Special Charges - Textual (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended						36 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 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	Nov. 02, 2013 Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]	Nov. 03, 2012 Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]	Oct. 29, 2011 Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]	Oct. 30, 2010 Reduction of Operating Costs 2008-2010 [Member] Person	Oct. 29, 2011 Reduction of Operating Costs 2011 [Member] Person	Nov. 03, 2012 Reduction of Operating Costs 2012 [Member] Person	Nov. 02, 2013 Reduction of Operating Costs 2013 [Member] [Domain] Person
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Charge related to lease obligation costs for facilities ceased using by Company															$ 2,100,000		$ 200,000
Special charges	15,777,000	0	0	14,071,000	0	5,836,000	0	2,595,000	29,848,000	8,431,000	2,239,000	29,848,000	8,431,000	2,239,000	43,300,000	2,239,000	8,400,000
Charge related to the severance and fringe benefit costs															39,100,000		7,900,000
Number of manufacturing employees															245
Number of engineering and SMGA (selling, marketing, general and administrative) employees															470	25
Clean-up and closure costs that were expensed as incurred															300,000
Number of manufacturing engineering and selling marketing general and adminstrative employees related to action																	95	235
Write-off of property, plant and equipment no longer used															800,000		200,000
Severance Costs									29,848,000			29,848,000	7,966,000	2,239,000
Contract termination costs															500,000		100,000
Number of employees still employed who are planned to be separated																		98
Impairment of intellectual property, related to the Company's decision to abandon efforts to develop a particular expertise in power management															$ 500,000