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Selling, marketing, general and administrative

$ 2,701,142

$ 2,993,320

$ 2,761,503

Costs and Expenses

Cost of sales

^[1]

960,141

1,006,779

962,081

Gross margin

1,741,001

1,986,541

1,799,422

Operating expenses:

Research and development

^[1]

512,003

505,570

492,305

^[1]

396,519

406,707

390,560

Special charges

8,431

2,239

16,483

Total operating expenses

916,953

914,516

899,348

Operating income from continuing operations

824,048

1,072,025

900,074

Nonoperating (income) expenses:

Interest expense

(26,422)

(19,146)

(10,429)

Interest income

(14,448)

(9,060)

(9,837)

Other, net

(1,459)

492

(2,183)

Total nonoperating (income) expense

10,515

10,578

(1,591)

Earnings

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

813,533

1,061,447

901,665

Provision for income taxes:

Payable currently

172,098

198,849

200,306

Deferred

(9,801)

1,704

(9,866)

Provision for income taxes

162,297

200,553

190,440

Discontinued operations, net of tax:

651,236

860,894

711,225

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

6,500

859

Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic (in shares)

$ 651,236

$ 867,394

$ 712,084

298,761

299,417

297,387

Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)

306,191

308,236

305,861

Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share)

$ 2.18

$ 2.88

$ 2.39

Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share)

2.18

2.90

2.39

2.13

2.79

2.33

Dividends declared and paid per share

2.13

2.81

2.33

$ 1.15

$ 0.94

$ 0.84

Cost of sales [Member]

Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Stock-based compensation expense

$ 7,254

$ 7,294

$ 7,333

Research and development [Member]

Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Stock-based compensation expense

23,169

23,289

23,342

Selling, marketing, general and administrative [Member]

Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Stock-based compensation expense

$ 23,077

$ 21,775

$ 21,077

[1]	Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 528,833

$ 1,405,100

Accounts receivable less allowances of $2,721 ($1,465 in 2011)

3,371,545

2,187,362

339,881

348,416

Inventories

^[1]

313,723

295,081

Deferred tax assets

90,335

82,171

Prepaid income tax

8,624

22,002

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

43,244

46,216

Total current assets

4,696,185

4,386,348

Property, Plant and Equipment, at Cost

Land and buildings

447,818

430,453

Machinery and equipment

1,681,661

1,606,150

Office equipment

50,042

51,960

Leasehold improvements

48,630

48,338

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

2,228,151

2,136,901

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

1,727,284

1,658,062

Net property, plant and equipment

500,867

478,839

Deferred compensation plan investments

28,426

26,410

Other investments

1,816

2,951

Goodwill

283,833

275,087

Intangible assets, net

28,772

12,200

Deferred tax assets

43,531

37,645

Other assets

36,917

58,155

Total other assets

423,295

412,448

Total assets

5,620,347

5,277,635

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

117,034

113,056

Deferred income on shipments to distributors, net

238,541

233,249

Income taxes payable

6,097

6,584

Current portion of long-term debt

14,500

Accrued liabilities

148,907

157,616

Total current liabilities

525,079

525,005

Non-current Liabilities

Long-term debt

807,098

871,876

Deferred income taxes

1,130

1,260

Deferred compensation plan liability

28,426

26,428

Other non-current liabilities

93,255

57,653

Total non-current liabilities

929,909

957,217

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

Shareholders' Equity

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 471,934 shares authorized, none outstanding

Common stock, $0.16 2/3 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized, 301,389,176 shares issued and outstanding (297,960,718 on October 29, 2011)

50,233

49,661

Capital in excess of par value

390,651

289,587

Retained earnings

3,788,869

3,482,334

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(64,394)

(26,169)

Total shareholders' equity

4,165,359

3,795,413

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$ 5,620,347

$ 5,277,635

[1]	Includes $2,517 and $2,431 related to stock-based compensation at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Current Assets
Allowances of accounts receivable	$ 2,721	$ 1,465
Amount related to stock-based compensation	$ 2,517	$ 2,431
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	471,934	471,934
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.166	$ 0.166
Common stock, shares authorized	1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	301,389,176	297,960,718
Common stock, shares outstanding	301,389,176	297,960,718

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Beginning Balance at Oct. 31, 2009		$ 48,645	$ 56,306	$ 2,434,446	$ (10,248)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2009		291,862
Net Income				712,084
Dividends declared and paid				(249,964)
Issuance of stock under stock plans and other, net of repurchases		$ 1,344	214,803
Issuance of stock under stock plans and other, net of repurchases (in shares)		8,066
Tax benefit deficit - stock options			3,744
Stock-based compensation expense			51,752
Other comprehensive income	$ (23,347)				(23,347)
Common stock repurchased		$ (212)	(39,636)
Common stock repurchased (in shares)		(1,275)
Ending Balance at Oct. 30, 2010		$ 49,777	286,969	2,896,566	(33,595)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Oct. 30, 2010		298,653
Net Income				867,394
Dividends declared and paid				(281,626)
Issuance of stock under stock plans and other, net of repurchases		$ 1,385	215,779
Issuance of stock under stock plans and other, net of repurchases (in shares)		8,316
Tax benefit deficit - stock options			63,236
Stock-based compensation expense			52,358
Other comprehensive income	7,426				7,426
Common stock repurchased		$ (1,501)	(328,755)
Common stock repurchased (in shares)		(9,008)
Ending Balance at Oct. 29, 2011	3,795,413	$ 49,661	289,587	3,482,334	(26,169)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Oct. 29, 2011		297,961
Net Income				651,236
Dividends declared and paid				(344,701)
Issuance of stock under stock plans and other, net of repurchases		$ 1,275	189,945
Issuance of stock under stock plans and other, net of repurchases (in shares)		7,648
Tax benefit deficit - stock options			17,452
Stock-based compensation expense			53,500
Other comprehensive income	(38,225)				(38,225)
Common stock repurchased		$ (703)	(159,833)
Common stock repurchased (in shares)		(4,220)
Ending Balance at Nov. 03, 2012	$ 4,165,359	$ 50,233	$ 390,651	$ 3,788,869	$ (64,394)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Nov. 03, 2012		301,389

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 651,236	$ 860,894	$ 711,225
Foreign currency translation adjustment	3,020	(647)	6,085
Net unrealized (losses) gains on securities:
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) (net of taxes of $115 in 2012, $67 in 2011 and $6 in 2010) on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments	525	(459)	(50)
Net unrealized holding (losses) gains (net of taxes of $301 in 2012, $64 in 2011 and $175 in 2010) on securities classified as other investments	(558)	(118)	325
Net unrealized (losses) gains on securities	(33)	(577)	275
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:
Changes in fair value of derivatives (net of taxes of $1,233 in 2012, $539 in 2011 and $449 in 2010)	(7,923)	3,347	(1,339)
Realized loss (gain) reclassification (net of taxes of $1,160 in 2012, $1,171 in 2011 and $458 in 2010)	7,401	(7,793)	1,863
Net change in derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges	(522)	(4,446)	524
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income - pension plans:
Transition asset (obligation) (net of taxes of $1 in 2012, $1 in 2011 and $34 in 2010)	15	12	(80)
Net actuarial (loss) gain (net of taxes of $7,243 in 2012, $1,770 in 2011 and $4,594 in 2010)	(44,784)	13,084	(30,151)
Net prior service income (net of taxes of $584 in 2012, $0 in 2011 and $0 in 2010)	4,079	0	0
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income - pension plans (net of taxes of $6,658 in 2012, $1,771 in 2011 and $4,560 in 2010)	(40,690)	13,096	(30,231)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(38,225)	7,426	(23,347)
Comprehensive income from continuing operations	613,011	868,320	687,878
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	0	6,500	859
Comprehensive income	$ 613,011	$ 874,820	$ 688,737

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Net unrealized (losses) gains on securities:
Tax effect on unrealized holding losses on available for sale securities classified as short-term investments	$ 115	$ 67	$ 6
Tax effect on Net unrealized holding (losses) gains on securities classified as other investments	301	64	175
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:
Tax effect on changes in fair value of derivatives	1,233	539	449
Tax effect on realized (gain) loss reclassification	1,160	1,171	458
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income - pension plans:
Tax effect on transition asset (obligation)	1	1	34
Tax effect on net actuarial gain (loss)	7,243	1,770	4,594
Tax effect on net prior service income	584	0	0
Tax effect on change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - pension	$ 6,658	$ 1,771	$ 4,560

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 651,236	$ 867,394	$ 712,084
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation	109,705	116,873	116,083
Amortization of intangibles	128	1,346	4,828
Stock-based compensation expense	53,500	52,358	51,752
Gain on sale of business	0	(6,500)	(859)
Gain on sale of investments	(1,231)	0	0
Non-cash portion of special charges	219	0	487
Other non-cash activity	(3,187)	833	1,662
Excess tax benefit - stock options	(12,230)	(44,936)	(317)
Deferred income taxes	(9,801)	1,704	(9,866)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	5,774	40,025	(82,380)
Increase in inventories	(18,592)	(17,603)	(24,274)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,471	822	(4,002)
Increase in deferred compensation plan investments	(2,070)	(17,720)	(747)
Increase (decrease) in prepaid income tax	13,319	(16,681)	0
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, deferred income and accrued liabilities	60	(90,323)	190,043
Increase in deferred compensation plan liability	2,052	17,738	750
Increase in income taxes payable	25,930	893	61,984
Decrease in other liabilities	(8,741)	(5,694)	(26,053)
Total adjustments	163,306	33,135	279,091
Net cash provided by operating activities	814,542	900,529	991,175
Cash flows from investing:
Purchases of short-term available-for-sale investments	(8,165,043)	(4,289,304)	(3,478,025)
Maturities of short-term available-for-sale investments	6,543,795	3,436,284	2,801,727
Sales of short-term available-for-sale investments	437,748	282,861	234,718
Additions to property, plant and equipment, net	(132,176)	(122,996)	(111,557)
Net proceeds related to sale of businesses	0	10,000	63,036
Proceeds related to sale of investments	1,506	0	0
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(24,158)	(13,988)	0
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(1,362)	(6,595)	4,276
Net cash used for investing activities	(1,339,690)	(703,738)	(485,825)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	515,507	0
Early termination of swap agreements	18,520	0	0
Term loan repayments	(56,500)	(28,392)	0
Dividend payments to shareholders	(344,701)	(281,626)	(249,964)
Repurchase of common stock	(160,536)	(330,256)	(39,848)
Net proceeds from employee stock plans	191,220	217,164	216,147
Contingent consideration payment	(1,991)	0	0
(Decrease) Increase in other financing activities	(7,869)	1,279	710
Excess tax benefit - stock options	12,230	44,936	317
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(349,627)	138,612	(72,638)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1,492)	(303)	(2,441)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(876,267)	335,100	430,271
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	1,405,100	1,070,000	639,729
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 528,833	$ 1,405,100	$ 1,070,000

Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business

Analog Devices, Inc. (“Analog Devices” or the “Company”) is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a broad portfolio of high-performance analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits (ICs) used in virtually all types of electronic equipment. Since the Company’s inception in 1965, it has focused on solving the engineering challenges associated with signal processing in electronic equipment. The Company’s signal processing products play a fundamental role in converting, conditioning, and processing real-world phenomena such as temperature, pressure, sound, light, speed and motion into electrical signals to be used in a wide array of electronic devices. As new generations of digital applications evolve, new needs for high-performance analog signal processing and digital signal processing (DSP) technology are generated. As a result, the Company produces a wide range of innovative products — including data converters, amplifiers and linear products, radio frequency (RF) ICs, power management products, sensors based on micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) technology and other sensors, and processing products, including DSP and other processors — that are designed to meet the needs of a broad base of customers.

The Company’s products are embedded inside many types of electronic equipment including:



	• Industrial process control systems		• Medical imaging equipment
	• Factory automation systems		• Patient monitoring devices
	• Instrumentation and measurement systems		• Wireless infrastructure equipment
	• Energy management systems		• Networking equipment
	• Aerospace and defense electronics		• Optical systems
	• Automobiles		• Digital cameras
	• Digital televisions		• Portable electronic devices

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

a.Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. Upon consolidation, all intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated. Certain amounts reported in previous years have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2012 presentation. Such reclassified amounts were immaterial. The Company’s fiscal year is the 52-week or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to the last day in October. Fiscal year 2012 was a 53-week period. Fiscal years 2011 and 2010 were 52-week periods. The additional week in fiscal 2012 was included in the first quarter ended February 4, 2012.

The Company sold its baseband chipset business and related support operations (Baseband Chipset Business) to MediaTek Inc. and sold its CPU voltage regulation and PC thermal monitoring business to certain subsidiaries of ON Semiconductor Corporation during the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The Company has reflected the financial results of these businesses as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income for all periods presented. The historical results of operations of these businesses have been segregated from the Company’s consolidated financial statements and are included in income from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the consolidated statements of income.


b.	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments

Cash and cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with insignificant interest rate risk and maturities of three months or less at the time of acquisition. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments consist primarily of institutional money market funds, corporate obligations such as commercial paper and bonds and bank time deposits.

