Industry Segment Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 25, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment

Information for each reportable segment for and as of the end of each fiscal year is as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating Income  (Loss)			Depreciation/ Amortization		Capital Expenditures		Segment Assets
	(In millions)
2015:
Silicon Systems	$	6,135	$	1,410		$	268	$	115	$	5,464
Applied Global Services	2,531		664			10		12		2,254
Display	780		156			5		13		456
Energy and Environmental Solutions	213		(61		)	7		3		118
Total Segment	$	9,659	$	2,169		$	290	$	143	$	8,292
2014:
Silicon Systems	$	5,978	$	1,391		$	268	$	134	$	5,508
Applied Global Services	2,200		573			11		7		2,042
Display	615		129			5		4		423
Energy and Environmental Solutions	279		15			9		1		173
Total Segment	$	9,072	$	2,108		$	293	$	146	$	8,146
2013:
Silicon Systems	$	4,775	$	876		$	260	$	118	$	5,525
Applied Global Services	2,023		436			13		7		1,958
Display	538		74			8		6		293
Energy and Environmental Solutions	173		(433		)	22		1		183
Total Segment	$	7,509	$	953		$	303	$	132	$	7,959

Reconciliations of total segment operating income to Applied's consolidated operating income

Reconciliations of segment operating results to Applied consolidated totals for each fiscal year are as follows:

	2015			2014			2013
	(In millions)
Total segment operating income	$	2,169		$	2,108		$	953
Corporate and unallocated costs	(515		)	(540		)	(462		)
Restructuring charges and asset impairments	—			(5		)	(35		)
Certain items associated with terminated business combination	(50		)	(73		)	(17		)
Gain (loss) on derivatives associated with terminated business combination	89			30			(7		)
Income from operations	$	1,693		$	1,520		$	432

Reconciliations of depreciation and amortization expense to Applied's consolidated totals

Reconciliations of depreciation and amortization expense to Applied consolidated totals for each fiscal year are as follows:

	2015		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Total segment depreciation and amortization	$	290	$	293	$	303
Depreciation on shared facilities and information technology assets	81		82		107
Consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	371	$	375	$	410

Reconciliation of capital expenditures to Applied's consolidated totals

Reconciliations of capital expenditures to Applied consolidated totals for each fiscal year are as follows:

	2015		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Total segment capital expenditures	$	143	$	146	$	132
Shared facilities and information technology assets	72		95		65
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	215	$	241	$	197

Reconciliation of segment assets to Applied's consolidated totals

Reconciliations of segment assets to Applied consolidated totals for each fiscal year are as follows:

	October 25, 2015			October 26, 2014
	(In millions)
Total segment assets	$	8,292		$	8,146
Cash and investments	5,911			4,060
Allowance for bad debts	(49		)	(58		)
Deferred income taxes	458			299
Other current assets	148			147
Common property, plant and equipment	514			522
Other assets	34			58
Consolidated total assets	$	15,308		$	13,174

Net sales and long-lived assets by geographic region

Net sales and long-lived assets by geographic region for and as of each fiscal year were as follows:

	2015		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Net sales:
United States	$	1,630	$	1,966	$	1,473
Taiwan	2,600		2,702		2,640
China	1,623		1,608		787
Korea	1,654		965		924
Japan	1,078		817		685
Europe	642		658		680
Southeast Asia	432		356		320
Total outside United States	8,029		7,106		6,036
Consolidated total	$	9,659	$	9,072	$	7,509

	October 25, 2015		October 26, 2014
	(In millions)
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	705	$	636
Taiwan	39		34
China	46		61
Korea	12		12
Japan	6		5
Europe	75		99
Southeast Asia	73		77
Total outside United States	251		288
Consolidated total	$	956	$	924

Companies accounted for at least 10 percent of Applied's net sales

The following customers accounted for at least 10 percent of Applied’s net sales in each fiscal year, which were for products in multiple reportable segments:

	2015		2014		2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	18	%	12	%	13	%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	15	%	21	%	27	%