Special Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Special Charges [Abstract]

Summary of the Company's special charges, Income Statement

The following table displays the special charges taken related to these actions and a roll-forward from November 1, 2008 to October 29, 2011 of the employee separation and exit cost accruals established related to these actions.

			Consolidation
	Closure of Wafer		of a Wafer				Closure of Wafer
	Fabrication		Fabrication		Reduction of		Fabrication		Total
	Facility		Facility in		Operating		Facility		Special
Statement of Income	in Sunnyvale		Limerick		Costs		in Cambridge		Charges
Workforce reductions	$	—	$	—	$	1,627	$	—	$	1,627
Change in estimate		—		1,461		—		—		1,461
Total Fiscal 2008 Charges	$	—	$	1,461	$	1,627	$	—	$	3,088
Workforce reductions		—		—		26,583		7,446		34,029
Facility closure costs		—		1,191		2,411		57		3,659
Non-cash impairment charge		—		—		839		14,629		15,468
Other items		—		—		500		—		500
Total Fiscal 2009 Charges	$	—	$	1,191	$	30,333	$	22,132	$	53,656
Workforce reductions		—		—		10,908		—		10,908
Facility closure costs		375		—		—		4,689		5,064
Non-cash impairment charge		—		—		487		—		487
Other items		—		—		24		—		24
Total Fiscal 2010 Charges	$	375	$		$	11,419	$	4,689	$	16,483
Workforce reductions		—		—		2,239		—		2,239
Total Fiscal 2011 Charges	$	—	$	—	$	2,239	$	—	$	2,239

Accrued restructuring

				Consolidation
	Closure of Wafer			of a Wafer						Closure of Wafer
	Fabrication			Fabrication			Reduction of			Fabrication			Total
	Facility			Facility in			Operating			Facility			Special
Accrued Restructuring	in Sunnyvale			Limerick			Costs			in Cambridge			Charge
Balance at November 1, 2008	$	1,747		$	11,754		$	1,501		$	—		$	15,002
Fiscal 2009 special charges		—			1,191			30,333			22,132			53,656
Severance payments		—			(11,802	)		(21,156	)		(756	)		(33,714	)
Facility closure costs		(1,578	)		(1,164	)		(1,195	)		(57	)		(3,994	)
Non-cash impairment charge		—			—			(839	)		(14,629	)		(15,468	)
Other payments		—			—			(503	)		—			(503	)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual		—			333			20			—			353
Balance at October 31, 2009	$	169		$	312		$	8,161		$	6,690		$	15,332
Fiscal 2010 special charges		375			—			11,419			4,689			16,483
Severance payments		—			(302	)		(12,223	)		(5,337	)		(17,862	)
Facility closure costs		(544	)		—			(1,216	)		(4,079	)		(5,839	)
Non-cash impairment charge		—			—			(487	)		—			(487	)
Other payments		—			—			(24	)		—			(24	)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual		—			(10	)		(84	)		—			(94	)
Balance at October 30, 2010	$	—		$	—		$	5,546		$	1,963		$	7,509
Fiscal 2011 special charges		—			—			2,239			—			2,239
Severance payments		—			—			(3,913	)		(1,352	)		(5,265	)
Facility closure costs		—			—			—			(611	)		(611	)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual		—			—			4			—			4
Balance at October 29, 2011	$	—		$	—		$	3,876		$	—		$	3,876