The Company classifies its investments in readily marketable debt and equity securities as “held-to-maturity,” “available-for-sale” or “trading” at the time of purchase. There were no transfers between investment classifications in any of the fiscal years presented. Held-to-maturity securities, which are carried at amortized cost, include only those securities the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. Securities such as bank time deposits, which by their nature are typically held to maturity, are classified as such. The Company’s other readily marketable cash equivalents and short-term investments are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of related tax, reported in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income.

The Company’s deferred compensation plan investments are classified as trading. See Note 7 for additional information on the Company’s deferred compensation plan investments. There were no cash equivalents or short-term investments classified as trading at November 3, 2012 or October 29, 2011.

The Company periodically evaluates its investments for impairment. There were no other-than-temporary impairments of short-term investments in any of the fiscal years presented.

Realized gains or losses recognized in non-operating income from the sales of available-for-sale securities were not material during any of the fiscal years presented.

Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2012			2011
Unrealized gains on securities classified as short-term investments	$	581		$	22
Unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments	(519		)	(600		)
Net unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments	$	62		$	(578	)

Unrealized gains and losses in fiscal years 2012 and 2011 relate to corporate obligations.

The components of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2012		2011
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$	35,413	$	17,857
Available-for-sale	490,904		1,374,069
Held-to-maturity	2,516		13,174
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	528,833	$	1,405,100
Short-term investments:
Available-for-sale	$	3,370,551	$	2,186,782
Held-to-maturity (less than one year to maturity)	994		580
Total short-term investments	$	3,371,545	$	2,187,362

See Note 2j for additional information on the Company’s cash equivalents and short-term investments.


c.	Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Information



	2012		2011		2010
Cash paid during the fiscal year for:
Income taxes	$	143,899	$	223,716	$	137,149
Interest	$	29,177	$	16,492	$	9,199


d.	Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. The valuation of inventory requires the Company to estimate obsolete or excess inventory as well as inventory that is not of saleable quality. The Company employs a variety of methodologies to determine the net realizable value of its inventory. While a portion of the calculation to record inventory at its net realizable value is based on the age of the inventory and lower of cost or market calculations, a key factor in estimating obsolete or excess inventory requires the Company to estimate the future demand for its products. If actual demand is less than the Company’s estimates, impairment charges, which are recorded to cost of sales, may need to be recorded in future periods. Inventory in excess of saleable amounts is not valued, and the remaining inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market.

Inventories at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2012		2011
Raw materials	$	28,111	$	28,085
Work in process	185,773		170,398
Finished goods	99,839		96,598
Total inventories	$	313,723	$	295,081


e.	Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost less allowances for depreciation. The straight-line method of depreciation is used for all classes of assets for financial statement purposes while both straight-line and accelerated methods are used for income tax purposes. Leasehold improvements are amortized based upon the lesser of the term of the lease or the useful life of the asset. Repairs and maintenance charges are expensed as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are based on the following useful lives:



Buildings & building equipment	Up to 25 years
Machinery & equipment	3-8 years
Office equipment	3-8 years

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $109.7 million, $116.9 million and $116.1 million in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company reviews property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of their carrying amount to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate over their remaining economic lives. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized in earnings equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair value determined by either a quoted market price, if any, or a value determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow technique. If such assets are not impaired, but their useful lives have decreased, the remaining net book value is amortized over the revised useful life.


f.	Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually as well as whenever events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment) on an annual basis on the first day of the fourth quarter (on or about August 1) or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. For the Company’s latest annual impairment assessment that occurred on August 5, 2012, the Company identified its reporting units to be its five operating segments, which meet the aggregation criteria for one reportable segment. The performance of the test involves a two-step process. The first step of the impairment test involves comparing the fair values of the applicable reporting units with their aggregate carrying values, including goodwill. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units using the income approach methodology of valuation that includes the discounted cash flow method as well as other generally accepted valuation methodologies. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, the Company performs the second step of the goodwill impairment test to determine the amount of impairment loss. The second step of the goodwill impairment test involves comparing the implied fair value of the affected reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill. No impairment of goodwill resulted in any of the fiscal years presented. The Company’s next annual impairment assessment will be performed as of the first day of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 unless indicators arise that would require the Company to reevaluate at an earlier date. The following table presents the changes in goodwill during fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011:



	2012		2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	275,087	$	255,580
Acquisition of Lyric Semiconductor (Note 6)	—		18,865
Acquisition of Multigig, Inc. (Note 6)	7,298		—
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,448		642
Balance at end of year	$	283,833	$	275,087

Intangible Assets

The Company reviews finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of their carrying value to future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate over their remaining economic lives. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized in earnings equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair value determined by either a quoted market price, if any, or a value determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow technique. As of October 29, 2011, the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets were fully amortized. As of November 3, 2012, the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following which related to the acquisition of Multigig, Inc. (Note 6):



	November 3, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Technology-based	$	1,100	$	128

Amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was $0.1 million, $1.3 million and $4.8 million in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The remaining amortization expense will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.3 years.

The Company expects annual amortization expense for intangible assets to be:



Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense
2013	$	220
2014	$	220
2015	$	220
2016	$	220
2017	$	92

Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis on the first day of the fourth quarter (on or about August 1) or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. The impairment test involves the comparison of the fair values of the intangible assets with their carrying amount. No impairment of intangible assets resulted in any of the fiscal years presented.

Intangible assets, excluding in-process research and development (IPR&D), are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives or on an accelerated method of amortization that is expected to reflect the estimated pattern of economic use. IPR&D assets are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets until completion or abandonment of the associated R&D efforts. Upon completion of the projects, the IPR&D assets will be amortized over their estimated useful lives.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets consisted of $27.8 million and $12.2 million of IPR&D as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively.


g.	Grant Accounting

Certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have received grants from governmental agencies. These grants include capital, employment and research and development grants. Capital grants for the acquisition of property and equipment are netted against the related capital expenditures and amortized as a credit to depreciation expense over the useful life of the related asset. Employment grants, which relate to employee hiring and training, and research and development grants are recognized in earnings in the period in which the related expenditures are incurred by the Company.


h.	Translation of Foreign Currencies

The functional currency for the Company’s foreign sales and research and development operations is the applicable local currency. Gains and losses resulting from translation of these foreign currencies into U.S. dollars are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income. Transaction gains and losses and re-measurement of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are included in income currently, including those at the Company’s principal foreign manufacturing operations where the functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses included in other expenses, net, were not material in fiscal 2012, 2011 or 2010.


i.	Derivative Instruments and Hedging Agreements

Foreign Exchange Exposure Management — The Company enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to offset certain operational and balance sheet exposures from the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Such exposures result from the portion of the Company’s operations, assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other

than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro; other significant exposures include the Philippine Peso and the British Pound. These foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to support transactions made in the normal course of business, and accordingly, are not speculative in nature. The contracts are for periods consistent with the terms of the underlying transactions, generally one year or less. Hedges related to anticipated transactions are designated and documented at the inception of the respective hedges as cash flow hedges and are evaluated for effectiveness monthly. Derivative instruments are employed to eliminate or minimize certain foreign currency exposures that can be confidently identified and quantified. As the terms of the contract and the underlying transaction are matched at inception, forward contract effectiveness is calculated by comparing the change in fair value of the contract to the change in the forward value of the anticipated transaction, with the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (OCI) in shareholders’ equity and reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged transaction effects earnings. Any residual change in fair value of the instruments, or ineffectiveness, is recognized immediately in other (income) expense. Additionally, the Company enters into forward foreign currency contracts that economically hedge the gains and losses generated by the re-measurement of certain recorded assets and liabilities in a non-functional currency. Changes in the fair value of these undesignated hedges are recognized in other (income) expense immediately as an offset to the changes in the fair value of the asset or liability being hedged. As of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, the total notional amount of these undesignated hedges was $31.5 million and $41.2 million, respectively. The fair value of these hedging instruments in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 was immaterial.

Interest Rate Exposure Management — On June 30, 2009, the Company entered into interest rate swap transactions related to its outstanding 5.0% senior unsecured notes where the Company swapped the notional amount of its $375.0 million of fixed rate debt at 5.0% into floating interest rate debt through July 1, 2014. Under the terms of the swaps, the Company would (i) receive on the $375.0 million notional amount a 5.0% annual interest payment that is paid in two installments on the 1st business day of every January and July, commencing January 1, 2010 through and ending on the maturity date; and (ii) pay on the $375.0 million notional amount an annual three months LIBOR plus 2.05% interest payment, payable in four installments on the 1st business day of every January, April, July and October, commencing on October 1, 2009 and ending on the maturity date. The LIBOR-based rate was set quarterly three months prior to the date of the interest payment. The Company designated these swaps as fair value hedges. The fair value of the swaps at inception was zero and subsequent changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps were reflected in the carrying value of the interest rate swaps on the balance sheet. The carrying value of the debt on the balance sheet was adjusted by an equal and offsetting amount. The gain or loss on the hedged item (that is, the fixed-rate borrowings) attributable to the hedged benchmark interest rate risk and the offsetting gain or loss on the related interest rate swaps for fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2011 were as follows:



Statement of income classification	November 3, 2012							October 29, 2011
Statement of income classification	Loss on Swaps			Gain on Note		Net Income Effect		Loss on Swaps			Gain on Note		Net Income Effect
Other income	$	(769	)	$	769	$	—	$	(4,614	)	$	4,614	$	—

The amounts earned and owed under the swap agreements were accrued each period and were reported in interest expense. There was no ineffectiveness recognized in any of the periods presented. In the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company terminated the interest rate swap agreement. The Company received $19.8 million in cash proceeds from the swap termination, which included $1.3 million in accrued interest. The proceeds, net of interest received, are disclosed in cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. As a result of the termination, the carrying value of the 5.0% Notes was adjusted for the change in the fair value of the interest component of the debt up to the date of the termination of the swap in an amount equal to the fair value of the swap, and will be amortized to earnings as a reduction of interest expense over the remaining life of the debt. During fiscal year 2012, $5.3 million was amortized into earnings as a reduction of interest expense related to the swap termination. This amortization is reflected in the consolidated statements of cash flows within operating activities.

The market risk associated with the Company’s derivative instruments results from currency exchange rate or interest rate movements that are expected to offset the market risk of the underlying transactions, assets and liabilities being hedged. The counterparties to the agreements relating to the Company’s derivative instruments consist of a number of major international financial institutions with high credit ratings. Based on the credit ratings of the Company’s counterparties as of November 3, 2012, nonperformance is not perceived to be a significant risk. Furthermore, none of the Company’s derivatives are subject to collateral or other security arrangements and none contain provisions that are dependent on the Company’s credit ratings from any credit rating agency. While the contract or notional amounts of derivative financial instruments provide one measure of the volume of these transactions, they do not represent the amount of the Company’s exposure to credit risk. The amounts potentially subject to credit risk (arising from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts) are generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the contracts exceed the obligations of the Company to the counterparties. As a result of the above considerations, the Company does not consider the risk of counterparty default to be significant.

The Company records the fair value of its derivative financial instruments in the consolidated financial statements in other current assets, other assets or accrued liabilities, depending on their net position, regardless of the purpose or intent for holding the derivative contract. Changes in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments are either recognized periodically in earnings or in shareholders’ equity as a component of OCI. Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recorded in OCI and reclassified into earnings when the underlying contract matures. Changes in the fair values of derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting are reported in earnings as they occur.

The total notional amounts of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments was $151.8 million and $153.7 million, respectively, of cash flow hedges denominated in Euros, British Pounds, Philippine Pesos and Japanese Yen as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. The Company also had $375.0 million of interest rate swap agreements accounted for as fair value hedges as of October 29, 2011. The fair values of these hedging instruments in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



		Fair Value At
	Balance Sheet Location	November 3, 2012		October 29, 2011
Interest rate swap agreements	Other assets	$	—	$	22,187
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	1,161	$	2,038

The effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated statements of income for fiscal 2012 and 2011 were as follows:



	November 3, 2012			October 29, 2011
(Gain) loss recognized in OCI on derivatives (net of tax of $1,233 in 2012 and $539 in 2011)	$	(7,923	)	$	3,347
Loss (gain) reclassified from OCI into income (net of tax of $1,160 in 2012 and $1,171 in 2011)	$	7,401		$	(7,793	)

The amounts reclassified into earnings before tax are recognized in cost of sales and operating expenses for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 were as follows:



	November 3, 2012		October 29, 2011
Cost of sales	$	3,096	$	(4,363	)
Research and development	$	2,344	$	(2,264	)
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	$	3,121	$	(2,337	)

All derivative gains and losses included in OCI will be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months. There was no ineffectiveness during fiscal years ended November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011.

Accumulated Derivative Gains or Losses

The following table summarizes activity in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income related to derivatives classified as cash flow hedges held by the Company during the period from October 31, 2010 through November 3, 2012:



	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,687		$	6,133
Changes in fair value of derivatives — (loss) gain, net of tax	(7,923		)	3,347
Loss (gain) reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	7,401			(7,793		)
Balance at end of year	$	1,165		$	1,687


j.	Fair Value

The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company applies the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Level 1 — Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 — Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 — Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The tables below, set forth by level, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, excluding accrued interest components that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011. The tables exclude cash on hand and assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value. As of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, the Company held $38.9 million and $31.6 million, respectively, of cash and held-to-maturity investments that were excluded from the tables below. The carrying value of the debt outstanding on our $145 million term loan facility is considered to approximate fair value as the term loan bears interest at a variable rate.



