Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2013		Nov. 03, 2012		Oct. 29, 2011
Revenue
Revenue	$ 2,633,689		$ 2,701,142		$ 2,993,320
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	941,278	[1]	960,141	[1]	1,006,779	[1]
Gross margin	1,692,411		1,741,001		1,986,541
Operating expenses:
Research and development	513,255	[1]	512,003	[1]	505,570	[1]
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	396,233	[1]	396,519	[1]	406,707	[1]
Special charges	29,848		8,431		2,239
Total operating expenses	939,336		916,953		914,516
Operating income from continuing operations	753,075		824,048		1,072,025
Nonoperating (income) expenses:
Interest expense	27,102		26,422		19,146
Interest income	(12,753)		(14,448)		(9,060)
Other, net	(76,597)		(1,459)		492
Total nonoperating (income) expense	(62,248)		10,515		10,578
Earnings
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	815,323		813,533		1,061,447
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Provision for income taxes	141,836		162,297		200,553
Deferred	(17,699)		(9,801)		1,704
Payable currently	159,535		172,098		198,849
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	673,487		651,236		860,894
Discontinued operations, net of tax:
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	0		0		6,500
Net income	673,487		651,236		867,394
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic (in shares)	307,763		298,761		299,417
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)	314,041		306,191		308,236
Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 2.19		$ 2.18		$ 2.88
Net income	$ 2.19		$ 2.18		$ 2.90
Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 2.14		$ 2.13		$ 2.79
Net income	$ 2.14		$ 2.13		$ 2.81
Dividends declared and paid per share	$ 1.32		$ 1.15		$ 0.94
Cost of sales [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	6,593		7,254		7,294
Research and development [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	21,901		23,169		23,289
Selling, marketing, general and administrative [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 28,392		$ 23,077		$ 21,775

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