Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Applied’s effective income tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 was a provision of 27.8 percent and 28.8 percent, respectively. Applied's effective income tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 was a provision of 26.4 percent and 27.7 percent, respectively. The rates for the three and nine months ended July 29, 2012 were both lower than the rates for the comparable periods in the prior year primarily due to changes in the composition of income in jurisdictions outside the U.S. with tax incentives. Applied’s future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as tax legislation and the geographic composition of Applied’s pre-tax income. Management carefully monitors these factors and timely adjusts the interim effective income tax rate accordingly. Applied’s tax returns remain subject to examination by taxing authorities for fiscal 2005 and later years. The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations, as well as the amounts and timing of various tax payments that may be made as part of the resolution process, is highly uncertain and could cause an impact to Applied’s consolidated results of operations. This could also cause large fluctuations in the balance sheet classification of current assets and non-current assets and liabilities. Applied expects that unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by $9 million in the next 12 months. At July 29, 2012, non-current deferred taxes and income taxes payable increased $282 million from October 30, 2011. The increase was principally attributable to the Varian acquisition.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

Applied’s effective income tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 was a provision of 27.8 percent and 28.8 percent, respectively. Applied's effective income tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 was a provision of 26.4 percent and 27.7 percent, respectively. The rates for the three and nine months ended July 29, 2012 were both lower than the rates for the comparable periods in the prior year primarily due to changes in the composition of income in jurisdictions outside the U.S. with tax incentives. Applied’s future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as tax legislation and the geographic composition of Applied’s pre-tax income. Management carefully monitors these factors and timely adjusts the interim effective income tax rate accordingly.

Applied’s tax returns remain subject to examination by taxing authorities for fiscal 2005 and later years.

The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations, as well as the amounts and timing of various tax payments that may be made as part of the resolution process, is highly uncertain and could cause an impact to Applied’s consolidated results of operations. This could also cause large fluctuations in the balance sheet classification of current assets and non-current assets and liabilities. Applied expects that unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by $9 million in the next 12 months. At July 29, 2012, non-current deferred taxes and income taxes payable increased $282 million from October 30, 2011. The increase was principally attributable to the Varian acquisition.