	November 3, 2012
	Fair Value measurement at Reporting Date using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Available-for-sale:
Institutional money market funds	$	143,876	$	—	$	—	$	143,876
Corporate obligations (1)	—		347,028		—		347,028
Short - term investments:
Available-for-sale:
Securities with one year or less to maturity:
Corporate obligations (1)	—		2,818,798		—		2,818,798
Floating rate notes, issued at par	—		280,065		—		280,065
Floating rate notes (1)	—		234,280		—		234,280
Securities with greater than one year to maturity:
Floating rate notes, issued at par			37,408				37,408
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (2)	$	—	$	1,061	$	—	$	1,061
Deferred compensation investments	28,480		—		—		28,480
Total assets measured at fair value	$	172,356	$	3,718,640	$	—	$	3,890,996
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	—		—		12,219		12,219
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	12,219	$	12,219


(1)	The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of November 3, 2012 was $3,327.5 million.


(2)	The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of November 3, 2012, contracts in a liability position of $1.9 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the consolidated balance sheet.



	October 29, 2011
	Fair Value measurement at Reporting Date using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Available-for-sale:
Institutional money market funds	$	1,278,121	$	—	$	—	$	1,278,121
Corporate obligations (1)	—		95,948		—		95,948
Short - term investments:
Available-for-sale:
Securities with one year or less to maturity:
Corporate obligations (1)	—		2,169,078		—		2,169,078
Floating rate notes (1)	—		17,704		—		17,704
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (2)	—		2,472		—		2,472
Deferred compensation investments	26,410		—		—		26,410
Other investments	1,135		—		—		1,135
Interest rate swap agreements	—		22,187		—		22,187
Total assets measured at fair value	$	1,305,666	$	2,307,389	$	—	$	3,613,055
Liabilities
$375 million aggregate principal 5.0% debt (3)	$	—	$	396,337	$	—	$	396,337
Contingent consideration	—		—		13,973		13,973
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	396,337	$	13,973	$	410,310


(1)	The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of October 29, 2011 was $2,284.9 million.


(2)	The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of October 29, 2011, contracts in a liability position of $0.8 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the consolidated balance sheet.


(3)	Equal to the accreted notional value of the debt plus the fair value of the interest rate component of the long-term debt. The fair value of the long-term debt as of October 29, 2011 was $413.4 million, which is classified as a level 1 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

Cash equivalents and short-term investments — These investments are adjusted to fair value based on quoted market prices or are determined using a yield curve model based on current market rates.

Deferred compensation plan investments and other investments — The fair value of these mutual fund, money market fund and equity investments are based on quoted market prices.

Long-term debt — The fair value of long-term debt is based on quotes received from third-party banks.

Interest rate swap agreements — The fair value of interest rate swap agreements is based on quotes received from third-party banks. These values represent the estimated amount the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreements taking into consideration current interest rates as well as the creditworthiness of the counterparty.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts — The estimated fair value of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which includes derivatives that are accounted for as cash flow hedges and those that are not designated as cash flow hedges, is based on the estimated amount the Company would receive if it sold these agreements at the reporting date taking into consideration current interest rates as well as the creditworthiness of the counterparty for assets and the Company’s creditworthiness for liabilities.

Contingent consideration — The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated utilizing the income approach and is based upon significant inputs not observable in the market. The income approach is based on two steps. The first step involves a projection of the cash flows which is based on the Company’s estimates of the timing and probability of achieving the defined milestones. The second step involves converting the cash flows into a present value equivalent through discounting. The discount rate reflects the Baa costs of debt plus the relevant risk associated with the asset and the time value of money.

The fair value measurement of the contingent consideration encompasses the following significant unobservable inputs:



Unobservable Inputs	Range
Estimated contingent consideration payments	$13,000
Discount rate	7% - 10%
Timing of cash flows	1 - 20 months
Probability of achievement	100%

Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration subsequent to the acquisition date that are primarily driven by assumptions pertaining to the achievement of the defined milestones will be recognized in operating income in the period of the estimated fair value change. Significant increases or decreases in any of the inputs in isolation could result in a fluctuation in the fair value measurement.

The following table summarizes the change in the fair value of the contingent consideration measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of October 29, 2011 and November 3, 2012:



	Contingent Consideration
Balance as of October 30, 2010	$	—
Contingent consideration liability recorded	13,790
Fair value adjustment (1)	183
Balance as of October 29, 2011	$	13,973
Payment made (2)	(2,000		)
Fair value adjustment (1)	246
Balance as of November 3, 2012	$	12,219


(1)	Recorded in research and development expense in the consolidated statements of income.


(2)	The payment is reflected in the statements of cash flows as cash used in financing activities related to the liability recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date and as cash provided by operating activities related to the fair value adjustments previously recognized in earnings.

Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

On June 30, 2009, the Company issued $375.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.0% senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 (the 5.0% Notes) with semi-annual fixed interest payments due on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2010. Based on quotes received from third-party banks, the fair value of the 5.0% Notes as of November 3, 2012 was $402.5 million and is classified as a Level 1 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy.

On April 4, 2011, the Company issued $375.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.0% senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 (the 3.0% Notes) with semi-annual fixed interest payments due on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2011. Based on quotes received from third-party banks, the fair value of the 3.0% Notes as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 was $402.3 million and $392.8 million, respectively and is classified as a Level 1 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy.


k.	Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates relate to the useful lives of fixed assets and identified intangible assets, allowances for doubtful accounts and customer returns, the net realizable value of inventory, potential reserves relating to litigation matters, accrued liabilities, accrued taxes, deferred tax valuation allowances, assumptions pertaining to share-based payments and other reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements.


l.	Concentrations of Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of investments and trade accounts receivable.

The Company maintains cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments with high credit quality counterparties, continuously monitors the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer and diversifies its investments in order to minimize its credit risk.

The Company sells its products to distributors and original equipment manufacturers involved in a variety of industries including industrial process automation, instrumentation, defense/aerospace, automotive, communications, computers and computer peripherals and consumer electronics. The Company has adopted credit policies and standards to accommodate growth in these markets. The Company performs continuing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and although the Company generally does not require collateral, the Company may require letters of credit from customers in certain circumstances. The Company provides reserves for estimated amounts of accounts receivable that may not be collected.


m.	Concentration of Other Risks

The semiconductor industry is characterized by rapid technological change, competitive pricing pressures and cyclical market patterns. The Company’s financial results are affected by a wide variety of factors, including general economic conditions worldwide, economic conditions specific to the semiconductor industry, the timely implementation of new manufacturing technologies, the ability to safeguard patents and intellectual property in a rapidly evolving market and reliance on assembly and test subcontractors, third-party wafer fabricators and independent distributors. In addition, the semiconductor market has historically been cyclical and subject to significant economic downturns at various times. The Company is exposed to the risk of obsolescence of its inventory depending on the mix of future business. Additionally, a large portion of the Company’s purchases of external wafer and foundry services are from a limited number of suppliers, primarily Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). If TSMC or any of the Company’s other key suppliers are unable or unwilling to manufacture and deliver sufficient quantities of components, on the time schedule and of the quality that the Company requires, the Company may be forced to engage additional or replacement suppliers, which could result in significant expenses and disruptions or delays in manufacturing, product development and shipment of product to the Company’s customers. Although the Company has experienced shortages of components, materials and external foundry services from time to time, these items have generally been available to the Company as needed.


n.	Revenue Recognition

Revenue from product sales to customers is generally recognized when title passes, which for shipments to certain foreign countries is subsequent to product shipment. Title for these shipments ordinarily passes within a week of shipment. A reserve for sales returns and allowances for customers is recorded based on historical experience or specific identification of an event necessitating a reserve.

In all regions of the world, the Company defers revenue and the related cost of sales on shipments to distributors until the distributors resell the products to their customers. As a result, the Company’s revenue fully reflects end customer purchases and is not impacted by distributor inventory levels. Sales to distributors are made under agreements that allow distributors to receive price-adjustment credits, as discussed below, and to return qualifying products for credit, as determined by the Company, in order to reduce the amounts of slow-moving, discontinued or obsolete product from their inventory. These agreements limit such returns to a certain percentage of the value of the Company’s shipments to that distributor during the prior quarter. In addition, distributors are allowed to return unsold products if the Company terminates the relationship with the distributor.

Distributors are granted price-adjustment credits for sales to their customers when the distributor’s standard cost (i.e., the Company’s sales price to the distributor) does not provide the distributor with an appropriate margin on its sales to its customers. As distributors negotiate selling prices with their customers, the final sales price agreed upon with the customer will be influenced by many factors, including the particular product being sold, the quantity ordered, the particular customer, the geographic location of the distributor and the competitive landscape. As a result, the distributor may request and receive a price-adjustment credit from the Company to allow the distributor to earn an appropriate margin on the transaction.

Distributors are also granted price-adjustment credits in the event of a price decrease subsequent to the date the product was shipped and billed to the distributor. Generally, the Company will provide a credit equal to the difference between the price paid by the distributor (less any prior credits on such products) and the new price for the product multiplied by the quantity of the specific product in the distributor’s inventory at the time of the price decrease.

Given the uncertainties associated with the levels of price-adjustment credits to be granted to distributors, the sales price to the distributor is not fixed or determinable until the distributor resells the products to their customers. Therefore, the Company defers revenue recognition from sales to distributors until the distributors have sold the products to their customers.

Title to the inventory transfers to the distributor at the time of shipment or delivery to the distributor, and payment from the distributor is due in accordance with the Company’s standard payment terms. These payment terms are not contingent upon the distributors’ sale of the products to their customers. Upon title transfer to distributors, inventory is reduced for the cost of goods shipped, the margin (sales less cost of sales) is recorded as “deferred income on shipments to distributors, net” and an account receivable is recorded.

The deferred costs of sales to distributors have historically had very little risk of impairment due to the margins the Company earns on sales of its products and the relatively long life-cycle of the Company’s products. Product returns from distributors that are ultimately scrapped have historically been immaterial. In addition, price protection and price-adjustment credits granted to distributors historically have not exceeded the margins the Company earns on sales of its products. The Company continuously monitors the level and nature of product returns and is in frequent contact with the distributors to ensure reserves are established for all known material issues.

As of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, the Company had gross deferred revenue of $299.0 million and $309.6 million, respectively, and gross deferred cost of sales of $60.5 million and $76.4 million, respectively. Deferred income on shipments to distributors increased in fiscal 2012 primarily as a result of a mix shift in favor of higher margin products in the channel.

Shipping costs are charged to cost of sales as incurred.

The Company generally offers a 12-month warranty for its products. The Company’s warranty policy provides for replacement of the defective product. Specific accruals are recorded for known product warranty issues. Product warranty expenses during fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 were not material.


o.	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Other comprehensive (loss) income includes certain transactions that have generally been reported in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 consisted of the following, net of tax:



	2012			2011
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	982		$	(2,038	)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	444			695
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(423		)	(641		)
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments	1,165			1,687
Pension plans
Prior Service Cost	4,079			—
Transition obligation	(102		)	(117		)
Net actuarial loss	(70,539		)	(25,755		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(64,394	)	$	(26,169	)

The aggregate fair value of investments with unrealized losses as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 was $1,214.1 million and $1,899.4 million, respectively. These unrealized losses were primarily related to commercial paper that earns lower interest rates than current market rates. None of these investments have been in a loss position for more than twelve months.


p.	Advertising Expense

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was approximately $3.8 million in fiscal 2012, $4.1 million in fiscal 2011 and $3.7 million in fiscal 2010.


q.	Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted income tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Additionally, deferred tax assets and liabilities are separated into current and non-current amounts based on the classification of the related assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes.


r.	Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

Basic earnings per share is computed based only on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of potential future issuances of common stock relating to stock option programs and other potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock method. In calculating diluted earnings per share, the dilutive effect of stock options is computed using the average market price for the respective period. In addition, the assumed proceeds under the treasury stock method include the average unrecognized compensation expense of stock options that are in-the-money and restricted stock units. This results in the “assumed” buyback of additional shares, thereby reducing the dilutive impact of in-the-money stock options. Potential shares related to certain of the Company’s outstanding stock options were excluded because they were anti-dilutive. Those potential shares, determined based on the weighted average exercise prices during the respective years, related to the Company’s outstanding stock options could be dilutive in the future.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:



	2012		2011		2010
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	651,236	$	860,894	$	711,225
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	—		6,500		859
Net income	$	651,236	$	867,394	$	712,084
Basic shares:
Weighted average shares outstanding	298,761		299,417		297,387
Earnings per share-basic:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	2.18	$	2.88	$	2.39
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		0.02		—
Net income	$	2.18	$	2.90	$	2.39
Diluted shares:
Weighted average shares outstanding	298,761		299,417		297,387
Assumed exercise of common stock equivalents	7,430		8,819		8,474
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares	306,191		308,236		305,861
Earnings per share-diluted:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	2.13	$	2.79	$	2.33
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		0.02		0.00
Net income	$	2.13	$	2.81	$	2.33
Weighted average anti-dilutive shares related to:
Outstanding stock options	5,860		7,298		18,206


s.	Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the grant-date fair value of the awards ultimately expected to vest, and is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, which is generally five years for stock options and three years for restricted stock units. Determining the amount of stock-based compensation to be recorded requires the Company to develop estimates used in calculating the grant-date fair value of stock options. The Company calculates the grant-date fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The use of valuation models requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions such as expected volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield and forfeiture rates. The grant-date fair value of restricted stock units represents the value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, reduced by the present value of dividends expected to be paid on the Company's common stock prior to vesting.

