Special Charges - Textual (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended						36 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2014	Aug. 02, 2014	May 03, 2014	Feb. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	Aug. 03, 2013	May 04, 2013	Feb. 02, 2013	Nov. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013	Nov. 03, 2012	Nov. 01, 2014 Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]	Nov. 02, 2013 Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]	Nov. 03, 2012 Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]	Oct. 30, 2010 Reduction of Operating Costs 2008-2010 [Member] Person	Nov. 02, 2013 Reduction of Operating Costs 2012 [Member] Person	Nov. 03, 2012 Reduction of Operating Costs 2012 [Member]	Nov. 01, 2014 Reduction of Operating Costs 2013 [Member] [Domain] Person	Nov. 01, 2014 Reduction of Operating Costs 2013 [Member] [Domain] Person	Nov. 03, 2012 Reduction of Operating Costs 2013 [Member] [Domain] Person
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Charge related to lease obligation costs for facilities ceased using by Company															$ 2,100,000
Special charges	34,637,000	0	0	2,685,000	15,777,000	0	0	14,071,000	37,322,000	29,848,000	8,431,000	37,322,000	29,848,000	8,431,000	45,500,000
Charge related to the severance and fringe benefit costs															41,300,000
Number of manufacturing employees															245
Number of engineering and SMGA (selling, marketing, general and administrative) employees															495
Clean-up and closure costs that were expensed as incurred															300,000
Number of manufacturing engineering and selling marketing general and adminstrative employees related to action																235		341		95
Write-off of property, plant and equipment no longer used															800,000		200,000
Severance Costs											8,431,000	37,873,000	29,848,000	7,966,000
Contract termination costs											100,000				500,000
Number of employees still employed who are planned to be separated																		311	2
Impairment of intellectual property, related to the Company's decision to abandon efforts to develop a particular expertise in power management															500,000
Facility closure costs												459,000		186,000
Non-cash impairment charge												433,000		219,000
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment												$ 1,443,000