Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	May 03, 2014		May 04, 2013		May 03, 2014		May 04, 2013
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 694,536		$ 659,250		$ 1,322,774		$ 1,281,384
% of Revenue	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	5.00%				3.00%
Digital signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	59,093		56,856		113,937		108,532
% of Revenue	9.00%	[1]	9.00%	[1]	9.00%	[2]	8.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	4.00%				5.00%
Total analog products [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	635,443		602,394		1,208,837		1,172,852
% of Revenue	91.00%	[1]	91.00%	[1]	91.00%	[2]	92.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	5.00%				3.00%
Power management & reference [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	43,138		43,701		81,848		83,083
% of Revenue	6.00%	[1]	7.00%	[1]	6.00%	[2]	6.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(1.00%)				(1.00%)
Subtotal analog signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	592,305		558,693		1,126,989		1,089,769
% of Revenue	85.00%	[1]	85.00%	[1]	85.00%	[2]	85.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	6.00%				3.00%
Converters [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	317,915		295,459		608,466		573,399
% of Revenue	46.00%	[1]	45.00%	[1]	46.00%	[2]	45.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	8.00%				6.00%
Amplifiers / Radio frequency [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	186,287		170,793		351,001		328,771
% of Revenue	27.00%	[1]	26.00%	[1]	27.00%	[2]	26.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	9.00%				7.00%
Other analog [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 88,103		$ 92,441		$ 167,522		$ 187,599
% of Revenue	13.00%	[1]	14.00%	[1]	13.00%	[2]	15.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	(5.00%)				(11.00%)

[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.