See Note 3 for additional information relating to stock-based compensation.


t.	New Accounting Pronouncements

Standards Implemented

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other

In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2010-28, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (ASC Topic 350) (ASU No. 2010-28). ASU No. 2010-28 modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test only if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist. ASU No. 2010-28 is effective for fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2010, which is the Company’s fiscal year 2012. The adoption of ASU No. 2010-28 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (ASC Topic 350) Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (ASU No. 2012-02). ASU No. 2012-02 permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test in accordance with Subtopic 350-30, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-General Intangibles Other than Goodwill. ASU No. 2012-02 is effective for fiscal years that begin after September 15, 2012, which is the Company’s fiscal year 2013, however early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this standard in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. The adoption of ASU No. 2012-02 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition and results of operations.

Standards to be Implemented

Balance Sheet

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU No. 2011-11). ASU No. 2011-11 amended ASC 210, Balance Sheet, to converge the presentation of offsetting assets and liabilities between U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). ASU No. 2011-11 requires that entities disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after January 1, 2013, which is the Company’s fiscal year 2014. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-11 will require additional disclosures related to offsetting assets and liabilities but will not materially impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Comprehensive Income

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (ASU No. 2011-05). ASU No. 2011-05 amended ASC 220, Comprehensive Income, to converge the presentation of comprehensive income between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU No. 2011-05 requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements and requires reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statements where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. ASU No. 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement in changes of stockholders' equity. ASU No. 2011-05 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, which is the Company’s fiscal year 2013. Subsequently, in December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05 (ASU No. 2011-12), which defers only those changes in ASU No. 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments but does not affect all other requirements in ASU No. 2011-05. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-05 and ASU No. 2011-12 will affect the presentation of comprehensive income but will not materially impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.


u.	Discontinued Operations

In November 2007, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with certain subsidiaries of ON Semiconductor Corporation to sell the Company’s CPU voltage regulation and PC thermal monitoring business which consisted of core voltage regulator products for the central processing unit in computing and gaming applications and temperature sensors and fan-speed controllers for managing the temperature of the central processing unit. During fiscal 2008, the Company completed the sale of this business. In the first quarter of fiscal 2010, proceeds of $1 million were released from escrow and $0.6 million net of tax was recorded as additional gain from the sale of discontinued operations. The Company does not expect any additional proceeds from this sale.

In September 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Baseband Chipset Business to MediaTek Inc. The decision to sell the Baseband Chipset Business was due to the Company’s decision to focus its resources in areas where its signal processing expertise can provide unique capabilities and earn superior returns. During fiscal 2008, the Company completed the sale of its Baseband Chipset Business for net cash proceeds of $269 million. The Company made cash payments of $1.7 million during fiscal 2009 related to retention payments for employees who transferred to MediaTek Inc. and for the reimbursement of intellectual property license fees incurred by MediaTek. During fiscal 2010, the Company received cash proceeds of $62 million as a result of the receipt of a refundable withholding tax and also recorded an additional gain on sale of $0.3 million, or $0.2 million net of tax, due to the settlement of certain items at less than the amounts accrued. In fiscal 2011, additional proceeds of $10 million were released from escrow and $6.5 million net of tax was recorded as additional gain from the sale of discontinued operations. The Company does not expect any additional proceeds from this sale.

The following amounts related to the CPU voltage regulation and PC thermal monitoring and baseband chipset businesses have been segregated from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations.



	2012		2011		2010
Gain on sale of discontinued operations before income taxes	$	—	$	10,000	$	1,316
Provision for income taxes	—		3,500		457
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	$	—	$	6,500	$	859

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders’ Equity

Equity Compensation Plans

The Company grants, or has granted, stock options and other stock and stock-based awards under The 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (2006 Plan). The 2006 Plan was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on January 23, 2006 and was approved by shareholders on March 14, 2006 and subsequently amended in March 2006, June 2009, September 2009, December 2009, December 2010 and June 2011. The 2006 Plan provides for the grant of up to 15 million shares of the Company’s common stock, plus such number of additional shares that were subject to outstanding options under the Company’s previous plans that are not issued because the applicable option award subsequently terminates or expires without being exercised. The 2006 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. Employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to be granted awards under the 2006 Plan. No award may be made under the 2006 Plan after March 13, 2016, but awards previously granted may extend beyond that date. The Company will not grant further options under any previous plans.

While the Company may grant to employees options that become exercisable at different times or within different periods, the Company has generally granted to employees options that vest over five years and become exercisable in annual installments of 20% on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant; 33.3% on each of the third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant; or in annual installments of 25% on each of the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant. The maximum contractual term of all options is ten years. In addition, the Company has granted to employees restricted stock units that generally vest in one installment on the third anniversary of the grant date.

As of November 3, 2012, a total of 7,781,812 common shares were available for future grant and 37,294,337 common shares were reserved for issuance under the 2006 Plan.

Grant-Date Fair Value

Information pertaining to the Company’s stock option awards and the related estimated weighted-average assumptions to calculate the fair value of stock options granted is as follows:



Stock Options	2012			2011			2010
Options granted (in thousands)	2,456			1,990			1,866
Weighted-average exercise price		$39.58			$37.59			$31.49
Weighted-average grant-date fair value		$7.37			$8.62			$7.77
Assumptions:
Weighted-average expected volatility	28.4		%	29.3		%	31.4		%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)	5.3			5.3			5.3
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	1.1		%	2.1		%	2.5		%
Weighted-average expected dividend yield	3.0		%	2.4		%	2.6		%

Expected volatility — The Company is responsible for estimating volatility and has considered a number of factors, including third-party estimates. The Company currently believes that the exclusive use of implied volatility results in the best estimate of the grant-date fair value of employee stock options because it reflects the market’s current expectations of future volatility. In evaluating the appropriateness of exclusively relying on implied volatility, the Company concluded that: (1) options in the Company’s common stock are actively traded with sufficient volume on several exchanges; (2) the market prices of both the traded options and the underlying shares are measured at a similar point in time to each other and on a date close to the grant date of the employee share options; (3) the traded options have exercise prices that are both near-the-money and close to the exercise price of the employee share options; and (4) the remaining maturities of the traded options used to estimate volatility are at least one year.

Expected term — The Company uses historical employee exercise and option expiration data to estimate the expected term assumption for the Black-Scholes grant-date valuation. The Company believes that this historical data is currently the best estimate of the expected term of a new option, and that generally its employees exhibit similar exercise behavior.

Risk-free interest rate — The yield on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities for a period that is commensurate with the expected term assumption is used as the risk-free interest rate.

Expected dividend yield — Expected dividend yield is calculated by annualizing the cash dividend declared by the Company’s Board of Directors for the current quarter and dividing that result by the closing stock price on the date of grant. Until such time as the Company’s Board of Directors declares a cash dividend for an amount that is different from the current quarter’s cash dividend, the current dividend will be used in deriving this assumption. Cash dividends are not paid on options, restricted stock or restricted stock units.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized during a period is based on the value of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The term “forfeitures” is distinct from “cancellations” or “expirations” and represents only the unvested portion of the surrendered stock-based award. Based on an analysis of its historical forfeitures, the Company has applied an annual forfeiture rate of 4.4% to all unvested stock-based awards as of November 3, 2012. The rate of 4.4% represents the portion that is expected to be forfeited each year over the vesting period. This analysis will be re-evaluated quarterly and the forfeiture rate will be adjusted as necessary. Ultimately, the actual expense recognized over the vesting period will only be for those options that vest.

Additional paid-in-capital (APIC) Pool

The APIC pool represents the excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation that are available to absorb future tax deficiencies. If the amount of future tax deficiencies is greater than the available APIC pool, the Company records the excess as income tax expense in its consolidated statements of income. For fiscal year 2010, the Company had a sufficient APIC pool to cover any tax deficiencies recorded and as a result, these deficiencies did not affect its results of operations. During fiscal year 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized an immaterial amount of income tax expense resulting from tax shortfalls related to share-based compensation in its consolidated statements of income.

Stock-Based Compensation Activity

A summary of the activity under the Company’s stock option plans as of November 3, 2012 and changes during the fiscal year then ended is presented below:



	Options Outstanding (in thousands)		Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding October 29, 2011	34,116			$30.27
Options granted	2,456			$39.58
Options exercised	(7,568	)		$25.34
Options forfeited	(396	)		$27.85
Options expired	(2,155	)		$40.78
Options outstanding at November 3, 2012	26,453			$31.73	4.7		$222,689
Options exercisable at November 3, 2012	18,605			$31.63	3.4		$161,135
Options vested or expected to vest at November 3, 2012 (1)	26,019			$31.66	4.6		$221,059


(1)	In addition to the vested options, the Company expects a portion of the unvested options to vest at some point in the future. Options expected to vest is calculated by applying an estimated forfeiture rate to the unvested options.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised (i.e. the difference between the market price at exercise and the price paid by the employee to exercise the options) during fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $105.4 million, $96.5 million and $29.6 million, respectively, and the total amount of proceeds received by the Company from exercise of these options during fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $191.8 million, $217.4 million and $240.4 million, respectively. Proceeds from stock option exercises pursuant to employee stock plans in the Company’s statement of cash flows of $191.2 million, $217.2 million, and $216.1 million for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are net of the value of shares surrendered by employees in certain limited circumstances to satisfy the exercise price of options and employee tax obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units and in connection with the exercise of stock options granted to the Company’s employees under the Company’s equity compensation plans. The withholding amount is based on the Company’s minimum statutory withholding requirement.

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit award activity as of November 3, 2012 and changes during the fiscal year then ended is presented below:



	Restricted Stock Units Outstanding (in thousands)		Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value Per Share
Restricted stock units outstanding at October 29, 2011	2,088			$31.10
Units granted	1,122			$36.05
Restrictions lapsed	(67	)		$27.48
Forfeited	(83	)		$30.37
Restricted stock units outstanding at November 3, 2012	3,060			$33.01

As of November 3, 2012, there was $89.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards comprised of stock options and restricted stock units. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years. The total grant-date fair value of shares that vested during fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $48.6 million, $49.6 million and $67.7 million, respectively.

Common Stock Repurchase Program

The Company’s common stock repurchase program has been in place since August 2004. In the aggregate, the Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase $5 billion of the Company’s common stock under the program. Under the program, the Company may repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock from time to time in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions. Unless terminated earlier by resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors, the repurchase program will expire when the Company has repurchased all shares authorized under the program. As of November 3, 2012, the Company had repurchased a total of approximately 129.2 million shares of its common stock for approximately $4,439.0 million under this program. An additional $561.0 million remains available for repurchase of shares under the current authorized program. The repurchased shares are held as authorized but unissued shares of common stock. Any future common stock repurchases will be dependent upon several factors, including the amount of cash available to the Company in the United States and the Company’s financial performance, outlook and liquidity. The Company also from time to time repurchases shares in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock units, or in certain limited circumstances to satisfy the exercise price of options granted to the Company’s employees under the Company’s equity compensation plans.

Preferred Stock

The Company has 471,934 authorized shares of $1.00 par value preferred stock, none of which is issued or outstanding. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations on the preferred stock at the time of issuance.

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]


	Industry, Segment and Geographic Information

The Company operates and tracks its results in one reportable segment based on the aggregation of five operating segments. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of ICs. The Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker.

Revenue Trends by End Market

The following table summarizes revenue by end market. The categorization of revenue by end market is determined using a variety of data points including the technical characteristics of the product, the “sold to” customer information, the “ship to” customer information and the end customer product or application into which the Company’s product will be incorporated. As data systems for capturing and tracking this data evolve and improve, the categorization of products by end market can vary over time. When this occurs, the Company reclassifies revenue by end market for prior periods. Such reclassifications typically do not materially change the sizing of, or the underlying trends of results within, each end market.



	2012						2011				2010
	Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue
Industrial	$	1,240,344	46	%	(12	)%	$	1,411,386	47	%	$	1,280,027	46	%
Automotive	463,577		17	%	11	%	417,929		14	%	335,163		12	%
Consumer	467,626		17	%	(16	)%	559,142		19	%	605,541		22	%
Communications	529,595		20	%	(12	)%	604,863		20	%	540,772		20	%
Total Revenue	$	2,701,142	100	%	(10	)%	$	2,993,320	100	%	$	2,761,503	100	%

Revenue Trends by Product Type

The following table summarizes revenue by product categories. The categorization of the Company’s products into broad categories is based on the characteristics of the individual products, the specification of the products and in some cases the specific uses that certain products have within applications. The categorization of products into categories is therefore subject to judgment in some cases and can vary over time. In instances where products move between product categories, the Company reclassifies the amounts in the product categories for all prior periods. Such reclassifications typically do not materially change the sizing of, or the underlying trends of results within, each product category.



