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12 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

	Fair Value  (in thousands)		Weighted Average Useful Lives  (in Years)
Technology-based	$	15,100	4
Backlog	25,500		1
Customer relationships	624,900		9
Total amortizable intangible assets	$	665,500	9

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	480,742
Marketable securities	28,008
Accounts receivable (a)	36,991
Inventories	115,377
Prepaid expenses and other assets	24,088
Property, plant and equipment	50,726
Deferred tax assets	2,242
Intangible assets (Note 2f)	666,400
Goodwill (Note 2f)	1,355,972
Total assets	$	2,760,546
Assumed liabilities	52,876
Deferred tax liabilities	276,683
Total estimated purchase price	$	2,430,987

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)
Cash consideration	$2,424,446
Fair value of replacement share-based awards	6,541
Total estimated purchase price	$	2,430,987

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

(thousands, except per share data)
	2014
Revenue	$	3,075,468
Net income	$	778,049
Basic net income per common share	$	2.48
Diluted net income per common share	$	2.44