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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
May 02, 2015
May 03, 2014
May 02, 2015
May 03, 2014
Nov. 01, 2014
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax $ 7,350,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax $ (1,221,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax $ 11,857,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax $ (1,514,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesBeforeTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax (851,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax 194,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax (1,397,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax 292,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Net of Tax 6,499,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax (1,027,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax 10,460,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax (1,222,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Gain (Loss), before Tax 1,924,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax [1] 1,165,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax [1] 3,862,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax 2,300,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax  
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, before Tax 1,867,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax 1,108,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax 3,748,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax 2,188,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax  
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net of Tax 1,586,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax 941,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax 3,185,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax 1,859,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Transition Asset (Obligation), before Tax 5,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetTransitionAssetObligationBeforeTax [1] 5,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetTransitionAssetObligationBeforeTax [1] 10,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetTransitionAssetObligationBeforeTax [1] 10,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetTransitionAssetObligationBeforeTax [1]  
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Amortization Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax (62,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax [1] (62,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax [1] (124,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax [1] (122,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax [1]  
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax (281,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax (167,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax (563,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax (329,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax  
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax 8,085,000us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax (86,000)us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax 13,645,000us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax 637,000us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]          
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (170,855,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax   (170,855,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax   (168,526,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax     (25,072,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax    
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, before Tax     15,605,000us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax    
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax     7,138,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax    
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax 21,566,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 6,489,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (2,329,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 4,098,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax  
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments          
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 690,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax   690,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax   541,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax 215,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax   215,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax   407,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss), before Tax 475,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax   475,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax   134,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax
Comprehensive Income (Textual) [Abstract]          
Fair value of investments with unrealized losses 562,400,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue   562,400,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue   694,700,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
TotalNumberofInvestmentSecurites 77adi_TotalNumberofInvestmentSecurites   77adi_TotalNumberofInvestmentSecurites   66adi_TotalNumberofInvestmentSecurites
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions 15us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions1   15us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions1   18us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions1
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss 200,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss   200,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss   400,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months     7,100,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths    
Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness is Immaterial no ineffectiveness no ineffectiveness no ineffectiveness no ineffectiveness  
Foreign Currency Translation [Member]          
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]          
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax     149,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax     192,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax     19,740,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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[1] ) The amortization of pension components is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. For further information see Note 13, Retirement Plans, contained in Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 1, 2014.
[2] a) The gain related to a fixed asset purchase was reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to fixed assets which will depreciate into earnings over its expected useful life.