	2012						2011				2010
	Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue*		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue
Converters	$	1,192,064	44	%	(11	)%	$	1,343,487	45	%	$	1,295,700	47	%
Amplifiers/Radio frequency	697,687		26	%	(11	)%	788,299		26	%	701,557		25	%
Other analog	397,376		15	%	(3	)%	410,323		14	%	334,663		12	%
Subtotal analog signal processing	2,287,127		85	%	(10	)%	2,542,109		85	%	2,331,920		84	%
Power management & reference	182,134		7	%	(16	)%	217,615		7	%	194,740		7	%
Total analog products	$	2,469,261	91	%	(11	)%	$	2,759,724	92	%	$	2,526,660	91	%
Digital signal processing	231,881		9	%	(1	)%	233,596		8	%	234,843		9	%
Total Revenue	$	2,701,142	100	%	(10	)%	$	2,993,320	100	%	$	2,761,503	100	%

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*	The sum of the individual percentages do not equal the total due to rounding.

Geographic Information

During fiscal 2012, the Company revised its method for classifying revenue by geographic region to more accurately reflect the primary location of our customers’ design activity for our products. Prior periods have been reclassified to align with this definition. In general, the prior classification method reflected the customers’ manufacturing location or the distributors’ stocking territory. No changes have been made to the Company’s revenue recognition policy. In fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, the predominant countries comprising “Rest of North and South America” are Canada and Mexico; the predominant countries comprising “Europe” are Germany, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom; and the predominant countries comprising “Rest of Asia” are Taiwan and South Korea.



	2012		2011		2010
Revenue from continuing operations
United States	$	818,653	$	866,142	$	794,463
Rest of North and South America	114,133		144,585		134,327
Europe	852,668		967,417		816,561
Japan	333,558		398,587		433,706
China	341,196		360,594		320,739
Rest of Asia	240,934		255,995		261,707
Subtotal all foreign countries	1,882,489		2,127,178		1,967,040
Total revenue	$	2,701,142	$	2,993,320	$	2,761,503
Property, plant and equipment
United States	$	194,937	$	187,013	$	188,776
Ireland	127,669		128,660		139,165
Philippines	164,727		149,098		131,963
All other countries	13,534		14,068		12,761
Subtotal all foreign countries	305,930		291,826		283,889
Total property, plant and equipment	$	500,867	$	478,839	$	472,665

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Special Charges

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Special Charges

The Company monitors global macroeconomic conditions on an ongoing basis and continues to assess opportunities for improved operational effectiveness and efficiency and better alignment of expenses with revenues. As a result of these assessments, the Company has undertaken various restructuring actions over the past several years. These actions are described below.

The following tables display the special charges taken for ongoing actions and a roll-forward from October 31, 2009 to November 3, 2012 of the employee separation and exit cost accruals established related to these actions.



Statement of Income	Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Sunnyvale		Reduction of Operating Costs		Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Cambridge		Total Special Charges Related to Ongoing Actions
Workforce reductions	$	—	$	1,627	$	—	$	1,627
Total Fiscal 2008 Charges	$	—	$	1,627	$	—	$	1,627
Workforce reductions	—		26,583		7,446		34,029
Facility closure costs	—		2,411		57		2,468
Non-cash impairment charge	—		839		14,629		15,468
Other items	—		500		—		500
Total Fiscal 2009 Charges	$	—	$	30,333	$	22,132	$	52,465
Workforce reductions	—		10,908		—		10,908
Facility closure costs	375		—		4,689		5,064
Non-cash impairment charge	—		487		—		487
Other items	—		24		—		24
Total Fiscal 2010 Charges	$	375	$	11,419	$	4,689	$	16,483
Workforce reductions	—		2,239		—		2,239
Total Fiscal 2011 Charges	$	—	$	2,239	$	—	$	2,239
Workforce reductions	—		7,966		—		7,966
Facility closure costs	—		186		—		186
Non-cash impairment charge	—		219		—		219
Other items	—		60		—		60
Total Fiscal 2012 Charges	$	—	$	8,431	$	—	$	8,431



Accrued Restructuring	Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Sunnyvale			Reduction of Operating Costs			Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Cambridge			Total
Balance at October 31, 2009	$	169		$	8,161		$	6,690		$	15,020
Fiscal 2010 special charges	375			11,419			4,689			16,483
Severance payments	—			(12,223		)	(5,337		)	(17,560		)
Facility closure costs	(544		)	(1,216		)	(4,079		)	(5,839		)
Non-cash impairment charge	—			(487		)	—			(487		)
Other payments	—			(24		)	—			(24		)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	—			(84		)	—			(84		)
Balance at October 30, 2010	$	—		$	5,546		$	1,963		$	7,509
Fiscal 2011 special charges	—			2,239			—			2,239
Severance payments	—			(3,913		)	(1,352		)	(5,265		)
Facility closure costs	—			—			(611		)	(611		)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	—			4			—			4
Balance at October 29, 2011	$	—		$	3,876		$	—		$	3,876
Fiscal 2012 special charges	—			8,431			—			8,431
Severance payments	—			(8,931		)	—			(8,931		)
Facility closure costs	—			(186		)	—			(186		)
Non-cash impairment charge	—			(219		)	—			(219		)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	—			22			—			22
Balance at November 3, 2012	$	—		$	2,993		$	—		$	2,993

Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Sunnyvale

The Company ceased production at its California wafer fabrication facility in November 2006. The Company paid the related lease obligation costs on a monthly basis over the remaining lease term, which expired in March 2010. The Company recorded a one-time settlement charge of $0.4 million in fiscal 2010 related to the termination of the lease. This action was completed during fiscal 2010.

Reduction of Operating Costs

During fiscal 2008 through fiscal 2010, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $43.3 million. These special charges included: $39.1 million for severance and fringe benefit costs in accordance with its ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements at foreign locations for 245 manufacturing employees and 470 engineering and SMG&A employees; $2.1 million for lease obligation costs for facilities that the Company ceased using during the first quarter of fiscal 2009; $0.8 million for the write-off of property, plant and equipment; $0.5 million for contract termination costs and $0.3 million for clean-up and closure costs that were expensed as incurred; and $0.5 million related to the impairment of intellectual property. The Company terminated the employment of all employees associated with these actions.

During fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a special charge of approximately $2.2 million for severance and fringe benefit costs in accordance with its ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements at foreign locations for 25 engineering and SMG&A employees. The Company terminated the employment of all employees associated with these actions.

During fiscal 2012, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $8.4 million. The special charges included $7.9 million for severance and fringe benefit costs in accordance with its ongoing benefit plan or statutory requirements at foreign locations for 95 manufacturing, engineering and SMG&A employees; $0.1 million for contract termination costs; $0.2 million for lease obligation costs for facilities that the Company ceased using during the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and $0.2 million for the write-off of property, plant and equipment. As of November 3, 2012, the Company employed 6 of the 95 employees included in these cost reduction actions. These employees must continue to be employed by the Company until their employment is involuntarily terminated in order to receive the severance benefit.

Closure of a Wafer Fabrication Facility in Cambridge

During fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010, the Company recorded special charges of $26.8 million as a result of its decision to consolidate its Cambridge, Massachusetts wafer fabrication facility into its existing Wilmington, Massachusetts facility. These special charges included: $7.4 million for severance and fringe benefit costs recorded in accordance with the Company’s ongoing benefit plan for 124 manufacturing employees and 9 SMG&A employees; $14.6 million for the impairment of manufacturing assets; $3.4 million for lease obligation costs for the Cambridge wafer fabrication facility, which the Company ceased using in the first quarter of fiscal 2010; and $1.4 million for clean-up and closure costs that were expensed as incurred. This action was completed during the third quarter of fiscal 2011.

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions	Nov. 03, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Acquisitions On March 30, 2012, the Company acquired privately-held Multigig, Inc. (Multigig) of San Jose, California. The acquisition of Multigig is expected to enhance the Company’s clocking capabilities in stand-alone and embedded applications and strengthen the Company’s high speed signal processing solutions. The acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $26.8 million, which consisted of $24.2 million in initial cash payments at closing and an additional $2.6 million subject to an indemnification holdback that is payable within 15 months of the transaction date, which is included in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of November 3, 2012. The Company’s assessment of fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition, resulting in the recognition of $15.6 million of IPR&D, $1.1 million of developed technology, $7.0 million of goodwill and $3.1 million of net deferred tax assets. The goodwill recognized is attributable to future technologies that have yet to be determined as well as the assembled workforce of Multigig. Future technologies do not meet the criteria for recognition separately from goodwill because they are a part of future development and growth of the business. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. During the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company reduced this holdback amount by $0.1 million as a result of indemnification claims. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company finalized its purchase accounting for Multigig which resulted in adjustments of $0.4 million to deferred taxes and goodwill. In addition, the Company will be obligated to pay royalties to the Multigig employees on revenue recognized from the sale of certain Multigig products through the earlier of 5 years or the aggregate maximum payment of $1.0 million. Royalty payments to Multigig employees require post-acquisition services to be rendered and, as such, the Company will record these amounts as compensation expense in the related periods. As of November 3, 2012, no royalty payments have been made. The Company recognized $0.5 million of acquisition-related costs that were expensed in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, which were included in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of income. On June 9, 2011, the Company acquired privately-held Lyric Semiconductor, Inc. (Lyric) of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The acquisition of Lyric gives the Company the potential to achieve significant improvement in power efficiency in mixed signal processing. The acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $27.8 million, which consisted of $14.0 million in initial cash payments at closing and contingent consideration of up to $13.8 million. The contingent consideration arrangement requires additional cash payments to the former equity holders of Lyric upon the achievement of certain technological and product development milestones payable during the period from June 2011 through June 2016. The Company estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement utilizing the income approach. Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration subsequent to the acquisition date primarily driven by assumptions pertaining to the achievement of the defined milestones will be recognized in operating income in the period of the estimated fair value change. As of November 3, 2012, the Company has paid $2.0 million in contingent consideration. The payment is reflected in the statements of cash flows as cash used in financing activities related to the liability recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date and cash provided by operating activities related to the fair value adjustments previously recognized in earnings. The Company’s assessment of the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition, resulting in the recognition of $12.2 million of IPR&D, $18.9 million of goodwill and $3.3 million of net deferred tax liabilities. The goodwill recognized is attributable to future technologies that have yet to be determined as well as the assembled workforce of Lyric. Future technologies do not meet the criteria for recognition separately from goodwill because they are a part of future development and growth of the business. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The fair value of the remaining contingent consideration was approximately $12.2 million as of November 3, 2012, of which $6.8 million is included in accrued liabilities and $5.4 million is included in other non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, the Company will be obligated to pay royalties to the former equity holders of Lyric on revenue recognized from the sale of Lyric products and licenses through the earlier of 20 years or the accrual of a maximum of $25.0 million. Royalty payments to Lyric employees require post-acquisition services to be rendered and, as such, the Company will record these amounts as compensation expense in the related periods. As of November 3, 2012, no royalty payments have been made. The Company recognized $0.2 million of acquisition-related costs that were expensed in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, which were included in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of income. The Company has not provided pro forma results of operations for Multigig and Lyric herein as they were not material to the Company on either an individual or an aggregate basis. The Company included the results of operations of each acquisition in its consolidated statement of income from the date of each acquisition.

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Deferred Compensation Plan Investments [Abstract]

Deferred Compensation Plan Investments

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Deferred Compensation Plan Investments

Investments in The Analog Devices, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred Compensation Plan) are classified as trading. The components of the investments as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2012		2011
Money market funds	$	17,939	$	17,187
Mutual funds	10,541		9,223
Total Deferred Compensation Plan investments	$	28,480	$	26,410

The fair values of these investments are based on published market quotes on November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively. Adjustments to the fair value of, and income pertaining to, Deferred Compensation Plan investments are recorded in operating expenses. Gross realized and unrealized gains and losses from trading securities were not material in fiscal 2012, 2011 or 2010.

The Company has recorded a corresponding liability for amounts owed to the Deferred Compensation Plan participants (see Note 10). These investments are specifically designated as available to the Company solely for the purpose of paying benefits under the Deferred Compensation Plan. However, in the event the Company became insolvent, the investments would be available to all unsecured general creditors.

Other Investments

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Other investments consist of equity securities and other long-term investments. Investments are stated at fair value, which is based on market quotes or on a cost-basis, dependent on the nature of the investment, as appropriate. Adjustments to the fair value of investments classified as available-for-sale are recorded as an increase or decrease in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, unless the adjustment is considered an other-than-temporary impairment, in which case the adjustment is recorded as a charge in the statement of income.

During fiscal 2010, the Company recognized an other-than-temporary impairment of $0.7 million. The investment impairment was related to the decline in fair value of a publicly-traded equity investment below its cost basis that was determined to be other-than-temporary.

Realized gains or losses on investments are determined based on the specific identification basis and are recognized in nonoperating (income) expense. Gross realized gains of approximately $1.3 million and gross realized losses of approximately $0.1 million on sales of available-for-sale investments were recognized in fiscal 2012. There were no material net realized gains or losses from the sales of available-for-sale investments during fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010.

