Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Nov. 03, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 5,603,056	$ 5,991,065	$ 6,224,689	[1]
Cost of sales	1,912,578	1,977,315	1,974,293	[1]
Gross margin	3,690,478	4,013,750	4,250,396	[1]
Operating expenses:
Research and Development Expense	1,050,519	1,130,348	1,165,047	[1]
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	659,923	648,094	695,540	[1]
Amortization of intangibles	429,455	429,041	428,902	[1]
Special charges	52,337	95,659	61,318	[1]
Total operating expenses	2,192,234	2,303,142	2,350,807	[1]
Operating income	1,498,244	1,710,608	1,899,589	[1]
Nonoperating expense (income):
Interest expense	193,305	229,075	253,589	[1]
Interest income	(4,305)	(10,229)	(9,383)	[1]
Other, net	(2,373)	6,034	69	[1]
Total nonoperating (income) expense	186,627	224,880	244,275	[1]
Income before income taxes	1,311,617	1,485,728	1,655,314	[1]
Provision for income taxes	90,856	122,717	148,334	[1]
Net income	$ 1,220,761	$ 1,363,011	$ 1,506,980	[1]
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	368,633	369,133	370,430	[1]
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)	371,973	372,871	374,938	[1]
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.31	$ 3.68	$ 4.05	[1]
Income from continuing operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)	$ 3.28	$ 3.65	$ 4.00	[1]
As Reported
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 6,200,942
Cost of sales			1,967,640
Gross margin			4,233,302
Operating expenses:
Research and Development Expense			1,165,410
Selling, marketing, general and administrative			695,937
Amortization of intangibles			428,902
Special charges			61,318
Total operating expenses			2,351,567
Operating income			1,881,735
Nonoperating expense (income):
Interest expense			253,589
Interest income			(9,383)
Other, net			(988)
Total nonoperating (income) expense			243,218
Income before income taxes			1,638,517
Provision for income taxes			143,085
Net income			$ 1,495,432
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)			370,430
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)			374,938
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)			$ 4.02
Income from continuing operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)			$ 3.97
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Restatement Adjustment
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 23,747
Cost of sales			6,950
Gross margin			16,797
Operating expenses:
Research and Development Expense			0
Selling, marketing, general and administrative			0
Amortization of intangibles			0
Special charges			0
Total operating expenses			0
Operating income			16,797
Nonoperating expense (income):
Interest expense			0
Interest income			0
Other, net			0
Total nonoperating (income) expense			0
Income before income taxes			16,797
Provision for income taxes			5,249
Net income			$ 11,548
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)			0
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)			0
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.03
Income from continuing operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)			$ 0.03
Accounting Standards Update 2017-17 | Restatement Adjustment
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 0
Cost of sales			(297)
Gross margin			297
Operating expenses:
Research and Development Expense			(363)
Selling, marketing, general and administrative			(397)
Amortization of intangibles			0
Special charges			0
Total operating expenses			(760)
Operating income			1,057
Nonoperating expense (income):
Interest expense			0
Interest income			0
Other, net			1,057
Total nonoperating (income) expense			1,057
Income before income taxes			0
Provision for income taxes			0
Net income			$ 0
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)			0
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)			0
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)			$ 0
Income from continuing operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)			$ 0

[1] Balances have been restated to reflect the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09). See Note 2a, Principles of Consolidation, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.