Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
May 02, 2015	May 03, 2014	May 02, 2015	May 03, 2014
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 821,019us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 694,536us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,593,005us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,322,774us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
% of Revenue	100.00%adi_PercentageOfRevenue	100.00%adi_PercentageOfRevenue	100.00%adi_PercentageOfRevenue	100.00%adi_PercentageOfRevenue
Y/Y%	18.00%adi_ChangeFromPriorYearPercentage		20.00%adi_ChangeFromPriorYearPercentage
Industrial [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	390,712	325,950	742,415	614,771
% of Revenue	48.00%	47.00%	47.00%	46.00%
Y/Y%	20.00%		21.00%
Automotive [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	139,707	135,998	263,747	260,666
% of Revenue	17.00%	20.00%	17.00%	20.00%
Y/Y%	3.00%		1.00%
Consumer [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	109,032	77,644	204,141	152,057
% of Revenue	13.00%	11.00%	13.00%	11.00%
Y/Y%	40.00%		34.00%
Communications [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 181,568	$ 154,944	$ 382,702	$ 295,280
% of Revenue	22.00%	22.00%	24.00%	22.00%
Y/Y%	17.00%		30.00%