Industry Segment Operations - Net Sales and Operating Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2022	Jan. 31, 2021
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Net Sales	$ 6,271	$ 5,162
Operating Income (Loss)	1,976	1,283
Corporate and Other
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Net Sales	18	43
Operating Income (Loss)	$ (274)	$ (375)
Semiconductor Systems | Sales Revenue | Product Concentration Risk
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%
Semiconductor Systems | Foundry, logic and other | Sales Revenue | Product Concentration Risk
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Percentage of net sales	60.00%	58.00%
Semiconductor Systems | Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) | Sales Revenue | Product Concentration Risk
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Percentage of net sales	25.00%	17.00%
Semiconductor Systems | Flash memory | Sales Revenue | Product Concentration Risk
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Percentage of net sales	15.00%	25.00%
Semiconductor Systems | Operating Segments
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Net Sales	$ 4,567	$ 3,553
Operating Income (Loss)	1,771	1,261
Applied Global Services | Operating Segments
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Net Sales	1,320	1,155
Operating Income (Loss)	403	332
Display and Adjacent Markets | Operating Segments
Net sales and operating income (loss) for each reportable segment
Net Sales	366	411
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 76	$ 65