Industry Segment Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2016

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 were as follows:

	Net Sales		Operating Income  (Loss)			Depreciation/ Amortization		Capital Expenditures		Accounts Receivable			Inventories
	(In millions)
2016:
Semiconductor Systems	$	6,873	$	1,807		$	277	$	114	$	1,524		$	1,188
Applied Global Services	2,589		682			12		14		559			594
Display and Adjacent Markets	1,206		245			5		6		238			215
Corporate and Other	157		(582		)	95		119		(42		)	53
Total	$	10,825	$	2,152		$	389	$	253	$	2,279		$	2,050
2015:
Semiconductor Systems	$	6,135	$	1,410		$	268	$	115	$	1,160		$	1,079
Applied Global Services	2,447		630			10		12		483			555
Display and Adjacent Markets	944		191			6		13		129			176
Corporate and Other	133		(538		)	87		75		(33		)	23
Total	$	9,659	$	1,693		$	371	$	215	$	1,739		$	1,833
2014:
Semiconductor Systems	$	5,978	$	1,391		$	268	$	134	$	1,146		$	955
Applied Global Services	2,114		538			11		7		422			431
Display and Adjacent Markets	848		202			7		4		157			117
Corporate and Other	132		(611		)	89		96		(55		)	64
Total	$	9,072	$	1,520		$	375	$	241	$	1,670		$	1,567

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

The reconciling items included in Corporate and Other were as follows:

	2016			2015			2014
	(In millions)
Unallocated net sales	$	157		$	133		$	132
Unallocated cost of products sold and expenses	(538		)	(523		)	(523		)
Share-based compensation	(201		)	(187		)	(177		)
Certain items associated with terminated business combination	—			(50		)	(73		)
Gain (loss) on derivatives associated with terminated business combination	—			89			30
Total	$	(582	)	$	(538	)	$	(611	)

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:

	2016		2015		2014
	(In millions)
Net sales:
United States	$	1,143	$	1,630	$	1,966
Taiwan	2,843		2,600		2,702
China	2,259		1,623		1,608
Korea	1,883		1,654		965
Japan	1,279		1,078		817
Europe	615		642		658
Southeast Asia	803		432		356
Total outside United States	9,682		8,029		7,106
Consolidated total	$	10,825	$	9,659	$	9,072

	October 30, 2016		October 25, 2015
	(In millions)
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	798	$	705
Taiwan	34		39
China	44		46
Korea	12		12
Japan	8		6
Europe	34		75
Southeast Asia	85		73
Total outside United States	217		251
Consolidated total	$	1,015	$	956

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:

	2016		2015		2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	16	%	15	%	21	%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	13	%	18	%	12	%
Intel Corporation	11	%	*		*
Micron Technology, Inc.	11	%	*		*