Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 28, 2017	Oct. 29, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$ 28,137	$ 22,527
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	62,923	49,455
Reserves for compensation and benefits	84,096	48,062
Tax credit carryovers	68,317	68,669
Stock-based compensation	99,815	56,345
Depreciation	2,659	3,078
Net operating losses	11,158	8,225
Acquisition-related costs	3,384	13,336
Other	34,737	39,256
Total gross deferred tax assets	395,226	308,953
Valuation allowance	(53,787)	(67,094)
Total deferred tax assets	341,439	241,859
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(64,868)	(59,218)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(64,067)	(60,986)
Acquisition-related intangibles	(1,851,818)	(193,059)
Other	(3,047)	(2,522)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(1,983,800)	(315,785)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$ (1,642,361)	$ (73,926)