Document and Entity Information - Jul. 26, 2015 - shares	Total
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	Jul. 26, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	1,200,619,417