Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

The Company operates and tracks its results in one reportable segment based on the aggregation of six operating segments. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of integrated circuits (ICs). The Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker. The Company has determined that all of the Company's operating segments share the following similar economic characteristics, and therefore meet the criteria established for operating segments to be aggregated into one reportable segment, namely:

•The primary source of revenue for each operating segment is the sale of integrated circuits.

•The integrated circuits sold by each of the Company's operating segments are manufactured using similar semiconductor manufacturing processes and raw materials in either the Company’s own production facilities or by third-party wafer fabricators using proprietary processes.

•The Company sells its products to tens of thousands of customers worldwide. Many of these customers use products spanning all operating segments in a wide range of applications.

•The integrated circuits marketed by each of the Company's operating segments are sold globally through a direct sales force, third-party distributors, independent sales representatives and via our website to the same types of customers.

All of the Company's operating segments share a similar long-term financial model as they have similar economic characteristics. The causes for variation in operating and financial performance are the same among the Company's operating segments and include factors such as (i) life cycle and price and cost fluctuations, (ii) number of competitors, (iii) product differentiation and (iv) size of market opportunity. Additionally, each operating segment is subject to the overall cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry. Lastly, the number and composition of employees and the amounts and types of tools and materials required for production of products are similar for each operating segment.

Revenue Trends by End Market

The following table summarizes revenue by end market. The categorization of revenue by end market is determined using a variety of data points including the technical characteristics of the product, the “sold to” customer information, the “ship to” customer information and the end customer product or application into which the Company’s product will be incorporated. As data systems for capturing and tracking this data evolve and improve, the categorization of products by end market can vary over time. When this occurs, the Company reclassifies revenue by end market for prior periods. Such reclassifications typically do not materially change the sizing of, or the underlying trends of results within, each end market.

	2015						2014				2013
	Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue*		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue
Industrial	$	1,496,198	44	%	11	%	$	1,343,255	47	%	$	1,220,141	46	%
Automotive	526,124		15	%	—	%	525,712		18	%	483,771		18	%
Consumer	729,965		21	%	123	%	327,223		11	%	401,368		15	%
Communications	682,805		20	%	2	%	668,583		23	%	528,409		20	%
Total Revenue	$	3,435,092	100	%	20	%	$	2,864,773	100	%	$	2,633,689	100	%

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* The sum of the individual percentages does not equal the total due to rounding.

Geographic Information

Revenue by geographic region is based upon the primary location of the Company's customers' design activity for its products. In fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, the predominant countries comprising “Rest of North and South America” are Canada and Mexico; the predominant countries comprising “Europe” are Germany, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom; and the predominant countries comprising “Rest of Asia” are South Korea and Taiwan.

	2015		2014		2013
Revenue
United States	$	1,325,279	$	821,554	$	821,269
Rest of North and South America	97,189		96,957		99,215
Europe	939,230		924,477		840,585
Japan	319,569		308,054		292,804
China	511,365		459,260		349,575
Rest of Asia	242,460		254,471		230,241
Subtotal all foreign countries	2,109,813		2,043,219		1,812,420
Total revenue	$	3,435,092	$	2,864,773	$	2,633,689
Property, plant and equipment
United States	$	253,417	$	255,473	$	201,957
Ireland	173,703		167,359		124,227
Philippines	195,662		180,586		165,815
All other countries	21,328		19,004		16,172
Subtotal all foreign countries	390,693		366,949		306,214
Total property, plant and equipment	$	644,110	$	622,422	$	508,171