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Stockholders' Equity, Comprehensive Income and Share-Based Compensation (ESPP Fair Value Assumptions) (Details) (Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member])
12 Months Ended
Oct. 26, 2014
Oct. 27, 2013
Oct. 28, 2012
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
     
Weighted Average Assumptions Used For Stock Options Granted      
Dividend yield 1.96%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
2.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
3.01%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Expected volatility 26.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
24.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
29.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Risk-free interest rate 0.06%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
0.09%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
0.13%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amat_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Expected life (in years) 6 months 6 months 6 months