Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2013		Oct. 28, 2012	Oct. 30, 2011
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 133		$ 11	$ 104
Provision for restructuring reserves	52		148
Consumption of reserves	(136)		(26)	(33)
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	(10)	[1]		(60)
Ending Balance	39		133	11
2012 Global Restructuring Plan [Member] | Severance and other employee-related costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	106		0	0
Provision for restructuring reserves	35		106
Consumption of reserves	(111)		0	0
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	(4)	[1]		0
Ending Balance	26		106	0
2012 EES Restructuring Plan [Member] | Severance and other employee-related costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	16		0	0
Provision for restructuring reserves	7		27
Consumption of reserves	(18)		(11)	0
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	0	[1]		0
Ending Balance	5		16	0
2012 EES Restructuring Plan [Member] | Contract cancellation and other costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	1		0	0
Provision for restructuring reserves	8		1
Consumption of reserves	(2)		0	0
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	(2)	[1]		0
Ending Balance	5		1	0
2010 EES Restructuring Plan [Member] | Severance and other employee-related costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	0		1	42
Provision for restructuring reserves	0		0
Consumption of reserves	0		(1)	(5)
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	0	[1]		(36)
Ending Balance	0		0	1
2010 Global Restructuring Plan [Member] | Severance and other employee-related costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	0		5	51
Provision for restructuring reserves	0		0
Consumption of reserves	0		(5)	(27)
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	0	[1]		(19)
Ending Balance	0		0	5
Others [Member] | Severance and other employee-related costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	5		0	6
Provision for restructuring reserves	2		14
Consumption of reserves	(5)		(9)	(1)
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	0	[1]		(5)
Ending Balance	2		5	0
Others [Member] | Contract cancellation and other costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	5		5	5
Provision for restructuring reserves	0		0
Consumption of reserves	0		0	0
Adjustment of restructuring reserves	(4)	[1]		0
Ending Balance	$ 1		$ 5	$ 5

[1] Adjustment of restructuring reserves for 2012 Global Restructuring plan represents reclassification of post-retirement benefit liability to other liabilities.