Income Taxes - Textual (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, € in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 02, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 03, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares		Oct. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Nov. 04, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($)	[1]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Blended statutory income tax rate				23.40%
Change in tax rate, income tax benefit	$ 7,500			$ 637,000
U.S. federal statutory tax rate		21.00%	21.00%	23.40%
Transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, income tax expense				$ 691,000
Transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, liability				755,000
Transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings related to recorded amounts in prior years, provisional income tax expense (benefit)				64,000
Unrecognized income tax, other outside basis differences		$ 22,800,000
Adoption adjustment		11,997,945	$ 11,709,188
Deferred tax assets		1,503,064	1,582,382	9,665			$ 1,664,794
Deferred income tax		1,919,595	2,088,212	990,409			2,314,512
Valuation allowance		154,130	116,349
State credit carryover		151,700
Foreign investment tax credit carryover		11,800
Liability for unrealized tax benefits		21,300	34,300
Liability for interest and penalties		3,400	4,700
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions		1,000	1,500	7,300
Worthless stock deduction				4,200
Additions for tax positions related to prior years			11,400
Income tax holiday, amount		$ 4,600	$ 14,900	$ 27,700
Impact of income tax holiday, basic and diluted (per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ 0.04	$ 0.07
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Adoption adjustment		$ (2,379)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Reserve release, transfer pricing				$ 18,100
Reserve release				35,500
Unrecognized tax benefits with interest				9,900
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Linear Technology Corporation
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Reserve release		18,600
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Tax Year 2013
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Reserve release				3,300
Revenue Commissioners, Ireland
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Income tax examination, excluding penalties and interest expense		50,200				€ 43.0
Retained Earnings
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Adoption adjustment		$ 7,236,238	$ 6,899,253	5,982,697	[1]			$ 5,179,024
Retained Earnings | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Adoption adjustment			$ 2,379	$ 331,026
Accounting Standards Update 2016-16
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets	1,700,000						1,655,129
Deferred income tax	1,300,000						$ 1,324,103
Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 | Retained Earnings | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Adoption adjustment	$ 331,000

[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.