Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2014		Aug. 03, 2013		Aug. 02, 2014		Aug. 03, 2013
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 727,752		$ 674,172		$ 2,050,526		$ 1,955,556
% of Revenue	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[1]	100.00%	[2]	100.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	8.00%				5.00%
Digital signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	64,320		58,348		178,257		166,880
% of Revenue	9.00%	[1]	9.00%	[1]	9.00%	[2]	9.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	10.00%				7.00%
Total analog products [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	663,432		615,824		1,872,269		1,788,676
% of Revenue	91.00%	[1]	91.00%	[1]	91.00%	[2]	91.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	8.00%				5.00%
Power management & reference [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	45,913		45,611		127,761		128,694
% of Revenue	6.00%	[1]	7.00%	[1]	6.00%	[2]	7.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	1.00%				(1.00%)
Subtotal analog signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	617,519		570,213		1,744,508		1,659,982
% of Revenue	85.00%	[1]	85.00%	[1]	85.00%	[2]	85.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	8.00%				5.00%
Converters [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	327,538		300,484		936,004		873,884
% of Revenue	45.00%	[1]	45.00%	[1]	46.00%	[2]	45.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	9.00%				7.00%
Amplifiers / Radio frequency [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	194,017		177,451		545,018		506,222
% of Revenue	27.00%	[1]	26.00%	[1]	27.00%	[2]	26.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	9.00%				8.00%
Other analog [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 95,964		$ 92,278		$ 263,486		$ 279,876
% of Revenue	13.00%	[1]	14.00%	[1]	13.00%	[2]	14.00%	[1]
Y/Y%	4.00%				(6.00%)

[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.