Supplementary Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	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
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Inventory	$ 53,600,000
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal																	0		85,444,000		0
Supplementary Financial Information
Revenue	814,247,000		727,752,000		694,536,000		628,238,000		678,133,000		674,172,000		659,250,000		622,134,000		2,864,773,000		2,633,689,000		2,701,142,000
Cost of sales	328,210,000		251,462,000		235,793,000		219,120,000		233,263,000		239,110,000		237,055,000		231,850,000		1,034,585,000	[1]	941,278,000	[1]	960,141,000	[1]
Gross margin	486,037,000		476,290,000		458,743,000		409,118,000		444,870,000		435,062,000		422,195,000		390,284,000		1,830,188,000		1,692,411,000		1,741,001,000
% of Revenue	59.70%		65.40%		66.10%		65.10%		65.60%		64.50%		64.00%		62.70%
Research and development	154,797,000		140,095,000		136,203,000		128,591,000		130,979,000		128,892,000		128,055,000		125,109,000		559,686,000	[1]	513,035,000	[1]	511,835,000	[1]
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	121,424,000		132,989,000		102,085,000		98,178,000		98,197,000		97,773,000		102,703,000		97,560,000		454,676,000	[1]	396,233,000	[1]	396,519,000	[1]
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
Amortization of intangible Assets Operating Expenses	25,250,000		660,000		55,000		55,000		55,000		55,000		55,000		55,000		26,020,000		220,000		168,000
Total operating expenses	336,108,000		273,744,000		238,343,000		229,509,000		245,008,000		226,720,000		230,813,000		236,795,000		1,077,704,000		939,336,000		916,953,000
Operating income from continuing operations	149,929,000		202,546,000		220,400,000		179,609,000		199,862,000		208,342,000		191,382,000		153,489,000		752,484,000		753,075,000		824,048,000
% of Revenue	18.00%		28.00%		32.00%		29.00%		29.00%		31.00%		29.00%		25.00%
Nonoperating (income) expenses:
Interest expense	13,161,000		8,178,000		6,874,000		6,571,000		6,659,000		7,672,000		6,357,000		6,414,000		34,784,000		27,102,000		26,422,000
Interest income	(2,046,000)		(3,442,000)		(3,401,000)		(3,284,000)		(3,351,000)		(3,125,000)		(3,044,000)		(3,233,000)		(12,173,000)		(12,753,000)		(14,448,000)
Other, net	116,000	[2]	422,000	[2]	(441,000)	[2]	431,000	[2]	(85,958,000)	[2]	8,754,000	[2]	408,000	[2]	199,000	[2]	528,000		(76,597,000)		(1,459,000)
Total nonoperating (income) expense	11,231,000		5,158,000		3,032,000		3,718,000		(82,650,000)		13,301,000		3,721,000		3,380,000		23,139,000		(62,248,000)		10,515,000
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	138,698,000		197,388,000		217,368,000		175,891,000		282,512,000		195,041,000		187,661,000		150,109,000		729,345,000		815,323,000		813,533,000
% of Revenue	17.00%		27.00%		31.00%		28.00%		42.00%		29.00%		28.00%		24.00%
Provision for income taxes	30,003,000	[3]	16,782,000	[3]	29,935,000	[3]	23,305,000	[3]	80,958,000	[3]	18,802,000	[3]	23,189,000	[3]	18,887,000	[3]	100,025,000		141,836,000		162,297,000
Income from continuing operations, net of tax																	629,320,000		673,487,000		651,236,000
Net income	108,695,000		180,606,000		187,433,000		152,586,000		201,554,000		176,239,000		164,472,000		131,222,000
% of Revenue	13.00%		25.00%		27.00%		24.00%		30.00%		26.00%		25.00%		21.00%
Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations																	$ 2.01		$ 2.19		$ 2.18
Net income	$ 0.35		$ 0.57		$ 0.60		$ 0.49		$ 0.65		$ 0.57		$ 0.53		$ 0.43
Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share)
Net income	$ 0.34		$ 0.57		$ 0.59		$ 0.48		$ 0.64		$ 0.56		$ 0.52		$ 0.42
Shares used to compute earnings per share (in thousands):
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic (in shares)	312,815		314,190		313,488		312,286		311,009		309,117		307,444		303,484		313,195		307,763		298,761
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)	316,868		318,876		318,347		318,017		317,216		315,307		313,368		310,275		318,027		314,041		306,191
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.37		$ 0.37		$ 0.37		$ 0.34		$ 0.34		$ 0.34		$ 0.34		$ 0.30		$ 1.45		$ 1.32		$ 1.15
Unrecorded Potential Tax Liability Related To IRS Examination Open Tax Matter																	36,500,000
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Income (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation																	$ 26,700,000

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

[2] Other, net in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 includes a gain on the sale of the assets and intellectual property related to the Company's microphone product line of $85.4 million.

[3] The provision for income taxes in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 includes (i) $36.5 million of additional tax expense recorded in connection with the Company's uncertain tax position related to the beneficial treatment of dividends paid by a foreign subsidiary and (ii) $26.7 million of income tax expense on the sale of the assets and intellectual property related to the Company's microphone product line