Income Taxes - Income Tax Provision Reconciliation (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
Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items]
U.S. federal statutory tax rate																	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Income tax provision reconciliation:
Tax at statutory rate:																	$ 285,363	$ 284,737	$ 371,506
State income taxes, net of federal benefit																	(2,098)	(2,472)	1,162
Valuation allowance																	3,113	3,908	(6,700)
Research and development tax credits																	(12,914)	(964)	(14,681)
Change in uncertain tax positions																	37,226	(5,184)	(9,897)
Net foreign tax in excess of U.S. federal statutory tax rate
Other, net																	(6,568)	(49)	3,670
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	80,958	[1]	18,802	[1]	23,189	[1]	18,887	[1]	33,337	[1]	39,701	[1]	48,555	[1]	40,704	[1]	141,836	162,297	200,553
Irish [Member]
Income tax provision reconciliation:
Net foreign tax in excess of U.S. federal statutory tax rate																	$ (162,286)	$ 117,679	$ 144,507

[1] The provision for income taxes in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 includes (i) $36.5 million of additional tax expense recorded in connection with the Company's uncertain tax position related to the beneficial treatment of dividends paid by a foreign subsidiary and (ii) $26.7 million of income tax expense on the sale of the assets and intellectual property related to the Company's microphone product line