Industry, Segment and Geographic Information - Revenue Trends by Product Type (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2013	Aug. 03, 2013	May 04, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013	Nov. 03, 2012	Aug. 04, 2012	May 05, 2012	Feb. 04, 2012	Nov. 02, 2013		Nov. 03, 2012		Oct. 29, 2011
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 678,133	$ 674,172	$ 659,250	$ 622,134	$ 694,964	$ 683,026	$ 675,094	$ 648,058	$ 2,633,689		$ 2,701,142		$ 2,993,320
% of Total Product Revenue									100.00%	[1],[2]	100.00%	[1]	100.00%
Y/Y%									(2.00%)
Total analog products [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue									2,408,032		2,469,261		2,759,724
% of Total Product Revenue									91.00%	[1]	91.00%	[1]	92.00%
Y/Y%									(2.00%)
Power management & reference [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue									172,920		182,134		217,615
% of Total Product Revenue									7.00%	[1]	7.00%	[1]	7.00%
Y/Y%									(5.00%)
Subtotal analog signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue									2,235,112		2,287,127		2,542,109
% of Total Product Revenue									85.00%	[1]	85.00%	[1]	85.00%
Y/Y%									(2.00%)
Converters [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue									1,180,072		1,192,064		1,343,487
% of Total Product Revenue									45.00%	[1]	44.00%	[1]	45.00%
Y/Y%									(1.00%)
Amplifiers/Radio frequency [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue									682,759		697,687		788,299
% of Total Product Revenue									26.00%	[1]	26.00%	[1]	26.00%
Y/Y%									(2.00%)
Other analog [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue									372,281		397,376		410,323
% of Total Product Revenue									14.00%	[1]	15.00%	[1]	14.00%
Y/Y%									(6.00%)
Digital signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue									$ 225,657		$ 231,881		$ 233,596
% of Total Product Revenue									9.00%	[1]	9.00%	[1]	8.00%
Y/Y%									(3.00%)

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

[2] The sum of the individual percentages do not equal the total due to rounding