Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2014	Apr. 28, 2013	Apr. 27, 2014	Apr. 28, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,353	$ 1,973	$ 4,543	$ 3,546
Cost of products sold	1,352	1,165	2,651	2,156
Gross margin	1,001	808	1,892	1,390
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering	355	344	711	648
Marketing and selling	107	118	216	223
General and administrative	152	126	241	251
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0	278	0	278
Restructuring charges and asset impairments	0	10	7	19
Total operating expenses	614	876	1,175	1,419
Income (loss) from operations	387	(68)	717	(29)
Interest expense	23	24	48	48
Interest and other income, net	1	2	11	5
Income (loss) before income taxes	365	(90)	680	(72)
Provision for income taxes	103	39	165	23
Net income (loss)	$ 262	$ (129)	$ 515	$ (95)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22	$ (0.11)	$ 0.43	$ (0.08)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ (0.11)	$ 0.42	$ (0.08)
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic (in shares)	1,216	1,203	1,211	1,200
Diluted (in shares)	1,229	1,203	1,227	1,200