Industry Segment Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment

Information for each reportable segment as of October 26, 2014, October 27, 2013 and October 28, 2012 and for the fiscal years then ended, is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating Income  (Loss)			Depreciation/ Amortization		Capital Expenditures		Segment Assets
	(In millions)
2014:
Silicon Systems Group	$	5,978	$	1,391		$	268	$	134	$	5,508
Applied Global Services	2,200		573			11		7		2,042
Display	615		129			5		4		423
Energy and Environmental Solutions	279		15			9		1		173
Total Segment	$	9,072	$	2,108		$	293	$	146	$	8,146
2013:
Silicon Systems Group	$	4,775	$	876		$	260	$	118	$	5,525
Applied Global Services	2,023		436			13		7		1,958
Display	538		74			8		6		293
Energy and Environmental Solutions	173		(433		)	22		1		183
Total Segment	$	7,509	$	953		$	303	$	132	$	7,959
2012:
Silicon Systems Group	$	5,536	$	1,243		$	256	$	71	$	5,106
Applied Global Services	2,285		502			17		8		2,035
Display	473		25			8		1		278
Energy and Environmental Solutions	425		(668		)	38		6		513
Total Segment	$	8,719	$	1,102		$	319	$	86	$	7,932

Reconciliations of total segment operating income to Applied's consolidated operating income

Reconciliations of segment operating results to Applied consolidated totals for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	2014			2013			2012
	(In millions)
Total segment operating income	$	2,108		$	953		$	1,102
Corporate and unallocated costs	(540		)	(462		)	(580		)
Restructuring charges and asset impairments	(5		)	(35		)	(111		)
Certain items associated with announced business combination	(73		)	(17		)	—
Gain (loss) on derivative associated with announced business combination	30			(7		)	—
Income from operations	$	1,520		$	432		$	411

Reconciliations of depreciation and amortization expense to Applied's consolidated totals

Reconciliations of depreciation and amortization expense to Applied consolidated totals for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
	(In millions)
Total segment depreciation and amortization	$	293	$	303	$	319
Depreciation on shared facilities and information technology assets	82		107		103
Consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	375	$	410	$	422

Reconciliation of capital expenditures to Applied's consolidated totals

Reconciliations of capital expenditures to Applied consolidated totals for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
	(In millions)
Total segment capital expenditures	$	146	$	132	$	86
Shared facilities and information technology assets	95		65		76
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	241	$	197	$	162

Reconciliation of segment assets to Applied's consolidated totals

Reconciliations of segment assets to Applied consolidated totals as of October 26, 2014, and October 27, 2013 are as follows:

	October 26, 2014			October 27, 2013
	(In millions)
Total segment assets	$	8,146		$	7,959
Cash and investments	4,060			2,896
Allowance for bad debts	(58		)	(74		)
Deferred income taxes	299			376
Other current assets	147			203
Common property, plant and equipment	522			541
Other assets	58			142
Consolidated total assets	$	13,174		$	12,043

Net sales and long-lived assets by geographic region

Net sales and long-lived assets by geographic region were as follows:

	Net Sales		Long-lived Assets
	(In millions)
2014:
United States	$	1,966	$	636
Taiwan	2,702		34
China	1,608		61
Korea	965		12
Japan	817		5
Europe	658		99
Southeast Asia	356		77
Total outside United States	7,106		288
Consolidated total	$	9,072	$	924
2013:
United States	$	1,473	$	620
Taiwan	2,640		37
China	787		65
Korea	924		8
Japan	685		4
Europe	680		99
Southeast Asia	320		81
Total outside United States	6,036		294
Consolidated total	$	7,509	$	914
2012:
United States	$	1,749	$	666
Taiwan	2,411		36
China	783		74
Korea	1,897		9
Japan	704		6
Europe	863		110
Southeast Asia	312		87
Total outside United States	6,970		322
Consolidated total	$	8,719	$	988

Companies accounted for at least 10 percent of Applied's net sales

The following companies accounted for at least 10 percent of Applied’s net sales in fiscal 2014, 2013, or 2012, which were for products in multiple reportable segments.

	2014		2013		2012
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	21	%	27	%	16	%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	12	%	13	%	20	%