Acquisitions Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 22, 2014
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Useful Lives (in Years)	3 years 328 days
Hittite Microwave Corporation [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 665,500	$ 666,400
Weighted Average Useful Lives (in Years)	9 years
Hittite Microwave Corporation [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 15,100
Weighted Average Useful Lives (in Years)	4 years
Hittite Microwave Corporation [Member] | Order or Production Backlog [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 25,500
Weighted Average Useful Lives (in Years)	1 year
Hittite Microwave Corporation [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 624,900
Weighted Average Useful Lives (in Years)	9 years