Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2013

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Summary of cash, cash equivalents and investments

The following tables summarize Applied’s cash, cash equivalents and investments by security type:

October 27, 2013	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair  Value
	(In millions)
Cash	$	611	$	—	$	—	$	611
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	1,095		—		—		1,095
Municipal securities	5		—		—		5
Total Cash equivalents	1,100		—		—		1,100
Total Cash and Cash equivalents	$	1,711	$	—	$	—	$	1,711
Short-term and long-term investments:
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	170	$	—	$	—	$	170
Non-U.S. government securities*	11		—		—		11
Municipal securities	379		2		—		381
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes	218		2		1		219
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities	268		2		2		268
Total fixed income securities	1,046		6		3		1,049
Publicly traded equity securities	27		33		—		60
Equity investments in privately-held companies	76		—		—		76
Total short-term and long-term investments	$	1,149	$	39	$	3	$	1,185
Total Cash, Cash equivalents and Investments	$	2,860	$	39	$	3	$	2,896

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* Includes agency and corporate debt securities guaranteed by non-U.S. governments, which consist of Germany, Canada and Australia.

October 28, 2012	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair  Value
	(In millions)
Cash	$	876	$	—	$	—	$	876
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	483		—		—		483
Municipal securities	33		—		—		33
Total Cash equivalents	516		—		—		516
Total Cash and Cash equivalents	$	1,392	$	—	$	—	$	1,392
Short-term and long-term investments:
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	373	$	1	$	—	$	374
Non-U.S. government securities	29		—		—		29
Municipal securities	396		2		—		398
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes	381		3		—		384
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities	294		4		—		298
Total fixed income securities	1,473		10		—		1,483
Publicly traded equity securities	32		15		—		47
Equity investments in privately-held companies	70		—		—		70
Total short-term and long-term investments	$	1,575	$	25	$	—	$	1,600
Total Cash, Cash equivalents and Investments	$	2,967	$	25	$	—	$	2,992

Contractual maturities of investments

The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of Applied’s investments at October 27, 2013:

	Cost		Estimated Fair  Value
	(In millions)
Due in one year or less	$	149	$	149
Due after one through five years	629		632
No single maturity date**	371		404
	$	1,149	$	1,185

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** Securities with no single maturity date include publicly-traded and privately-held equity securities, and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.

Schedule of gross realized gains and losses on sales of investments

Gross realized gains and losses on sales of investments during fiscal 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows:

	2013		2012		2011
	(In millions)
Gross realized gains	$	7	$	3	$	20
Gross realized losses	$	2	$	3	$	4