There were no net unrealized gains or losses on securities classified as other investments as of November 3, 2012. Unrealized gains and losses on securities classified as other investments as of October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2011
Unrealized gains	$	1,038
Unrealized losses	(179		)
Net unrealized gains on securities classified as other investments	$	859

Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 consisted of the following:



	2012		2011
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	82,027	$	91,918
Special charges	2,993		3,876
Other	63,887		61,822
Total accrued liabilities	$	148,907	$	157,616

Deferred Compensation Plan Liability	12 Months Ended
Deferred Compensation Plan Liability	Nov. 03, 2012
Deferred Compensation Liability [Abstract]
Deferred Compensation Plan Liability	Deferred Compensation Plan Liability The deferred compensation plan liability relates to obligations due under the Deferred Compensation Plan. The Deferred Compensation Plan allows certain members of management and other highly-compensated employees and non-employee directors to defer receipt of all or any portion of their compensation. The balance represents Deferred Compensation Plan participant accumulated deferrals and earnings thereon since the inception of the Deferred Compensation Plan net of withdrawals. The Company’s liability under the Deferred Compensation Plan is an unsecured general obligation of the Company.

The entire disclosure for compensation costs, including compensated absences accruals, compensated absences liability, deferred compensation arrangements and income statement compensation items. Deferred compensation arrangements may include a description of an arrangement with an individual employee, which is generally an employment contract between the entity and a selected officer or key employee containing a promise by the employer to pay certain amounts at designated future dates, usually including a period after retirement, upon compliance with stipulated requirements. This type of arrangement is distinguished from broader based employee benefit plans as it is usually tailored to the employee. Disclosure also typically includes the amount of related compensation expense recognized during the reporting period, the number of shares (units) issued during the period under such arrangements, and the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the related liability.

Lease Commitments

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Leases [Abstract]

Lease Commitments

The Company leases certain facilities, equipment and software under various operating leases that expire at various dates through 2022. The lease agreements frequently include renewal and escalation clauses and require the Company to pay taxes, insurance and maintenance costs. Total rental expense under operating leases was approximately $48 million in fiscal 2012, $45 million in fiscal 2011 and $40 million in fiscal 2010.

The following is a schedule of future minimum rental payments required under long-term operating leases at November 3, 2012:



	Operating
Fiscal Years	Leases
2013	$	29,559
2014	23,714
2015	12,585
2016	6,494
2017	4,239
Later Years	12,437
Total	$	89,028

The entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing.

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Nov. 03, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies From time to time, in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, various claims, charges and litigation are asserted or commenced against the Company arising from, or related to, contractual matters, patents, trademarks, personal injury, environmental matters, product liability, insurance coverage and personnel and employment disputes. As to such claims and litigation, the Company can give no assurance that it will prevail. The Company does not believe that any current legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Retirement Plans

The Company and its subsidiaries have various savings and retirement plans covering substantially all employees. The Company maintains a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its eligible U.S. employees. This plan provides for Company contributions of up to 5% of each participant’s total eligible compensation. In addition, the Company contributes an amount equal to each participant’s pre-tax contribution, if any, up to a maximum of 3% of each participant’s total eligible compensation. The total expense related to the defined contribution plan for U.S. employees was $22.8 million in fiscal 2012, $21.9 million in fiscal 2011 and $20.5 million in fiscal 2010. The Company also has various defined benefit pension and other retirement plans for certain non-U.S. employees that are consistent with local statutory requirements and practices. The total expense related to the various defined benefit pension and other retirement plans for certain non-U.S. employees was $18.9 million in fiscal 2012, $21.4 million in fiscal 2011 and $11.7 million in fiscal 2010.

Non-U.S. Plan Disclosures

The Company’s funding policy for its foreign defined benefit pension plans is consistent with the local requirements of each country. The plans’ assets consist primarily of U.S. and non-U.S. equity securities, bonds, property and cash. The benefit obligations and related assets under these plans have been measured at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Net annual periodic pension cost of non-U.S. plans is presented in the following table:



	2012			2011			2010
Service cost	$	7,909		$	9,175		$	5,933
Interest cost	10,901			11,395			9,594
Expected return on plan assets	(10,469		)	(10,938		)	(11,079		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1
Amortization of transition obligation (asset)	19			15			(27		)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	361			1,630			(133		)
Subtotal	$	8,721		$	11,277		$	4,289
Settlement impact	—			—			(39		)
Net periodic pension cost	$	8,721		$	11,277		$	4,250

Benefit Obligations and Plan Assets

Obligation and asset data of the Company’s non-U.S. plans at each fiscal year end is presented in the following table:



	2012			2011
Change in Benefit Obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	210,913		$	215,012
Service cost	7,909			9,175
Interest cost	10,901			11,395
Participant contributions	2,523			2,301
Plan Amendments	(4,663		)	—
Premiums paid	(191		)	(192		)
Actuarial loss (gain)	63,127			(27,544		)
Benefits paid	(3,411		)	(2,625		)
Exchange rate adjustment	(14,852		)	3,391
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	272,256		$	210,913
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	184,754		$	176,220
Actual return on plan assets	18,391			(2,938		)
Employer contributions	10,611			9,233
Participant contributions	2,523			2,301
Premiums paid	(191		)	(192		)
Benefits paid	(3,411		)	(2,625		)
Exchange rate adjustment	(12,516		)	2,755
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	200,161		$	184,754
Reconciliation of Funded Status
Funded status	$	(72,095	)	$	(26,159	)
Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet
Non-current assets	$	2,596		$	2,741
Current liabilities	(657		)	(573		)
Non-current liabilities	(74,034		)	(28,327		)
Net amount recognized	$	(72,095	)	$	(26,159	)



	2012			2011
Reconciliation of Amounts Recognized in the Statement of Financial Position
Initial net obligation	$	(109	)	$	(125	)
Prior Service credit	4,663			—
Net loss	(82,640		)	(30,613		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(78,086		)	(30,738		)
Accumulated contributions in excess of net periodic benefit cost	5,991			4,579
Net amount recognized	$	(72,095	)	$	(26,159	)
Changes Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income
Prior Service cost	$	(4,663	)	$	—
Net loss (gain) arising during the year (includes curtailment gains not recognized as a component of net periodic cost)	$	55,205		$	(13,667	)
Effect of exchange rates on amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,202		)	445
Amounts recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost
Amortization, settlement or curtailment recognition of net transition obligation	(19		)	(15		)
Amortization or settlement recognition of net loss	(361		)	(1,630		)
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income)	$	47,960		$	(14,867	)
Total recognized in net periodic cost and other comprehensive loss (income)	$	56,681		$	(3,590	)
Estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income over the next fiscal year
Initial net obligation	$	(20	)	$	(20	)
Prior Service credit	228			—
Net loss	(2,939		)	(366		)
Total	$	(2,731	)	$	(386	)

The accumulated benefit obligation for non-U.S. pension plans was $214.5 million and $169.0 million at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively.

Information relating to the Company’s non-U.S. plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets and accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets at each fiscal year end is presented in the following table:



	2012		2011
Plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	$	237,422	$	180,182
Fair value of plan assets	$	162,731	$	151,281
Plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	$	219,248	$	25,236
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	175,243	$	21,022
Fair value of plan assets	$	146,155	$	635

Assumptions

The range of assumptions used for the non-U.S. defined benefit plans reflects the different economic environments within the various countries. The projected benefit obligation was determined using the following weighted-average assumptions:



	2012		2011
Discount rate	4.55	%	5.60	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	2.85	%	3.07	%

Net annual periodic pension cost was determined using the following weighted average assumptions:



	2012		2011
Discount rate	5.60	%	5.33	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	5.71	%	6.15	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.07	%	3.40	%

The expected long-term rate of return on assets is a weighted-average of the long-term rates of return selected for the various countries where the Company has funded pension plans. The expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption is selected based on the facts and circumstances that exist as of the measurement date and the specific portfolio mix of plan assets. Management, in conjunction with its actuaries, reviewed anticipated future long-term performance of individual asset categories and considered the asset allocation strategy adopted by the Company and/or the trustees of the plans. While the review considered recent fund performance and historical returns, the assumption is primarily a long-term prospective rate.

The Company’s investment strategy is based on an expectation that equity securities will outperform debt securities over the long term. Accordingly, in order to maximize the return on assets, a majority of assets are invested in equities. Investments within each asset class are diversified to reduce the impact of losses in single investments. The use of derivative instruments is permitted where appropriate and necessary to achieve overall investment policy objectives and asset class targets.

The Company establishes strategic asset allocation percentage targets and appropriate benchmarks for each significant asset class to obtain a prudent balance between return and risk. The interaction between plan assets and benefit obligations is periodically studied by the Company and its actuaries to assist in the establishment of strategic asset allocation targets.

Fair value of plan assets

The following table presents plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 using the same three-level hierarchy described in Note 2j:



	November 3, 2012								October 29, 2011
	Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using:								Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Unit trust funds(1)	$	—	$	142,556	$	—	$	142,556	$	—	$	100,161	$	—	$	100,161
Equities(1)	2,892		24,176		635		27,703		2,003		56,163		614		58,780
Fixed income securities(2)	—		26,340		—		26,340		—		21,984		—		21,984
Property(3)	—		—		2,881		2,881		—		—		3,166		3,166
Cash and cash equivalents	681		—		—		681		663		—		—		663
Total assets measured at fair value	$	3,573	$	193,072	$	3,516	$	200,161	$	2,666	$	178,308	$	3,780	$	184,754

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(1)

The majority of the assets in these categories are invested in a mix of equities, including those from North America, Europe and Asia. The funds are valued using the net asset value method in which an average of the market prices for underlying investments is used to value the fund. Due to the nature of the underlying assets of these funds, changes in market conditions and the economic environment may significantly impact the net asset value of these investments and, consequently, the fair value of the investments. These investments are redeemable at net asset value to the extent provided in the documentation governing the investments. However, these redemption rights may be restricted in accordance with governing documents. Publicly traded securities are valued at the last trade or closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded. Level 3 securities are valued at book value per share based upon the financial statements of the investment.


(2)	The majority of the assets in this category are invested in funds primarily concentrated in non-U.S. debt instruments. The funds are valued using the net asset value method in which an average of the market prices for underlying investments is used to value the fund.


(3)	The majority of the assets in this category are invested in properties in Ireland, the UK, Europe and other established international markets. Investments in properties are stated at estimated fair values based upon valuations by external independent property valuers.

The table below presents a reconciliation of the plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.



	Properties			Equities
Balance as of October 30, 2010	$	3,186		$	607
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	64			—
Realized and unrealized return on plan assets	(141		)	—
Exchange rate adjustment	57			7
Balance as of October 29, 2011	$	3,166		$	614
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	—			—
Realized and unrealized return on plan assets	12			—
Exchange rate adjustment	(297		)	21
Balance as of November 3, 2012	$	2,881		$	635

Estimated future cash flows

Expected fiscal 2013 Company contributions and estimated future benefit payments are as follows:



Expected Company Contributions
2013	$	15,975
Expected Benefit Payments
2013	$	2,488
2014	$	3,430
2015	$	3,015
2016	$	3,168
2017	$	4,290
2018 through 2022	$	28,867

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes


	Income Taxes

The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory rates to income tax expense is as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	35.0		%	35.0		%	35.0		%
Income tax provision reconciliation:
Tax at statutory rate:	$	284,737		$	371,506		$	315,583
Irish income subject to lower tax rate	(117,693		)	(144,845		)	(131,823		)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	610			1,162			2,622
Valuation allowance	(599		)	(6,700		)	—
Research and development tax credits	(964		)	(14,681		)	(1,045		)
Change in uncertain tax positions	(5,184		)	(9,897		)	2,082
Net foreign tax in excess of U.S. federal statutory tax rate	14			338			1,315
Other, net	1,376			3,670			1,706
Total income tax provision	$	162,297		$	200,553		$	190,440

For financial reporting purposes, income before income taxes includes the following components:



	2012		2011		2010
Pretax income:
Domestic	$	233,478	$	355,819	$	289,748
Foreign	580,055		705,628		611,917
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	813,533	$	1,061,447	$	901,665

The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal tax	$	90,303		$	92,103		$	117,097
Foreign	80,825			104,959			79,055
State	970			1,787			4,154
Total current	$	172,098		$	198,849		$	200,306
Deferred (prepaid):
Federal	$	(9,948	)	$	9,399		$	(6,159	)
State	(551		)	(5,762		)	(173		)
Foreign	698			(1,933		)	(3,534		)
Total (prepaid) deferred	$	(9,801	)	$	1,704		$	(9,866	)

The Company continues to intend to reinvest certain of its foreign earnings indefinitely. Accordingly, no U.S. income taxes have been provided for approximately $3,221 million of unremitted earnings of international subsidiaries. As of November 3, 2012, the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability on these earnings was $848 million.

The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities for the fiscal years ended November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 are as follows:



	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$	23,496		$	23,503
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	33,236			34,061
Reserves for compensation and benefits	26,046			21,164
Tax credit carryovers	44,550			41,468
Stock-based compensation	96,140			91,417
Depreciation	4,386			4,781
Other	8,712			(592		)
Total gross deferred tax assets	236,566			215,802
Valuation allowance	(37,350		)	(34,768		)
Total deferred tax assets	199,216			181,034
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(40,634		)	(36,624		)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(19,928		)	(24,025		)
Other	(5,918		)	(1,829		)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(66,480		)	(62,478		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	132,736		$	118,556

The valuation allowances of $37.4 million and $34.8 million at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively, are valuation allowances for the Company’s state credit carryovers that began expiring in 2008.

