Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$ 25,236	$ 23,238
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	38,025	34,882
Reserves for compensation and benefits	50,895	32,473
Tax credit carryovers	59,909	48,920
Stock-based compensation	74,487	89,944
Depreciation	3,490	4,507
Deferred income taxes on sale of product line	0	22,564
Deferred Tax Assets, Capital Loss Carryforwards	4,266	0
Deferred Tax Assets, Acquisitions	7,030	0
Other	22,165	24,803
Total gross deferred tax assets	285,503	281,331
Valuation allowance	(52,064)	(43,502)
Total deferred tax assets	233,439	237,829
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(43,337)	(46,636)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(31,904)	(26,325)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Acquisitions	(235,569)	(4,627)
Other	(2,236)	(3,753)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(313,046)	(81,341)
Net deferred tax assets	$ (79,607)	$ 156,488