Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2012		Jul. 30, 2011	Aug. 04, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 683,026		$ 757,902	$ 2,006,178	$ 2,277,186
% of Revenue	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(10.00%)			(12.00%)
Industrial [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	322,295		367,511	935,054	1,094,316
% of Revenue	47.00%		48.00%	47.00%	48.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(12.00%)			(15.00%)
Automotive [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	114,655		102,160	353,232	304,620
% of Revenue	17.00%		13.00%	18.00%	13.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	12.00%			16.00%
Consumer [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	108,905		134,771	333,049	415,056
% of Revenue	16.00%		18.00%	17.00%	18.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(19.00%)			(20.00%)
Communications [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 137,171		$ 153,460	$ 384,843	$ 463,194
% of Revenue	20.00%		20.00%	19.00%	20.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(11.00%)			(17.00%)

[1] The sum of the individual percentages does not equal the total due to rounding