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Business Combination (Details Textuals) (Tokyo Electron Limited [Member], USD $)
In Billions, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Expected stock repurchase of resulting entity in the next fiscal year 3.0amat_BusinessCombinationExpectedStockRepurchaseintheNextFiscalYear
Former TEL Shareholders [Member]
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Shares to be issued as part of combination, conversion ratio 3.25amat_BusinessCombinationSharestobeIssuedaspartofCombinationConversionRatio
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= amat_TokyoElectronLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amat_FormerTELShareholdersMember
Percentage of voting interests acquired 32.00%amat_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageofVotingIntereststobeAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= amat_TokyoElectronLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amat_FormerTELShareholdersMember
Former Applied Materials Shareholders [Member]
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Shares to be received as part of combination, conversion ratio 1amat_BusinessCombinationSharestobeReceivedaspartofCombinationConversionRatio
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= amat_TokyoElectronLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amat_FormerAppliedMaterialsShareholdersMember
Percentage of voting interests acquired 68.00%amat_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageofVotingIntereststobeAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= amat_TokyoElectronLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= amat_FormerAppliedMaterialsShareholdersMember