Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Applied’s effective income tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 was a provision of 25.3 percent and 28.7 percent, respectively. Applied's effective income tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 was a provision of 25.6 percent and 27.2 percent, respectively. The rates for the three and six months ended April 29, 2012 were both lower than the rates for the comparable periods in the prior year primarily due to a favorable U.S. Internal Revenue Service audit settlement and changes in the composition of income in jurisdictions outside the U.S. with tax incentives. Applied’s future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as tax legislation and the geographic composition of Applied’s pre-tax income. Management carefully monitors these factors and timely adjusts the interim income tax rate accordingly. Applied’s tax returns remain subject to examination by taxing authorities for fiscal 2004 and later years. The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations, as well as the amounts and timing of various tax payments that may be made as part of the resolution process, is highly uncertain and could cause an impact to Applied’s consolidated results of operations. This could also cause large fluctuations in the balance sheet classification of current assets and non-current assets and liabilities. Applied expects that unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by $9 million in the next 12 months.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2012

Applied’s effective income tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 was a provision of 25.3 percent and 28.7 percent, respectively. Applied's effective income tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 was a provision of 25.6 percent and 27.2 percent, respectively. The rates for the three and six months ended April 29, 2012 were both lower than the rates for the comparable periods in the prior year primarily due to a favorable U.S. Internal Revenue Service audit settlement and changes in the composition of income in jurisdictions outside the U.S. with tax incentives. Applied’s future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as tax legislation and the geographic composition of Applied’s pre-tax income. Management carefully monitors these factors and timely adjusts the interim income tax rate accordingly.

Applied’s tax returns remain subject to examination by taxing authorities for fiscal 2004 and later years.

The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations, as well as the amounts and timing of various tax payments that may be made as part of the resolution process, is highly uncertain and could cause an impact to Applied’s consolidated results of operations. This could also cause large fluctuations in the balance sheet classification of current assets and non-current assets and liabilities. Applied expects that unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by $9 million in the next 12 months.