Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
Jul. 30, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	Acquisitions Proposed acquisition of Linear Technology Corporation On July 26, 2016, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement to acquire Linear. Under the terms of the agreement, Linear stockholders will receive, for each outstanding share of Linear common stock, $46.00 in cash and 0.2321 of a share of the Company’s common stock at the closing. Based on the number of outstanding shares of Linear common stock as of July 26, 2016 and the Company's 5-day volume weighted average price as of July 21, 2016, the value of the total consideration to be paid by the Company is estimated to be approximately $14.8 billion, to be funded with the issuance of approximately 58.0 million new shares of the Company’s common stock and approximately $11.6 billion of new short- and long-term loans and bonds. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including antitrust regulatory clearances and approval by Linear stockholders. The Merger Agreement includes termination rights for both the Company and Linear. Under certain circumstances, including if the proposed merger is terminated due to a failure to obtain the required regulatory clearances, the Company may be required to pay Linear a termination fee of $700.0 million. In addition, Linear may be required to pay the Company a termination fee of $490.0 million under certain circumstances, including if Linear terminates the Merger Agreement to accept a superior proposal. In connection with the planned acquisition, Analog has obtained bridge financing commitments (see Note 13, Debt). These sources of financing together with the issuance of the new shares of the Company's common stock are expected to be sufficient to finance the acquisition. As a result of the planned acquisition, the Company has temporarily suspended its share repurchase program (see Note 4, Common Stock Repurchase). As of the third quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company has incurred $8.3 million of transaction-related costs recorded within Selling, Marketing, General and Administrative expenses in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2016

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Acquisitions

Proposed acquisition of Linear Technology Corporation

On July 26, 2016, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement to acquire Linear. Under the terms of the agreement, Linear stockholders will receive, for each outstanding share of Linear common stock, $46.00 in cash and 0.2321 of a share of the Company’s common stock at the closing. Based on the number of outstanding shares of Linear common stock as of July 26, 2016 and the Company's 5-day volume weighted average price as of July 21, 2016, the value of the total consideration to be paid by the Company is estimated to be approximately $14.8 billion, to be funded with the issuance of approximately 58.0 million new shares of the Company’s common stock and approximately $11.6 billion of new short- and long-term loans and bonds.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including antitrust regulatory clearances and approval by Linear stockholders. The Merger Agreement includes termination rights for both the Company and Linear. Under certain circumstances, including if the proposed merger is terminated due to a failure to obtain the required regulatory clearances, the Company may be required to pay Linear a termination fee of $700.0 million. In addition, Linear may be required to pay the Company a termination fee of $490.0 million under certain circumstances, including if Linear terminates the Merger Agreement to accept a superior proposal.

In connection with the planned acquisition, Analog has obtained bridge financing commitments (see Note 13, Debt). These sources of financing together with the issuance of the new shares of the Company's common stock are expected to be sufficient to finance the acquisition. As a result of the planned acquisition, the Company has temporarily suspended its share repurchase program (see Note 4, Common Stock Repurchase). As of the third quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company has incurred $8.3 million of transaction-related costs recorded within Selling, Marketing, General and Administrative expenses in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.