Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012		Oct. 29, 2011		Oct. 30, 2010
Revenue
Revenue	$ 2,701,142		$ 2,993,320		$ 2,761,503
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	960,141	[1]	1,006,779	[1]	962,081	[1]
Gross margin	1,741,001		1,986,541		1,799,422
Operating expenses:
Research and development	512,003	[1]	505,570	[1]	492,305	[1]
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	396,519	[1]	406,707	[1]	390,560	[1]
Special charges	8,431		2,239		16,483
Total operating expenses	916,953		914,516		899,348
Operating income from continuing operations	824,048		1,072,025		900,074
Nonoperating (income) expenses:
Interest expense	(26,422)		(19,146)		(10,429)
Interest income	(14,448)		(9,060)		(9,837)
Other, net	(1,459)		492		(2,183)
Total nonoperating (income) expense	10,515		10,578		(1,591)
Earnings
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	813,533		1,061,447		901,665
Provision for income taxes:
Payable currently	172,098		198,849		200,306
Deferred	(9,801)		1,704		(9,866)
Provision for income taxes	162,297		200,553		190,440
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	651,236		860,894		711,225
Discontinued operations, net of tax:
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	0		6,500		859
Net income	651,236		867,394		712,084
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic (in shares)	298,761		299,417		297,387
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)	306,191		308,236		305,861
Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 2.18		$ 2.88		$ 2.39
Net income	$ 2.18		$ 2.90		$ 2.39
Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 2.13		$ 2.79		$ 2.33
Net income	$ 2.13		$ 2.81		$ 2.33
Dividends declared and paid per share	$ 1.15		$ 0.94		$ 0.84
Cost of sales [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	7,254		7,294		7,333
Research and development [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	23,169		23,289		23,342
Selling, marketing, general and administrative [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 23,077		$ 21,775		$ 21,077

[1] Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: