Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014	Nov. 02, 2013
Revenue
Revenue		$ 3,435,092	$ 2,864,773	$ 2,633,689
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	[1]	1,175,830	1,034,585	941,278
Gross margin		2,259,262	1,830,188	1,692,411
Operating expenses:
Research and development	[1]	637,459	559,686	513,035
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	[1]	478,972	454,676	396,233
Amortization of intangible Assets Operating Expenses		88,318	26,020	220
Special charges		0	37,322	29,848
Other Selling, General and Administrative Expense		223,672	0	0
Total operating expenses		1,428,421	1,077,704	939,336
Operating income from continuing operations		830,841	752,484	753,075
Nonoperating (income) expenses:
Interest expense		27,030	34,784	27,102
Interest income		(8,625)	(12,173)	(12,753)
Other, net		2,322	528	(76,597)
Total nonoperating (income) expense		20,727	23,139	(62,248)
Earnings
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		810,114	729,345	815,323
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Provision for income taxes		113,236	100,025	141,836
Deferred		(52,214)	(77,711)	(17,699)
Payable currently		165,450	177,736	159,535
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		696,878	629,320	673,487
Discontinued operations, net of tax:
Net income		$ 696,878	$ 629,320	$ 673,487
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic (in shares)		312,660	313,195	307,763
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)		316,872	318,027	314,041
Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$ 2.23	$ 2.01	$ 2.19
Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		2.20	1.98	2.14
Dividends declared and paid per share		$ 1.57	$ 1.45	$ 1.32
Cost of sales [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 8,983	$ 7,069	$ 6,593
Research and development [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense		26,617	20,707	21,901
Selling, marketing, general and administrative [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 33,319	$ 23,036	$ 28,392

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