Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,573	$ 2,189
Cost of products sold	991	1,403
Gross margin	582	786
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering	304	304
Selling, general and administrative	230	303
Restructuring charges and asset impairments (Note 10)	9	0
Total operating expenses	543	607
Income from operations	39	179
Interest and other expenses (Note 9)	24	24
Interest and other income, net	3	4
Income before income taxes	18	159
Provision for income taxes	(16)	42
Net income	$ 34	$ 117
Earnings per share:
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.09
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic (in shares)	1,198	1,299
Diluted (in shares)	1,212	1,310