Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Amortization Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2016	Oct. 25, 2015	Oct. 26, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 189	$ 186	$ 184
Cost of products sold
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	167	163	159
Research, development, and engineering
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	2	1	1
Marketing and selling
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	20	20	21
General and administrative
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	0	2	3
Operating Segments | Semiconductor Systems
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	185	179	173
Operating Segments | Applied Global Services
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	1	1	3
Operating Segments | Display and Adjacent Markets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	0	3	4
Corporate, Reconciling Items, And Eliminations
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 3	$ 3	$ 4