Other Investments	12 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2016
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Other Investments	Other Investments Other investments consist of interests in venture capital funds and other long-term investments. Investments are accounted for using the equity or cost method of accounting, depending on the nature of the investment, as appropriate. Realized gains and losses from equity method investments are reflected in nonoperating (income) expense based upon the Company's ownership share of the investee's financial results. Realized gains or losses on cost-method investments are determined based on the specific identification basis and are recognized in nonoperating (income) expense. During fiscal 2016, the Company recognized an other-than-temporary impairment of $6.0 million, recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of income in other, net, within non-operating (income) expense, related to a cost method investment that the Company determined was impaired. There were no other-than-temporary impairments recognized in any other of the fiscal periods presented. There were no material net realized or unrealized gains or losses from other investments during fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014.

Other Investments

Other investments consist of interests in venture capital funds and other long-term investments. Investments are accounted for using the equity or cost method of accounting, depending on the nature of the investment, as appropriate. Realized gains and losses from equity method investments are reflected in nonoperating (income) expense based upon the Company's ownership share of the investee's financial results. Realized gains or losses on cost-method investments are determined based on the specific identification basis and are recognized in nonoperating (income) expense.

During fiscal 2016, the Company recognized an other-than-temporary impairment of $6.0 million, recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of income in other, net, within non-operating (income) expense, related to a cost method investment that the Company determined was impaired. There were no other-than-temporary impairments recognized in any other of the fiscal periods presented.

There were no material net realized or unrealized gains or losses from other investments during fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014.