Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 757,902	$ 720,290	$ 2,277,186	$ 1,991,513
% of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Y/Y%	5.00%		14.00%
Digital signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	61,528	60,541	177,781	171,222
% of Revenue	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	9.00%
Y/Y%	2.00%		4.00%
Total analog products [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	696,374	659,749	2,099,405	1,820,291
% of Revenue	92.00%	92.00%	92.00%	91.00%
Y/Y%	6.00%		15.00%
Power management & reference [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	54,924	53,412	164,368	139,032
% of Revenue	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Y/Y%	3.00%		18.00%
Subtotal analog signal processing [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	641,450	606,337	1,935,037	1,681,259
% of Revenue	85.00%	84.00%	85.00%	84.00%
Y/Y%	6.00%		15.00%
Converters [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	337,266	337,168	1,020,219	937,918
% of Revenue	44.00%	47.00%	45.00%	47.00%
Y/Y%	0.00%		9.00%
Amplifiers / Radio frequency [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	197,494	183,932	605,694	501,505
% of Revenue	26.00%	26.00%	27.00%	25.00%
Y/Y%	7.00%		21.00%
Other analog [Member]
Revenue Trends
Revenue	$ 106,690	$ 85,237	$ 309,124	$ 241,836
% of Revenue	14.00%	12.00%	14.00%	12.00%
Y/Y%	25.00%		28.00%