Industry Segment Operations (Details 2)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2013
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited [Member]
Companies accounted for at least 10 percent of Applied's net sales
Accounted net sales in percent	30.00%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. [Member]
Companies accounted for at least 10 percent of Applied's net sales
Accounted net sales in percent	16.00%
Intel Corporation [Member]
Companies accounted for at least 10 percent of Applied's net sales
Accounted net sales in percent	10.00%