The Company has provided for potential tax liabilities due in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Judgment is required in determining the worldwide income tax expense provision. In the ordinary course of global business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax outcome is uncertain. Some of these uncertainties arise as a consequence of cost reimbursement arrangements among related entities. Although the Company believes its estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be different than that which is reflected in the historical income tax provisions and accruals. Such differences could have a material impact on the Company’s income tax provision and operating results in the period in which such determination is made.

As of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, the Company had a liability of $7.1 million and $9.7 million, respectively, for gross unrealized tax benefits, all of which, if settled in the Company’s favor, would lower the Company’s effective tax rate in the period recorded. In addition, as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, the Company had a liability of approximately $3.0 million and $11.1 million, respectively, for interest and penalties. The Company includes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the provision for taxes in the consolidated statements of income. The total liability as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 of $10.1 million and $20.8 million, respectively, for uncertain tax positions is classified as non-current, and is included in other non-current liabilities, because the Company believes that the ultimate payment or settlement of these liabilities may not occur within the next twelve months. The consolidated statements of income for fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 include $(7.1) million, $0.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of interest and penalties related to these uncertain tax positions. Over the next fiscal year, the Company anticipates the liability to be reduced by $3.6 million for a tax settlement payment and the possible expiration of an income tax statute of limitations.

The following table summarizes the changes in the total amounts of unrealized tax benefits for fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2012.



Balance, October 31, 2009	$	18,161
Additions for tax positions of 2010	286
Balance, October 30, 2010	$	18,447
Additions for tax positions related to prior years	9,265
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years	(17,677		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(370		)
Balance, October 29, 2011	$	9,665
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years	(6,168		)
Additions for tax positions related to prior years	2,212
Additions for tax positions related to current year	1,394
Balance, November 3, 2012	$	7,103

The Company has filed a petition with the Tax Court for one open matter for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 that pertains to Section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code related to the beneficial tax treatment of dividends paid from foreign owned companies under The American Jobs Creation Act. The potential liability for this adjustment is $36.5 million. The Company has concluded, based on discussions with its tax advisors, that this item is not likely to result in any additional tax liability. Therefore, the Company has not recorded any additional tax liability for this issue.

All of the Company's U.S. federal tax returns prior to fiscal year 2009 are no longer subject to examination.

All of the Company's Ireland tax returns prior to fiscal year 2008 are no longer subject to examination.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Revolving Credit Facility	12 Months Ended
Revolving Credit Facility	Nov. 03, 2012
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Revolving Credit Facility	Revolving Credit Facility As of November 3, 2012, the Company had $3,900.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, of which $1,105.8 million was held in the United States. The balance of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments was held outside the United States in various foreign subsidiaries. As the Company intends to reinvest its foreign earnings indefinitely, this cash is not available to meet certain aspects of the Company’s cash requirements in the United States, including cash dividends and common stock repurchases. The Company entered into a five-year, $165.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility with certain institutional lenders in May 2008. To date, the Company has not borrowed under this credit facility but the Company may borrow in the future and use the proceeds for support of commercial paper issuance, stock repurchases, dividend payments, acquisitions, capital expenditures, working capital and other lawful corporate purposes. Any advances under this credit agreement will accrue interest at rates that are equal to LIBOR plus a margin that is based on either the Company's leverage ratio or public debt rating by both Standard & Poor's and Moody's, whichever results in the lowest margin. The terms of the facility impose restrictions on the Company’s ability to undertake certain transactions, to create certain liens on assets and to incur certain subsidiary indebtedness. The terms of this facility also include financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and not exceed a maximum leverage ratio. As of November 3, 2012, the Company was compliant with these covenants.

Debt	12 Months Ended
Debt	Nov. 03, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt On June 30, 2009, the Company issued $375.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.0% senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 (the 5.0% Notes) with semi-annual fixed interest payments due on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2010. The sale of the 5.0% Notes was made pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement dated June 25, 2009 between the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein. The net proceeds of the offering were $370.4 million, after issuing at a discount and deducting expenses, underwriting discounts and commissions, which will be amortized over the term of the 5.0% Notes. The indenture governing the 5.0% Notes contains covenants that may limit the Company’s ability to: incur, create, assume or guarantee any debt for borrowed money secured by a lien upon a principal property; enter into sale and lease-back transactions with respect to a principal property; and consolidate with or merge into, or transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets to, any other party. As of November 3, 2012, the Company was compliant with these covenants. The notes are subordinated to any future secured debt and to the other liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries. On June 30, 2009, the Company entered into interest rate swap transactions where the Company swapped the notional amount of its $375.0 million of fixed rate debt at 5.0% into floating interest rate debt through July 1, 2014. Under the terms of the swaps, the Company would (i) receive on the $375.0 million notional amount a 5.0% annual interest payment that is paid in two installments on the 1st business day of every January and July, commencing January 1, 2010 through and ending on the maturity date; and (ii) pay on the $375.0 million notional amount an annual three months LIBOR plus 2.05% interest payment, payable in four installments on the 1st business day of every January, April, July and October, commencing on October 1, 2009 and ending on the maturity date. The LIBOR-based rate was set quarterly three months prior to the date of the interest payment. The Company designated these swaps as fair value hedges. The changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps were reflected in the carrying value of the interest rate swaps in other assets on the balance sheet. The carrying value of the debt on the balance sheet was adjusted by an equal and offsetting amount. In fiscal 2012, the Company terminated the interest rate swap agreement. The Company received $19.8 million in cash proceeds from the swap termination, which included $1.3 million in accrued interest. The proceeds, net of interest received, are disclosed in cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. As a result of the termination, the carrying value of the 5.0% Notes was adjusted for the change in the fair value of the interest component of the debt up to the date of the termination of the swap in an amount equal to the fair value of the swap, and will be amortized to earnings as a reduction of interest expense over the remaining life of the debt. This amortization is reflected in the consolidated statements of cash flows within operating activities. During fiscal year 2012, $5.3 million was amortized into earnings as a reduction of interest expense related to the swap termination. On December 22, 2010, Analog Devices Holdings B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., London Branch as administrative agent. The borrower’s obligations are guaranteed by the Company. The credit agreement provides for a term loan facility of $145.0 million, which matures on December 22, 2013. The terms of the agreement provide for a three year principal amortization schedule with $3.6 million payable quarterly every March, June, September and December with the balance payable upon the maturity date. During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company made an additional principal payment of $17.5 million. During the first quarter and fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company made additional principal payments of $12.0 million and $30.0 million, respectively. The loan will bear interest at a fluctuating rate for each period equal to the LIBOR rate corresponding with the tenor of the interest period plus a spread of 1.25% (1.46% as of November 3, 2012). The terms of this facility include limitations on subsidiary indebtedness and on liens against the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, and also include financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and not exceed a maximum leverage ratio. As of November 3, 2012, the Company was compliant with these covenants. As of November 3, 2012, $14.5 million of this debt was classified as short-term. On April 4, 2011, the Company issued $375.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.0% senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 (the 3.0% Notes) with semi-annual fixed interest payments due on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2011. The sale of the 3.0% Notes was made pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement dated March 30, 2011 between the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several underwriters named therein. The net proceeds of the offering were $370.5 million, after issuing at a discount and deducting expenses, underwriting discounts and commissions, which will be amortized over the term of the 3.0% Notes. The indenture governing the 3.0% Notes contains covenants that may limit the Company’s ability to: incur, create, assume or guarantee any debt for borrowed money secured by a lien upon a principal property; enter into sale and lease-back transactions with respect to a principal property; and consolidate with or merge into, or transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets to, any other party. As of November 3, 2012, the Company was compliant with these covenants. The notes are subordinated to any future secured debt and to the other liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries. The Company’s principal payments related to its debt obligations are as follows: $14.5 million in fiscal year 2013; $420.6 million in fiscal year 2014; and $375.0 million in fiscal year 2016.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Nov. 03, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events On November 26, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per outstanding share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 18, 2012 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on December 7, 2012.

Supplementary Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

Quarterly financial information for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 (thousands, except per share amounts and as noted):



	4Q12		3Q12		2Q12		1Q12		4Q11		3Q11		2Q11		1Q11
Revenue	694,964		683,026		675,094		648,058		716,134		757,902		790,780		728,504
Cost of sales	251,682		235,152		234,639		238,668		255,620		248,262		256,566		246,331
Gross margin	443,282		447,874		440,455		409,390		460,514		509,640		534,214		482,173
% of Revenue	63.8	%	65.6	%	65.2	%	63.2	%	64.3	%	67.2	%	67.6	%	66.2	%
Research and development	130,394		129,694		127,537		124,378		123,889		128,476		130,460		122,745
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	97,609		99,873		99,992		99,045		99,094		102,323		105,268		100,022
Special charges	—		5,836		—		2,595		2,239		—		—		—
Total operating expenses	228,003		235,403		227,529		226,018		225,222		230,799		235,728		222,767
Operating income from continuing operations	215,279		212,471		212,926		183,372		235,292		278,841		298,486		259,406
% of Revenue	31	%	31	%	32	%	28	%	33	%	37	%	38	%	36	%
Nonoperating (income) expenses:
Interest expense	6,391		6,459		6,890		6,682		6,079		6,159		4,078		2,830
Interest income	(3,627	)	(3,506	)	(3,967	)	(3,348	)	(2,183	)	(2,395	)	(2,197	)	(2,285	)
Other, net	(9	)	49		(1,451	)	(48	)	396		206		(151	)	41
Total nonoperating (income) expense	2,755		3,002		1,472		3,286		4,292		3,970		1,730		586
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	212,524		209,469		211,454		180,086		231,000		274,871		296,756		258,820
% of Revenue	31	%	31	%	31	%	28	%	32	%	36	%	38	%	36	%
Provision for income taxes	33,337		39,701		48,555		40,704		47,473		54,936		54,930		43,214
Net income from continuing operations	179,187		169,768		162,899		139,382		183,527		219,935		241,826		215,606
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		6,500
Net income	179,187		169,768		162,899		139,382		183,527		219,935		241,826		222,106
% of Revenue	26	%	25	%	24	%	22	%	26	%	29	%	31	%	30	%
Earnings per share — basic
Income from continuing operations	0.60		0.57		0.55		0.47		0.61		0.73		0.81		0.72
Net income	0.60		0.57		0.55		0.47		0.61		0.73		0.81		0.74
Earnings per share — diluted
Income from continuing operations	0.58		0.56		0.53		0.46		0.60		0.71		0.78		0.70
Net income	0.58		0.56		0.53		0.46		0.60		0.71		0.78		0.72
Shares used to compute earnings per share (in thousands):
Basic	300,679		298,445		298,130		297,788		298,910		299,616		299,923		299,218
Diluted	307,954		305,359		305,921		305,531		305,734		308,744		309,619		308,848
Dividends declared per share	0.30		0.30		0.30		0.25		0.25		0.25		0.22		0.22

The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished.

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Years ended November 3, 2012, October 29, 2011 and October 30, 2010

(Thousands)



	Balance at Beginning of		Additions Charged to				Balance at End of
Description	Period		Income Statement		Deductions		Period
Accounts Receivable Reserves and Allowances:
Year ended October 30, 2010	$	1,681	$	2,918	$	3,018	$	1,581
Year ended October 29, 2011	$	1,581	$	846	$	962	$	1,465
Year ended November 3, 2012	$	1,465	$	1,910	$	654	$	2,721

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments

The Company periodically evaluates its investments for impairment. There were no other-than-temporary impairments of short-term investments in any of the fiscal years presented.

Realized gains or losses recognized in non-operating income from the sales of available-for-sale securities were not material during any of the fiscal years presented.

Unrealized gains and l

Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Information



	2012		2011		2010
Cash paid during the fiscal year for:
Income taxes	$	143,899	$	223,716	$	137,149
Interest	$	29,177	$	16,492	$	9,199

Inventories

Property, Plant and Equipment



Buildings & building equipment	Up to 25 years
Machinery & equipment	3-8 years
Office equipment	3-8 years

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $109.7 million, $116.9 million and $116.1 million in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.


f.	Goodwill and Intangible As

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill



	2012		2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	275,087	$	255,580
Acquisition of Lyric Semiconductor (Note 6)	—		18,865
Acquisition of Multigig, Inc. (Note 6)	7,298		—
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,448		642
Balance at end of year	$	283,833	$	275,087

Intangible Assets



	November 3, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Technology-based	$	1,100	$	128

The Company expects annual amortization expense for intangible assets to be:



Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense
2013	$	220
2014	$	220
2015	$	220
2016	$	220
2017	$	92

Indefinite-lived intangible assets consisted of $27.8 million and $12.2 million of IPR&D as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively.

Grant Accounting

Translation of Foreign Currencies

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Agreements



Statement of income classification	November 3, 2012							October 29, 2011
Statement of income classification	Loss on Swaps			Gain on Note		Net Income Effect		Loss on Swaps			Gain on Note		Net Income Effect
Other income	$	(769	)	$	769	$	—	$	(4,614	)	$	4,614	$	—

Fair Value

Level 1 — Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 3 — Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.



