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Industry Segment Operations (Percentage by Customer) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 26, 2014
Oct. 27, 2013
Oct. 28, 2012
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited [Member]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 21.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= amat_CustomerTwoMember
27.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= amat_CustomerTwoMember
16.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= amat_CustomerTwoMember
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. [Member]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= amat_CustomerOneMember
13.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= amat_CustomerOneMember
20.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= amat_CustomerOneMember