Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Oct. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Amount Related To Stock Based Compensation		$ 2,923	$ 3,291
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		884,353	569,233
Short-term investments		2,144,575	2,297,235
Accounts receivable less allowances		466,527	396,605
Inventories	[1]	412,314	367,927
Deferred tax assets		129,241	128,934
Prepaid income tax		1,941	6,633
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		40,597	45,319
Total current assets		4,079,548	3,811,886
Property, Plant and Equipment, at Cost
Land and buildings		559,660	495,738
Machinery and equipment		1,932,727	1,880,351
Office equipment		54,099	51,477
Leasehold improvements		55,609	50,782
Property, plant and equipment, at cost		2,602,095	2,478,348
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		1,957,985	1,855,926
Net property, plant and equipment		644,110	622,422
Other Assets
Deferred compensation plan investments		23,753	21,110
Other investments		17,482	13,397
Goodwill		1,636,526	1,642,438
Intangible assets, net		583,517	671,402
Deferred tax assets		33,280	27,249
Other assets		43,962	49,786
Total other assets		2,338,520	2,425,382
Total assets		7,062,178	6,859,690
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable		174,247	138,967
Deferred income on shipments to distributors, net		300,087	278,435
Income taxes payable		15,062	62,770
Debt, current		374,839	0
Accrued liabilities		249,595	228,884
Total current liabilities		1,113,830	709,056
Non-current Liabilities
Long-term debt		498,497	872,789
Deferred income taxes		227,376	235,791
Deferred compensation plan liability		23,753	21,110
Other non-current liabilities		125,763	263,047
Total non-current liabilities		$ 875,389	$ 1,392,737
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 471,934 shares authorized, none outstanding		$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, $0.16 2/3 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized, 311,204,926 shares issued and outstanding (311,045,084 on November 2, 2013)		52,011	51,869
Capital in excess of par value		634,484	643,058
Retained earnings		4,437,315	4,231,496
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(50,851)	(168,526)
Total shareholders' equity		5,072,959	4,757,897
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity		$ 7,062,178	$ 6,859,690

[1] Includes $2,923 and $3,291 related to stock-based compensation at October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2014, respectively.