Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions			12 Months Ended			15 Months Ended
		Jul. 22, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) segment $ / shares shares	Nov. 01, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 02, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares			0.7	0.7
Grant date fair value of restricted stock units issued in connection with Acquisition | $ / shares		$ 48.20
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Gross Contractual Amount		$ 37,300
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Estimated Uncollectible		300
Number of reportable segments | segment			1
Number of operating segments | segment			6
Short-term Debt		$ 2,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ 0.166	$ 0.166		$ 0.166
Business Acquisition, Share Price | $ / shares		$ 78.00
Initial cash payments		$ 2,400,000
Business Acquisition Contingent Consideration Cash Payment	[1]		$ 2,000	$ 4,000
BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationIntangibleAssetsNotAmortizable1		900
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired			7,065	1,945,887	$ 2,475
Developed technology			666,600	666,600		$ 666,600
Acquisition related costs			9,700	$ 41,200		50,900
Hittite Microwave Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition				Jul. 22, 2014
Fair value of replacement share-based awards		6,541
Accounts receivable		36,991
Intangible assets		666,400	665,500			$ 665,500
Fair value of the consideration transferred totaled		2,424,446		$ 2,400,000
Short-term Debt		2,000,000
Initial cash payments		2,430,987
Goodwill acquired			(1,105)	1,357,077
Deferred tax assets		2,242
Deferred tax liabilities		$ 276,683
Selling, Marketing, General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs			$ 9,700	33,300
Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs				$ 7,900

[1] Recorded in research and development expense in the consolidated statements of income.