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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cash	$ 1,364	$ 1,346
Total Cash equivalents	2,010	3,664
Total Cash and Cash equivalents	3,374	5,010	$ 5,278	$ 3,406
Equity investments in privately-held companies	82	74
Cost of short-term and long-term investments	2,173	3,334
Gross unrealized gains on short-term and long-term investments	61	79
Gross unrealized losses on short-term and long-term investments	11	4
Estimated fair value of short-term and long-term investments	2,223	3,409
Cash, cash equivalents and investments, cost	5,547	8,344
Cash, cash equivalents and investments, gross unrealized gains	61	79
Cash, cash equivalents and investments, gross unrealized losses	11	4
Cash, cash equivalents and investments, estimated fair value	5,597	8,419
Total fixed income securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cost of fixed income securities	2,071	3,238
Gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities	0	1
Gross unrealized losses on fixed income securities	11	3
Estimated fair value of fixed income securities	2,060	3,236
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cost of fixed income securities	336	667
Gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities	0	0
Gross unrealized losses on fixed income securities	2	1
Estimated fair value of fixed income securities	334	666
Municipal securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cost of fixed income securities	417	1,007
Gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities	0	0
Gross unrealized losses on fixed income securities	2	0
Estimated fair value of fixed income securities	415	1,007
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cost of fixed income securities	722	1,024
Gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities	0	1
Gross unrealized losses on fixed income securities	3	1
Estimated fair value of fixed income securities	719	1,024
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cost of fixed income securities	586	379
Gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities	0	0
Gross unrealized losses on fixed income securities	4	1
Estimated fair value of fixed income securities	582	378
Publicly traded equity securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cost of publicly traded equity securities	20	22
Gross unrealized gains on publicly traded equity securities	61	78
Gross unrealized losses on publicly traded equity securities	0	1
Estimated fair value of publicly traded equity securities	81	99
Money market funds
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Total Cash equivalents	1,596	2,658
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Total Cash equivalents		15
Municipal securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Total Cash equivalents	119	341
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Total Cash equivalents	292	595
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Total Cash equivalents	1
CANADA \| Non-U.S. government securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cost of fixed income securities	10
Gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities	0
Gross unrealized losses on fixed income securities	0
Estimated fair value of fixed income securities	10
CANADA \| Non-U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies Securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Total Cash equivalents	$ 2
Canada and Germany \| Non-U.S. government securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Cost of fixed income securities		161
Gross unrealized gains on fixed income securities		0
Gross unrealized losses on fixed income securities		0
Estimated fair value of fixed income securities		161
Canada and Germany \| Non-U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies Securities
Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
Total Cash equivalents		$ 55