Industry Segment Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2017

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)
2017:
Semiconductor Systems	$	9,517	$	3,173		$	286	$	150	$	1,626		$	1,760
Applied Global Services	3,017		817			15		21		564			762
Display and Adjacent Markets	1,900		502			12		17		190			367
Corporate and Other	103		(624		)	94		157		(42		)	41
Total	$	14,537	$	3,868		$	407	$	345	$	2,338		$	2,930
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

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

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

	2017			2016			2015
	(In millions)
Unallocated net sales	$	103		$	157		$	133
Unallocated cost of products sold and expenses	(507		)	(538		)	(523		)
Share-based compensation	(220		)	(201		)	(187		)
Certain items associated with terminated business combination	—			—			(50		)
Gain on derivatives associated with terminated business combination	—			—			89
Total	$	(624	)	$	(582	)	$	(538	)

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:

	2017		2016		2015
	(In millions)
Net sales:
United States	$	1,474	$	1,143	$	1,630
Korea	4,052		1,883		1,654
Taiwan	3,291		2,843		2,600
China	2,746		2,259		1,623
Japan	1,518		1,279		1,078
Europe	816		615		642
Southeast Asia	640		803		432
Total outside United States	13,063		9,682		8,029
Consolidated total	$	14,537	$	10,825	$	9,659

	October 29, 2017		October 30, 2016
	(In millions)
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	915	$	798
Korea	21		12
Taiwan	50		34
China	47		44
Japan	8		8
Europe	47		34
Southeast Asia	98		85
Total outside United States	271		217
Consolidated total	$	1,186	$	1,015

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 and services in multiple reportable segments:

	2017		2016		2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	23	%	13	%	18	%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	15	%	16	%	15	%
Intel Corporation	*		11	%	*
Micron Technology, Inc.	*		11	%	*

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* Less than 10%