Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2012 Year	Oct. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment of goodwill	$ 421,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Increase in goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets	2,300,000,000
Impairment charges of intangible assets		24,000,000
Intangible assets, useful life, minimum (in years)	1
Intangible assets, useful life, maximum (in years)	15
Change in gross carrying amount of the amortized intangible assets	1,200,000,000
Applied Global Services [Member]
Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment charges of intangible assets		6,000,000
Change in gross carrying amount of the amortized intangible assets		25,000,000
Energy and Environmental Solutions [Member]
Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment charges of intangible assets			31,000,000
Trade Names [Member]
Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment charges of intangible assets		$ 18,000,000