Balance Sheet Detail - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jul. 28, 2024	Jul. 28, 2024
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government assistance, asset, decrease		$ 279
Government Assistance, Asset, Decrease, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]		Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Government assistance, liability, decrease		$ 112
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government assistance, liability, decrease		105
Income taxes payable
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government assistance, liability, decrease		7
Contra-depreciation expense
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government assistance, operating expense, decrease	$ 0	0
Research, development and engineering
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government assistance, operating expense, decrease	$ 10	$ 32

Amount of decrease in asset from government assistance, classified as noncurrent.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 832
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483507/832-10-50-3

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