Business Combination (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 29, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Nov. 10, 2011
Business Combination (Textual) [Abstract]
Assumed earned equity awards					$ 27,000,000
Goodwill					2,604,000,000
Net sales	2,343,000,000	2,787,000,000	7,073,000,000	8,336,000,000
Operating Income (loss)	322,000,000	687,000,000	910,000,000	2,037,000,000
Business acquisition charges	53,000,000		275,000,000
Business acquisition costs not allocated to a segment	1,000,000		38,000,000
Proforma results of nonrecurring adjustments		4,000,000		121,000,000
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc [Member]
Business Combination (Textual) [Abstract]
Acquisition date			November 10, 2011
Total purchase price for acquired entity, net of cash					4,200,000,000
Net sales	294,000,000		829,000,000
Operating Income (loss)	14,000,000		(117,000,000)
Silicon Systems Group [Member]
Business Combination (Textual) [Abstract]
Goodwill					$ 1,800,000,000