Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2014	Aug. 02, 2014	Jul. 22, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	Aug. 02, 2014 Hittite Inc [Member] [Member]	Nov. 03, 2012 Hittite Inc [Member] [Member]	Jul. 22, 2014 Hittite Inc [Member] [Member]	Jun. 09, 2011 Hittite Inc [Member] [Member]	Aug. 02, 2014 Lyric Semiconductor, Inc [Member]	Jul. 30, 2011 Lyric Semiconductor, Inc [Member]	Oct. 29, 2011 Lyric Semiconductor, Inc [Member]	Jun. 09, 2011 Lyric Semiconductor, Inc [Member]	Mar. 30, 2012 Multigig, Inc [Member]	Nov. 03, 2012 Multigig, Inc [Member]	Aug. 02, 2014 Multigig, Inc [Member]	Nov. 03, 2012 Multigig, Inc [Member]	Aug. 03, 2013 Multigig, Inc [Member]	Aug. 04, 2012 Multigig, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition					Jul. 22, 2014
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables			$ 36,991,000
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Gross Contractual Amount							37,300,000
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Estimated Uncollectible							300,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			669,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	0.7
Fair value of the consideration transferred totaled	2,433,297,000									27,800,000			26,800,000
Short-term Debt	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Initial cash payments	2,424,446,000									14,000,000			24,200,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High												13,800,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability									2,900,000
Indemnification holdback													2,600,000
Indemnification holdback months to be paid													15 months
BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationIntangibleAssetsNotAmortizable1							900,000					12,200,000	15,600,000
Business Acquisition Indemnification Holdback Adjustment																		100,000
BusinessAcquisitionIndemnificationHoldbackFinalPayment																	2,500,000
Developed technology	669,200,000	669,200,000		1,100,000									1,100,000
Goodwill acquired		1,344,851,000											7,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent			7,295,000										3,100,000
Obligation payment period									20 years						5 years
Acquisition related costs						21,100,000					200,000					500,000
Goodwill												18,900,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent												3,300,000
Current portion of contingent consideration liability									2,000,000
Noncurrent portion of contingent consideration liability									900,000
Payments for contingent consideration									12,000,000
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes								0
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Assets														400,000
Maximum Dollars Product Revenue Royalties Must Be Paid On												25,000,000	1,000,000
Royalty payments															0
Period of cash payments related to contingent consideration										June 2011 through June 2016
Grand Date Fair Value of Restricted Stock Units issued in connection with Acquisition	$ 48.20
Business Combination Fair Value of Share-Based Awards Issued	$ 8,851,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.166667	$ 0.166667		$ 0.166667			$ 0.01
Business Acquisition, Share Price			$ 78.00