Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 8,719	$ 10,517	$ 9,549
Cost of products sold	5,406	6,157	5,834
Gross margin	3,313	4,360	3,715
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering	1,237	1,118	1,143
Selling, general and administrative	1,076	901	942
Impairment of goodwill (Note 9)	421	0	0
Restructuring charges and asset impairments (Note 11)	168	(30)	246
Gain on sale of facilities, net (Note 7)	0	(27)	0
Total operating expenses	2,902	1,962	2,331
Income from operations	411	2,398	1,384
Impairments of strategic investments	17	3	13
Interest and other expenses (Note 10)	95	59	21
Interest and other income, net	17	42	37
Income before income taxes	316	2,378	1,387
Provision for income taxes	207	452	449
Net income	$ 109	$ 1,926	$ 938
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars)	$ 0.09	$ 1.46	$ 0.70
Diluted (in dollars)	$ 0.09	$ 1.45	$ 0.70
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic (in shares)	1,266	1,319	1,340
Diluted (in shares)	1,277	1,330	1,349