Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Components of the restructuring and asset impairment

The following table summarizes major components of the restructuring and asset impairment charges during fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010:



	2012		2011			2010

	(In millions)
2012 Global Restructuring Plan
Severance and other employee-related costs	$	106	$	—		$	—
2012 EES Restructuring Plan
Severance and other employee-related costs	27		—			—
Contract cancellation and other costs	1		—			—
Asset impairments	20		—			—
2010 EES Restructuring Plan
Severance and other employee-related costs	—		(36		)	45
Asset impairments	—		—			108
2010 Global Restructuring Plan
Severance and other employee-related costs	—		(19		)	84
Others
Severance and other employee-related costs	14		(5		)	—
Non-Restructuring Related
Asset impairments	—		30			9
	$	168	$	(30	)	$	246

Restructuring and asset impairment charges by segment

Restructuring and asset impairment charges were recorded as follows:



	2012		2011			2010

	(In millions)
Silicon Systems Group	$	4	$	—		$	—
Applied Global Services	15		24			—
Energy and Environmental Solutions	38		(33		)	153
Corporate Unallocated	111		(21		)	93
Total	$	168	$	(30	)	$	246

Changes in restructuring reserves related to other restructuring plans and facilities realignment

Changes in restructuring reserves for fiscal 2012, 2011, and 2010 related to other restructuring plans and facilities realignment programs initiated in prior periods were as follows:



	2012 Global Restructuring Plan		2012 EES Restructuring Plan					2010 EES Restructuring Plan			2010 Global Restructuring Plan			Others
	Severance and Other Employee-Related Costs		Severance and Other Employee-Related Costs			Contract Cancellation and Other Costs		Severance and Other Employee-Related Costs			Severance and Other Employee-Related Costs			Severance and Other Employee-Related Costs			Contract Cancellation and Other Costs		Total

	(In millions)
Balance, October 25, 2009	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	26		$	5	$	31
Provision for restructuring reserves	—		—			—		45			104			—			—		149
Consumption of reserves	—		—			—		(3		)	(33		)	(20		)	—		(56		)
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	—		—			—		—			(20		)	—			—		(20		)
Balance, October 31, 2010	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	42		$	51		$	6		$	5	$	104
Consumption of reserves	—		—			—		(5		)	(27		)	(1		)	—		(33		)
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	—		—			—		(36		)	(19		)	(5		)	—		(60		)
Balance, October 30, 2011	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	1		$	5		$	—		$	5	$	11
Provision for restructuring reserves	106		27			1		—			—			14			—		148
Consumption of reserves	—		(11		)	—		(1		)	(5		)	(9		)	—		(26		)
Balance, October 28, 2012	$	106	16			1		—			—			$	5		$	5	$	133

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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