Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2015	Jul. 27, 2014	Jul. 26, 2015	Jul. 27, 2014	Oct. 26, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Time period for hedging of foreign currency transaction			24 months
Time period over which majority of after tax gain loss related to derivatives to be reclassified into earnings			12 months
Gain (loss) on derivatives associated with terminated business combination	$ (3,000,000)	$ (10,000,000)	$ 89,000,000	$ (9,000,000)
Tokyo Electron Limited [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivatives associated with terminated business combination	(3,000,000)	$ (10,000,000)	89,000,000	$ (9,000,000)
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Tokyo Electron Limited [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Asset					$ 52,000,000
Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 600,000,000		$ 600,000,000