Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011		Oct. 30, 2010		Oct. 31, 2009
Revenue
Revenue	$ 2,993,320		$ 2,761,503		$ 2,014,908
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	1,006,779	[1]	962,081	[1]	896,271	[1]
Gross margin	1,986,541		1,799,422		1,118,637
Operating expenses:
Research and development	505,570	[1]	492,305	[1]	446,980	[1]
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	406,707	[1]	390,560	[1]	333,184	[1]
Special charges	2,239		16,483		53,656
Total operating expenses	914,516		899,348		833,820
Operating income from continuing operations	1,072,025		900,074		284,817
Nonoperating (income) expenses:
Interest expense	19,146		10,429		4,094
Interest income	(9,060)		(9,837)		(15,621)
Other, net	492		(2,183)		(1,100)
Total nonoperating (income) expense	10,578		(1,591)		(12,627)
Earnings
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,061,447		901,665		297,444
Provision for income taxes:
Payable currently	198,849		200,306		38,441
Deferred	1,704		(9,866)		11,595
Provision for income taxes	200,553		190,440		50,036
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	860,894		711,225		247,408
Discontinued operations, net of tax:
Income from discontinued operations					364
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	6,500		859
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax	6,500		859		364
Net income	867,394		712,084		247,772
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic	299,417		297,387		291,385
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted	308,236		305,861		292,698
Earnings per share - Basic
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 2.88		$ 2.39		$ 0.85
Net income	$ 2.90		$ 2.39		$ 0.85
Earnings per share - Diluted
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 2.79		$ 2.33		$ 0.85
Net income	$ 2.81		$ 2.33		$ 0.85
Dividends declared and paid per share	$ 0.94		$ 0.84		$ 0.80
Cost of sales [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	7,294		7,333		7,469
Research and development [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	23,289		23,342		22,666
Selling, marketing, general and administrative [Member]
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 21,775		$ 21,077		$ 18,478

[1] Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: