Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2013		Aug. 04, 2012		Aug. 03, 2013		Aug. 04, 2012
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 674,172		$ 683,026		$ 1,955,556		$ 2,006,178
% of Revenue	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[2]	100.00%
Y/Y%	(1.00%)				(3.00%)
Digital signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	58,348		58,823		166,880		176,580
% of Revenue	9.00%	[1]	9.00%	[1]	9.00%	[2]	9.00%
Y/Y%	(1.00%)				(5.00%)
Total analog products [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	615,824		624,203		1,788,676		1,829,598
% of Revenue	91.00%	[1]	91.00%	[1]	91.00%	[2]	91.00%
Y/Y%	(1.00%)				(2.00%)
Power management & reference [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	45,611		45,403		128,694		136,328
% of Revenue	7.00%	[1]	7.00%	[1]	7.00%	[2]	7.00%
Y/Y%	0.00%				(6.00%)
Subtotal analog signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	570,213		578,800		1,659,982		1,693,270
% of Revenue	85.00%	[1]	85.00%	[1]	85.00%	[2]	84.00%
Y/Y%	(1.00%)				(2.00%)
Converters [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	306,347		299,736		885,871		885,528
% of Revenue	45.00%	[1]	44.00%	[1]	45.00%	[2]	44.00%
Y/Y%	2.00%				0.00%
Amplifiers / Radio frequency [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	171,588		180,989		494,234		523,156
% of Revenue	25.00%	[1]	26.00%	[1]	25.00%	[2]	26.00%
Y/Y%	(5.00%)				(6.00%)
Other analog [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 92,278		$ 98,075		$ 279,877		$ 284,586
% of Revenue	14.00%	[1]	14.00%	[1]	14.00%	[2]	14.00%
Y/Y%	(6.00%)				(2.00%)

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

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