Revolving Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2011	May 31, 2008
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments	$ 3,592,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility (Textuals) [Abstract]
Unsecured revolving credit facility term in years	5 years
Unsecured revolving credit facility		165,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	0
Covenant terms, line of credit	The terms of this facility also include financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and not exceed a maximum leverage ratio
Line of credit facility, covenant compliance	The Company is compliant with these covenants
United States [Member]
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments	$ 1,170,500,000