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Special Charges
 9 Months Ended
Aug. 03, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
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The Company monitors global macroeconomic conditions on an ongoing basis and continues to assess opportunities for improved operational effectiveness and efficiency, as well as a better alignment of expenses with revenues. As a result of these assessments, the Company has undertaken various restructuring actions over the past several years. These actions are described below.
The following table is a roll-forward from November 3, 2018 to August 3, 2019 of the employee separation and exit cost accruals established related to these actions:
Accrued Restructuring
Closure of Manufacturing Facilities
 
Reduction of Operating Costs Action
 
Early Retirement Action
 
Repositioning Action
Balance at November 3, 2018
$
42,974

 
$
5,255

 
$
9,897

 
$
—

First quarter fiscal 2019 special charges
1,127

 
—

 
—

 
20,655

Severance and other payments
—

 
(2,489
)
 
(2,766
)
 
(1,051
)
Non-cash impairment charge
—

 
—

 
—

 
(4,367
)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual
(14
)
 
4

 
—

 
(2
)
Balance at February 2, 2019
$
44,087

 
$
2,770

 
$
7,131

 
$
15,235

Second quarter fiscal 2019 special charges
4,593

 
—

 
—

 
3,569

Severance and other payments
—

 
(909
)
 
(1,641
)
 
(3,782
)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual
(18
)
 
—

 
—

 
(9
)
Balance at May 4, 2019
$
48,662

 
$
1,861

 
$
5,490

 
$
15,013

Third quarter fiscal 2019 special charges
927

 
—

 
—

 
—

Severance and other payments
—

 
(596
)
 
(583
)
 
(4,321
)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual
(84
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
Balance at August 3, 2019
$
49,505

 
$
1,265

 
$
4,907

 
$
10,687

Current - accrued liabilities
$
—

 
$
1,265

 
$
4,907

 
$
10,687

Other non-current liabilities
$
49,505

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—



Repositioning Action
During the first and second quarters of fiscal 2019, the Company recorded special charges of $20.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively, as a result of organizational initiatives to reposition the Company's global workforce skill set to align with the Company's long-term strategic plan. Approximately $19.8 million of the total charges for the first and second quarters of fiscal 2019 were for severance and fringe benefit costs in accordance with either the Company's ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements for 140 engineering and selling, marketing, general and administrative (SMG&A) employees. As of August 3, 2019, the Company still employed 18 of the 140 employees included in this action. These employees must continue to be employed by the Company until their employment is involuntarily terminated in order to receive the severance benefits. The remaining $4.4 million of the charges related to the write-off of acquired intellectual property during the first quarter of fiscal 2019 due to the Company's decision to discontinue certain product development strategies.

Closure of Manufacturing Facilities
The Company recorded special charges of $51.1 million on a cumulative basis through August 3, 2019 as a result of its decision to consolidate certain wafer and test facility operations acquired as part of the acquisition of Linear Technology Corporation (Linear). Over the next one to three years, the Company plans to close its Hillview wafer fabrication facility located in Milpitas, California and its Singapore test facility. The Company intends to transfer Hillview wafer fabrication production to its other internal facilities and to external foundries. In addition, the Company is planning to transition testing operations currently handled in its Singapore facility to its facilities in Penang, Malaysia and the Philippines, in addition to its outsourced assembly and test partners. The special charges include severance and fringe benefit costs, in accordance with the Company's ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements at foreign locations, and one-time termination benefits for 1,249 manufacturing, engineering and SMG&A employees. These one-time termination benefits are being recognized over the future service period required for employees to earn these benefits. Employees included in this action must continue to be employed by the Company until their employment is terminated by the Company in order to receive the severance benefits.