Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,343	$ 2,787	$ 7,073	$ 8,336
Cost of products sold	1,413	1,603	4,347	4,827
Gross margin	930	1,184	2,726	3,509
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering	309	282	933	850
Selling, general and administrative	255	240	839	679
Restructuring charges and asset impairments (Note 11)	44	3	44	(30)
Gain on sale of facilities, net (Note 7)	0	(28)	0	(27)
Total operating expenses	608	497	1,816	1,472
Income from operations	322	687	910	2,037
Impairment of strategic investments (Notes 3 and 4)	0	0	3	0
Interest and other expenses	24	25	72	35
Interest and other income, net	4	7	13	33
Income before income taxes	302	669	848	2,035
Provision for income taxes	84	193	224	564
Net income	$ 218	$ 476	$ 624	$ 1,471
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.36	$ 0.49	$ 1.11
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.36	$ 0.48	$ 1.10
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic (in shares)	1,257	1,318	1,282	1,321
Diluted (in shares)	1,268	1,330	1,292	1,333