Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011 Year Segments Person Installment	Oct. 30, 2010 Year	Oct. 31, 2009 Year Person	Sep. 28, 2009 Person	Oct. 28, 2006
Stock Options
Options granted	1,990,000	1,866,000	20,873,000
Weighted-average exercise price-stock options	$ 37.59	$ 31.49	$ 25.74
Weighted-average grant date fair value-stock options	$ 8.62	$ 7.77	$ 5.97
Assumptions:
Weighted-average expected volatility	29.30%	31.40%	41.30%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)	5.3	5.3	4.7
Risk-free interest rate	2.10%	2.50%	1.40%
Expected dividend yield	2.40%	2.60%	3.20%
Summary of the activity under the Company's stock option plans
Options outstanding, Beginning Balance	43,079,000
Options granted	1,990,000	1,866,000	20,873,000
Options exercised	(8,260,000)
Options forfeited	(450,000)
Options expired	(2,243,000)
Options outstanding, Ending Balance	34,116,000	43,079,000
Options exercisable	21,510,000
Options vested or expected to vest	33,507,000
Options outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share, Beginning Balance	$ 29.87
Options granted, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 37.59
Options exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 26.32
Options forfeited, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 27.71
Options expired, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 44.08
Options outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share, Ending Balance	$ 30.27	$ 29.87
Options exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 31.44
Options vested or expected to vest, Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 30.29
Options outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years	4.5
Options exercisable, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years	3.5
Options vested or expected to vest, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years	4.4
Options outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 274,486,000
Options exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	155,665,000
Options vested or expected to vest, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	269,320,000
Summary of the Company's restricted stock unit award activity
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding, Beginning Balance	1,265,000
Units granted	898,000
Restrictions lapsed	(33,000)
Units forfeited	(42,000)
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding, Ending Balance	2,088,000	1,265,000
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share, Beginning Balance	$ 28.21
Units granted, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 34.93
Restrictions lapsed, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 24.28
Units forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share	$ 31.39
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share, Ending Balance	$ 31.10	$ 28.21
Stock-Based Compensation (Textuals) [Abstract]
Maximum common stock granted					15,000,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, terms of award	While the Company may grant to employees options that become exercisable at different times or within different periods, the Company has generally granted to employees options that vest over five years and become exercisable in annual installments of 20% on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant; 331/3% on each of the third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant; or in annual installments of 25% on each of the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant The maximum contractual term of all options is ten years
Stock-based compensation awards vesting period (years)	5 years
Percentage of options exercisable in annual installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries	20.00%
Percentage of options exercisable in annual installments on each of third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant	33.30%
Percentage of options exercisable in annual installments on each of second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant	25.00%
Maximum contractual term of all option	10 years
Total number of common shares available for future grant	10,803,862
Shares reserved for future issuance under 2006 plan	47,007,728
Minimum maturity of traded options used to estimate volatility	1 year
Annual forfeiture rate	4.30%
Options Granted Under Option Exchange			15,200,000
Number of employees elected to participate in stock option exchange			3,100
Cash payments in exchange for shares			2,600,000
Number of employees receiving cash payments in exchange for shares				5,100
Maximum number of exchanged shares resulting in cash payments				100
Number of options cancelled upon grant of new options				33,600,000
Restricted stock units installment	1
Restricted stock installment period	3
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	96,500,000	29,600,000	4,700,000
Proceeds (cash) received from exercise of options	217,400,000	240,400,000	15,100,000
Proceeds from stock option exercises, net of the value of shares surrendered by employees to satisfy employee tax obligations	217,164,000	216,147,000	12,377,000
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards, before tax consideration	88,600,000
Weighted-average period for recognition of compensation cost in years	1.3
Total grant-date fair value of vested stock options	49,600,000	67,700,000	74,400,000
Amount authorized to repurchase company common stock	5,000,000,000
Repurchased common stock, shares	125,000,000
Repurchased common stock, value	4,278,500,000
Repurchase of common stock, shares	721,500,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized	471,934	471,934
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Preferred stock, shares issued
Company's APIC pool	$ 0
Income tax expense from tax shortfalls related to share-based compensation	Company recognized in income tax expense from tax shortfalls related to share-based compensation in its consolidated statement of income was immaterial.
2009 Excluding Option Exchange Program [Member]
Stock Options
Options granted			5,675,000
Weighted-average exercise price-stock options			$ 19.63
Weighted-average grant date fair value-stock options			$ 7.42
Assumptions:
Weighted-average expected volatility			58.80%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)			5.3
Risk-free interest rate			1.70%
Expected dividend yield			4.10%
Summary of the activity under the Company's stock option plans
Options granted			5,675,000