Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Oct. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,047,838	$ 921,132
Short-term investments		0	3,134,661
Accounts receivable less allowances of $7,213 ($5,117 in 2016)		688,953	477,609
Inventories	[1]	550,816	376,555
Prepaid income tax		3,522	6,405
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		60,209	58,501
Total current assets		2,351,338	4,974,863
Property, Plant and Equipment, at Cost
Land and buildings		794,456	564,329
Machinery and equipment		2,368,215	1,994,115
Office equipment		66,493	58,785
Leasehold improvements		75,263	59,649
Property, plant and equipment, at cost		3,304,427	2,676,878
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		2,197,123	2,040,762
Net property, plant and equipment		1,107,304	636,116
Other Assets
Deferred compensation plan investments		32,572	26,152
Other investments		24,838	21,937
Goodwill		12,217,455	1,679,116
Intangible assets, net		5,319,425	549,368
Deferred tax assets		32,322	36,005
Other assets		56,040	46,721
Total other assets		17,682,652	2,359,299
Total assets		21,141,294	7,970,278
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable		236,629	171,439
Deferred income on shipments to distributors, net		473,972	351,538
Income taxes payable		86,905	4,100
Debt, current		300,000	0
Accrued liabilities		498,826	255,857
Total current liabilities		1,596,332	782,934
Non-current Liabilities
Long-term debt		7,551,084	1,732,177
Deferred income taxes		1,674,683	109,931
Deferred compensation plan liability		32,572	26,152
Other non-current liabilities		125,083	153,466
Total non-current liabilities		9,383,422	2,021,726
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 471,934 shares authorized, none outstanding		0	0
Common stock, $0.16 2/3 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized, 368,635,788 shares outstanding (308,170,560 on October 29, 2016)		61,441	51,363
Capital in excess of par value		5,250,519	402,270
Retained earnings		4,910,939	4,785,799
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(61,359)	(73,814)
Total shareholders’ equity		10,161,540	5,165,618
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity		$ 21,141,294	$ 7,970,278

[1] Includes $5,373 and $2,486 related to stock-based compensation at October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016, respectively.