Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table presents the changes in goodwill during the first nine months of fiscal 2017:



	Nine Months Ended
	July 29, 2017
Balance as of October 29, 2016	$	1,679,116
Goodwill related to acquisition of Linear (Note 15)	10,555,688
Goodwill related to other acquisitions (1)	4,851
Foreign currency translation adjustment	2,160
Balance as of July 29, 2017	$	12,241,815

(1) Represents goodwill related to acquisitions that were not material to the Company on either an individual or aggregate basis.

Finite lived intangible assets

As of July 29, 2017 and October 29, 2016, the Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:



	July 29, 2017				October 29, 2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	4,671,288	$	353,735	$	649,159	$	158,979
Technology-based	1,097,049		66,841		38,731		9,958
Trade-name	72,800		4,252		600		60
Backlog	200		150		200		—
IPR&D	24,333		—		29,675		—
Total (1)(2)	$	5,865,670	$	424,978	$	718,365	$	168,997

___________

(1) Foreign intangible asset carrying amounts are affected by foreign currency translation.

(2) Increases in intangible assets primarily relate to the Acquisition and other acquisitions. See Note 15, Acquisitions, of these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Amortization expense

The Company expects annual amortization expense for intangible assets to be:



Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense
Remainder of fiscal 2017		$147,239
2018		$587,637
2019		$584,448
2020		$584,210
2021		$583,789