Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2014		Nov. 02, 2013		Nov. 03, 2012
Revenue
Revenue	$ 2,864,773		$ 2,633,689		$ 2,701,142
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	1,034,585	[1]	941,278	[1]	960,141	[1]
Gross margin	1,830,188		1,692,411		1,741,001
Operating expenses:
Research and development	559,686	[1]	513,035	[1]	511,835	[1]
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	454,676	[1]	396,233	[1]	396,519	[1]
Amortization of intangible Assets Operating Expenses	26,020		220		168
Special charges	37,322		29,848		8,431
Total operating expenses	1,077,704		939,336		916,953
Operating income from continuing operations	752,484		753,075		824,048
Nonoperating (income) expenses:
Interest expense	34,784		27,102		26,422
Interest income	(12,173)		(12,753)		(14,448)
Other, net	528		(76,597)		(1,459)
Total nonoperating (income) expense	23,139		(62,248)		10,515
Earnings
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	729,345		815,323		813,533
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Provision for income taxes	100,025		141,836		162,297
Deferred	(77,711)		(17,699)		(9,801)
Payable currently	177,736		159,535		172,098
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	629,320		673,487		651,236
Net income	629,320		673,487		651,236
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic (in shares)	313,195		307,763		298,761
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)	318,027		314,041		306,191
Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 2.01		$ 2.19		$ 2.18
Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 1.98		$ 2.14		$ 2.13
Dividends declared and paid per share	$ 1.45		$ 1.32		$ 1.15
Cost of sales [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	7,069		6,593		7,254
Research and development [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	20,707		21,901		23,169
Selling, marketing, general and administrative [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 23,036		$ 28,392		$ 23,077

[1] Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: