Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$ 24,009	$ 25,236
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	40,842	38,025
Reserves for compensation and benefits	45,515	50,895
Tax credit carryovers	64,838	59,909
Stock-based compensation	68,530	74,487
Depreciation	1,840	3,490
Deferred Tax Assets, Capital Loss Carryforwards	0	4,266
Deferred Tax Assets, Acquisitions	6,327	7,030
Other	36,711	22,165
Total gross deferred tax assets	288,612	285,503
Valuation allowance	(52,675)	(52,064)
Total deferred tax assets	235,937	233,439
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(50,389)	(43,337)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(29,471)	(31,904)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Acquisitions	(217,961)	(235,569)
Other	(2,971)	(2,236)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(300,792)	(313,046)
Net deferred tax assets	$ (64,855)	$ (79,607)