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Fair Value Measurements - Assets Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2023	Oct. 30, 2022	May 01, 2022
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Restricted cash equivalents included in deferred income taxes and other assets	$ 107		$ 104
Restricted Cash Equivalents, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets, Noncurrent	Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets, Noncurrent
Money market funds*
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Restricted cash equivalents included in deferred income taxes and other assets	$ 107	$ 105
Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	11
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	422	422
Municipal securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	422	373
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	560	574
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	423	413
Publicly traded equity securities
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Equity investments with readily determinable values	109	122
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	5,111	2,696
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Equity investments with readily determinable values	109	122
Total	5,220	2,818
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Money market funds*
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	2,416	765
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	11	7
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	422	426
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Non-U.S. government securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	7	6
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Municipal securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	422	386
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	1,410	693
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	423	413
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Publicly traded equity securities
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Equity investments with readily determinable values	109	122
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	2,787	1,169
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Equity investments with readily determinable values	109	122
Total	2,896	1,291
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Money market funds*
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	2,416	765
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	371	404
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Non-U.S. government securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Municipal securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Publicly traded equity securities
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Equity investments with readily determinable values	109	122
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	2,324	1,527
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Equity investments with readily determinable values	0	0
Total	2,324	1,527
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Money market funds*
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	11	7
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	51	22
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Non-U.S. government securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	7	6
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Municipal securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	422	386
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	1,410	693
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	423	413
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Publicly traded equity securities
Equity investments with readily determinable values
Equity investments with readily determinable values	$ 0	$ 0