Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2014	Jul. 28, 2013	Jul. 27, 2014	Jul. 28, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,265	$ 1,975	$ 6,808	$ 5,521
Cost of products sold	1,273	1,169	3,924	3,325
Gross margin	992	806	2,884	2,196
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering	357	334	1,068	982
Marketing and selling	108	111	324	334
General and administrative	136	97	377	348
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0	0	0	278
Restructuring charges and asset impairments	0	14	7	33
Total operating expenses	601	556	1,776	1,975
Income from operations	391	250	1,108	221
Interest expense	24	23	72	71
Interest and other income, net	3	1	14	6
Income before income taxes	370	228	1,050	156
Provision for income taxes	69	60	234	83
Net income	$ 301	$ 168	$ 816	$ 73
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.14	$ 0.67	$ 0.06
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.14	$ 0.66	$ 0.06
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic (in shares)	1,218	1,203	1,213	1,201
Diluted (in shares)	1,233	1,220	1,230	1,218