Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 04, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in goodwill

The following table presents the changes in goodwill during the first nine months of fiscal 2018:

	Nine Months Ended
	August 4, 2018
Balance as of October 28, 2017	$	12,217,455
Goodwill related to acquisition of Linear (Note 13)	1,647
Goodwill related to other acquisitions (1)	36,558
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1,499		)
Balance as of August 4, 2018	$	12,254,161

(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 August 4, 2018 and October 28, 2017, the Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

	August 4, 2018				October 28, 2017
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	4,697,825	$	762,636	$	4,683,461	$	449,369
Technology-based	1,114,240		208,400		1,097,025		101,920
Trade-name	74,043		15,101		72,800		6,906
IPR&D	20,768		—		24,334		—
Total (1)(2)	$	5,906,876	$	986,137	$	5,877,620	$	558,195

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

(2) Increases in intangible assets primarily relate to acquisitions that were not material to the Company on either an individual or aggregate basis.

Amortization expense

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

Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense
Remainder of fiscal 2018		$142,402
2019		$569,314
2020		$568,665
2021		$568,005
2022		$565,075