill impairment	0.60%	12.70%	0.00%
Penalties	1.80%	0.00%	0.00%
Difference in foreign tax rates	(1.10%)	(2.30%)	(0.20%)
Domestic manufacturing deduction	(1.40%)	(2.30%)	(1.30%)
Research & development credits	(3.70%)	(3.40%)	(5.50%)
Net change in tax reserves	(3.00%)	0.50%	(2.40%)
Valuation allowance	0.00%	(1.00%)	(3.00%)
Change in foreign tax rates and laws	(1.70%)	(3.60%)	(2.20%)
Acquisition and organizational restructuring	0.00%	0.00%	3.00%
Other, net	(0.70%)	(0.60%)	1.50%
Effective income tax rate	15.20%	20.90%	15.70%