Additional cash payments related to sale of business.

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Additional gain on sale, net of tax.

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Additional pre-tax gain on sale.

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Additional proceeds the company may receive, currently held in escrow.

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Refundable withholding tax and other cash payments.

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Pretax gain (loss), not previously recognized and resulting from the sale of a business component, which is recognized at the date of sale. A gain (loss) reflects the amount by which the consideration received exceeds (is exceeded by) the net carrying amount (reflecting previous provisions for loss on disposal, if any) of the disposal group.

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Gain (loss) after tax expense or benefit, not previously recognized and resulting from the sale of a business component, which is recognized at the date of sale. A gain (loss) reflects the amount by which the consideration received exceeds (is exceeded by) the net carrying amount (reflecting previous provisions for loss on disposal, if any) of the disposal group.

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Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 04, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Oct. 29, 2011	Nov. 01, 2008	Oct. 30, 2010 Baseband Chipset Business [Member]	Oct. 31, 2009 Baseband Chipset Business [Member]	Oct. 29, 2011 Baseband Chipset Business [Member]
The following amounts related to the Baseband Chipset Business have been segregated from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations [Abstract]
Gain on sale of discontinued operations before income taxes		$ 10,000,000
Provision for income taxes		3,500,000
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	0	6,500,000	6,500,000
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Additional cash payments related to sale of business						1,700,000
Cash refund of foreign withholding tax					62,000,000
Additional pre-tax gain on sale					300,000
Additional gain on sale, net of tax					200,000
Additional proceeds the company may receive, currently held in escrow							10,000,000
Discontinued Operations (Textual) [Abstract]
Refundable foreign withholding tax				$ 269,000,000