Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013		Feb. 04, 2012
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 622,134		$ 648,058
% of Revenue	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(4.00%)
Industrial [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	282,654		290,660
% of Revenue	45.00%	[1]	45.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(3.00%)
Automotive [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	107,581		120,588
% of Revenue	17.00%	[1]	19.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(11.00%)
Consumer [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	106,929		114,261
% of Revenue	17.00%	[1]	18.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(6.00%)
Communications [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 124,970		$ 122,549
% of Revenue	20.00%	[1]	19.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	2.00%

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