Fair Value (Details) - Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016
Other assets:
Deferred compensation investments	$ 29,447	$ 26,916
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	0
Total assets measured at fair value	5,858,879	3,830,182
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	7,639	7,555
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	6,062	5,231
Total liabilities measured at fair value	13,701	12,786
Amortized cost	3,500,000	3,500,000
Institutional Money Market Funds [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents	2,282,633	277,595
Corporate Obligations [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents	2,301,646	415,660
Corporate Obligations [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Short-term investments	1,132,109	2,518,148
Floating Rate Notes Issued At Par [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Short-term investments		29,989
Floating Rate Notes [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Short-term investments	113,044	561,874
Level 1 [Member]
Other assets:
Deferred compensation investments	29,447	26,916
Total assets measured at fair value	2,312,080	304,511
Liabilities
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0	0
Level 1 [Member] | Institutional Money Market Funds [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents	2,282,633	277,595
Level 2 [Member]
Other assets:
Deferred compensation investments		0
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	0
Total assets measured at fair value	3,546,799	3,525,671
Liabilities
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	6,062	5,231
Total liabilities measured at fair value	6,062	5,231
Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Cash equivalents	2,301,646	415,660
Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Short-term investments	1,132,109	2,518,148
Level 2 [Member] | Floating Rate Notes Issued At Par [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Short-term investments		29,989
Level 2 [Member] | Floating Rate Notes [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
Available-for-sale:
Short-term investments	113,044	561,874
Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	7,639	7,555
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$ 7,639	$ 7,555