Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Applied’s effective tax rates for the first quarters of fiscal 2017 and 2016 were 8.8 percent and 8.9 percent, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 remained relatively flat compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to favorable resolutions and changes related to income tax liabilities for uncertain tax positions during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and expected changes in the geographical composition of income, offset by the reinstatement of the U.S. R&D tax credit during the first quarter of fiscal 2016 which was retroactive to its expiration in December of the prior year.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2017

Applied’s effective tax rates for the first quarters of fiscal 2017 and 2016 were 8.8 percent and 8.9 percent, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 remained relatively flat compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to favorable resolutions and changes related to income tax liabilities for uncertain tax positions during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and expected changes in the geographical composition of income, offset by the reinstatement of the U.S. R&D tax credit during the first quarter of fiscal 2016 which was retroactive to its expiration in December of the prior year.