Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 25, 2015	Feb. 11, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
Entity Central Index Key	0000006951
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-25
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jan. 25, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		1,228,696,722