	November 3, 2012
	Fair Value measurement at Reporting Date using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Available-for-sale:
Institutional money market funds	$	143,876	$	—	$	—	$	143,876
Corporate obligations (1)	—		347,028		—		347,028
Short - term investments:
Available-for-sale:
Securities with one year or less to maturity:
Corporate obligations (1)	—		2,818,798		—		2,818,798
Floating rate notes, issued at par	—		280,065		—		280,065
Floating rate notes (1)	—		234,280		—		234,280
Securities with greater than one year to maturity:
Floating rate notes, issued at par			37,408				37,408
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (2)	$	—	$	1,061	$	—	$	1,061
Deferred compensation investments	28,480		—		—		28,480
Total assets measured at fair value	$	172,356	$	3,718,640	$	—	$	3,890,996
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	—		—		12,219		12,219
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	12,219	$	12,219


(1)	The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of November 3, 2012 was $3,327.5 million.


(2)	The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of November 3, 2012, contracts in a liability position of $1.9 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the consolidated balance sheet.



	October 29, 2011
	Fair Value measurement at Reporting Date using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Available-for-sale:
Institutional money market funds	$	1,278,121	$	—	$	—	$	1,278,121
Corporate obligations (1)	—		95,948		—		95,948
Short - term investments:
Available-for-sale:
Securities with one year or less to maturity:
Corporate obligations (1)	—		2,169,078		—		2,169,078
Floating rate notes (1)	—		17,704		—		17,704
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (2)	—		2,472		—		2,472
Deferred compensation investments	26,410		—		—		26,410
Other investments	1,135		—		—		1,135
Interest rate swap agreements	—		22,187		—		22,187
Total assets measured at fair value	$	1,305,666	$	2,307,389	$	—	$	3,613,055
Liabilities
$375 million aggregate principal 5.0% debt (3)	$	—	$	396,337	$	—	$	396,337
Contingent consideration	—		—		13,973		13,973
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	396,337	$	13,973	$	410,310


(1)	The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of October 29, 2011 was $2,284.9 million.


(2)	The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of October 29, 2011, contracts in a liability position of $0.8 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the consolidated balance sheet.


(3)	Equal to the accreted notional value of the debt plus the fair value of the interest rate component of the long-term debt. The fair value of the long-term debt as of October 29, 2011 was $413.4 million, which is classified as a level 1 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

Cash equivalents and short-term investments — These investments are adjusted to fair value based on quoted market prices or are determined using a yield curve model based on current market rates.

Deferred compensation plan investments and other investments — The fair value of these mutual fund, money market fund and equity investments are based on quoted market prices.

Long-term debt — The fair value of long-term debt is based on quotes received from third-party banks.

The fair value measurement of the contingent consideration encompasses the following significant unobservable inputs:



Unobservable Inputs	Range
Estimated contingent consideration payments	$13,000
Discount rate	7% - 10%
Timing of cash flows	1 - 20 months
Probability of achievement	100%

The following table summarizes the change in the fair value of the contingent consideration measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of October 29, 2011 and November 3, 2012:



	Contingent Consideration
Balance as of October 30, 2010	$	—
Contingent consideration liability recorded	13,790
Fair value adjustment (1)	183
Balance as of October 29, 2011	$	13,973
Payment made (2)	(2,000		)
Fair value adjustment (1)	246
Balance as of November 3, 2012	$	12,219


(1)	Recorded in research and development expense in the consolidated statements of income.


(2)	The payment is reflected in the statements of cash flows as cash used in financing activities related to the liability recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date and as cash provided by operating activities related to the fair value adjustments previously recognized in earnings.

Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Use of Estimates

Concentrations of Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of investments and trade accounts receivable.

Concentration of Other Risks

Revenue Recognition

Shipping costs are charged to cost of sales as incurred.


o.	Accu

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income



	2012			2011
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	982		$	(2,038	)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	444			695
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(423		)	(641		)
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments	1,165			1,687
Pension plans
Prior Service Cost	4,079			—
Transition obligation	(102		)	(117		)
Net actuarial loss	(70,539		)	(25,755		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(64,394	)	$	(26,169	)

Advertising Expense

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was approximately $3.8 million in fiscal 2012, $4.1 million in fiscal 2011 and $3.7 million in fiscal 2010.

Income Taxes

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

Share-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

See Note 3 for additional information relating to stock-based compensation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Standards Implemented

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other

Standards to be Implemented

Balance Sheet

Comprehensive Income

Discontinued Operations



	2012		2011		2010
Gain on sale of discontinued operations before income taxes	$	—	$	10,000	$	1,316
Provision for income taxes	—		3,500		457
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	$	—	$	6,500	$	859

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments

Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2012			2011
Unrealized gains on securities classified as short-term investments	$	581		$	22
Unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments	(519		)	(600		)
Net unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments	$	62		$	(578	)

Cash and cash equivalents and short term investments

The components of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2012		2011
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$	35,413	$	17,857
Available-for-sale	490,904		1,374,069
Held-to-maturity	2,516		13,174
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	528,833	$	1,405,100
Short-term investments:
Available-for-sale	$	3,370,551	$	2,186,782
Held-to-maturity (less than one year to maturity)	994		580
Total short-term investments	$	3,371,545	$	2,187,362

Supplemental cash flow statement Information



	2012		2011		2010
Cash paid during the fiscal year for:
Income taxes	$	143,899	$	223,716	$	137,149
Interest	$	29,177	$	16,492	$	9,199

Inventories

Inventories at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2012		2011
Raw materials	$	28,111	$	28,085
Work in process	185,773		170,398
Finished goods	99,839		96,598
Total inventories	$	313,723	$	295,081

Useful lives of property, plant and equipment

Depreciation and amortization are based on the following useful lives:



Buildings & building equipment	Up to 25 years
Machinery & equipment	3-8 years
Office equipment	3-8 years

Changes in goodwill

The following table presents the changes in goodwill during fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011:



	2012		2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	275,087	$	255,580
Acquisition of Lyric Semiconductor (Note 6)	—		18,865
Acquisition of Multigig, Inc. (Note 6)	7,298		—
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,448		642
Balance at end of year	$	283,833	$	275,087

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

As of November 3, 2012, the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following which related to the acquisition of Multigig, Inc. (Note 6):



	November 3, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Technology-based	$	1,100	$	128

Schedule of expected annual amortization expense

The Company expects annual amortization expense for intangible assets to be:



Fiscal Year	Amortization Expense
2013	$	220
2014	$	220
2015	$	220
2016	$	220
2017	$	92

Net gain or loss on the hedged item

The gain or loss on the hedged item (that is, the fixed-rate borrowings) attributable to the hedged benchmark interest rate risk and the offsetting gain or loss on the related interest rate swaps for fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2011 were as follows:



Statement of income classification	November 3, 2012							October 29, 2011
Statement of income classification	Loss on Swaps			Gain on Note		Net Income Effect		Loss on Swaps			Gain on Note		Net Income Effect
Other income	$	(769	)	$	769	$	—	$	(4,614	)	$	4,614	$	—

Fair value of hedging instruments

The fair values of these hedging instruments in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



		Fair Value At
	Balance Sheet Location	November 3, 2012		October 29, 2011
Interest rate swap agreements	Other assets	$	—	$	22,187
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	1,161	$	2,038

Effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges

The effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated statements of income for fiscal 2012 and 2011 were as follows:



	November 3, 2012			October 29, 2011
(Gain) loss recognized in OCI on derivatives (net of tax of $1,233 in 2012 and $539 in 2011)	$	(7,923	)	$	3,347
Loss (gain) reclassified from OCI into income (net of tax of $1,160 in 2012 and $1,171 in 2011)	$	7,401		$	(7,793	)

Cash flow hedge reclassified into earnings

The amounts reclassified into earnings before tax are recognized in cost of sales and operating expenses for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 were as follows:



	November 3, 2012		October 29, 2011
Cost of sales	$	3,096	$	(4,363	)
Research and development	$	2,344	$	(2,264	)
Selling, marketing, general and administrative	$	3,121	$	(2,337	)

Summary of activity in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income related to derivatives



	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,687		$	6,133
Changes in fair value of derivatives — (loss) gain, net of tax	(7,923		)	3,347
Loss (gain) reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	7,401			(7,793		)
Balance at end of year	$	1,165		$	1,687

Fair value of financial assets and liabilities



	November 3, 2012
	Fair Value measurement at Reporting Date using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Available-for-sale:
Institutional money market funds	$	143,876	$	—	$	—	$	143,876
Corporate obligations (1)	—		347,028		—		347,028
Short - term investments:
Available-for-sale:
Securities with one year or less to maturity:
Corporate obligations (1)	—		2,818,798		—		2,818,798
Floating rate notes, issued at par	—		280,065		—		280,065
Floating rate notes (1)	—		234,280		—		234,280
Securities with greater than one year to maturity:
Floating rate notes, issued at par			37,408				37,408
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (2)	$	—	$	1,061	$	—	$	1,061
Deferred compensation investments	28,480		—		—		28,480
Total assets measured at fair value	$	172,356	$	3,718,640	$	—	$	3,890,996
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	—		—		12,219		12,219
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	12,219	$	12,219


(1)	The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of November 3, 2012 was $3,327.5 million.


(2)	The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of November 3, 2012, contracts in a liability position of $1.9 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the consolidated balance sheet.



	October 29, 2011
	Fair Value measurement at Reporting Date using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Available-for-sale:
Institutional money market funds	$	1,278,121	$	—	$	—	$	1,278,121
Corporate obligations (1)	—		95,948		—		95,948
Short - term investments:
Available-for-sale:
Securities with one year or less to maturity:
Corporate obligations (1)	—		2,169,078		—		2,169,078
Floating rate notes (1)	—		17,704		—		17,704
Other assets:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (2)	—		2,472		—		2,472
Deferred compensation investments	26,410		—		—		26,410
Other investments	1,135		—		—		1,135
Interest rate swap agreements	—		22,187		—		22,187
Total assets measured at fair value	$	1,305,666	$	2,307,389	$	—	$	3,613,055
Liabilities
$375 million aggregate principal 5.0% debt (3)	$	—	$	396,337	$	—	$	396,337
Contingent consideration	—		—		13,973		13,973
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	396,337	$	13,973	$	410,310


(1)	The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of October 29, 2011 was $2,284.9 million.


(2)	The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of October 29, 2011, contracts in a liability position of $0.8 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the consolidated balance sheet.


(3)	Equal to the accreted notional value of the debt plus the fair value of the interest rate component of the long-term debt. The fair value of the long-term debt as of October 29, 2011 was $413.4 million, which is classified as a level 1 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy.

Schedule of fair value inputs

The fair value measurement of the contingent consideration encompasses the following significant unobservable inputs:



Unobservable Inputs	Range
Estimated contingent consideration payments	$13,000
Discount rate	7% - 10%
Timing of cash flows	1 - 20 months
Probability of achievement	100%

Change in the fair value of the contingent consideration

The following table summarizes the change in the fair value of the contingent consideration measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of October 29, 2011 and November 3, 2012:



	Contingent Consideration
Balance as of October 30, 2010	$	—
Contingent consideration liability recorded	13,790
Fair value adjustment (1)	183
Balance as of October 29, 2011	$	13,973
Payment made (2)	(2,000		)
Fair value adjustment (1)	246
Balance as of November 3, 2012	$	12,219


(1)	Recorded in research and development expense in the consolidated statements of income.


(2)	The payment is reflected in the statements of cash flows as cash used in financing activities related to the liability recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date and as cash provided by operating activities related to the fair value adjustments previously recognized in earnings.

Components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 consisted of the following, net of tax:



	2012			2011
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	982		$	(2,038	)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	444			695
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(423		)	(641		)
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments	1,165			1,687
Pension plans
Prior Service Cost	4,079			—
Transition obligation	(102		)	(117		)
Net actuarial loss	(70,539		)	(25,755		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(64,394	)	$	(26,169	)

Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:



	2012		2011		2010
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	651,236	$	860,894	$	711,225
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	—		6,500		859
Net income	$	651,236	$	867,394	$	712,084
Basic shares:
Weighted average shares outstanding	298,761		299,417		297,387
Earnings per share-basic:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	2.18	$	2.88	$	2.39
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		0.02		—
Net income	$	2.18	$	2.90	$	2.39
Diluted shares:
Weighted average shares outstanding	298,761		299,417		297,387
Assumed exercise of common stock equivalents	7,430		8,819		8,474
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares	306,191		308,236		305,861
Earnings per share-diluted:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	2.13	$	2.79	$	2.33
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		0.02		0.00
Net income	$	2.13	$	2.81	$	2.33
Weighted average anti-dilutive shares related to:
Outstanding stock options	5,860		7,298		18,206

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax



	2012		2011		2010
Gain on sale of discontinued operations before income taxes	$	—	$	10,000	$	1,316
Provision for income taxes	—		3,500		457
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	$	—	$	6,500	$	859

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Information pertaining to the Company's stock option awards and the related estimated weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock options granted

Information pertaining to the Company’s stock option awards and the related estimated weighted-average assumptions to calculate the fair value of stock options granted is as follows:



Stock Options	2012			2011			2010
Options granted (in thousands)	2,456			1,990			1,866
Weighted-average exercise price		$39.58			$37.59			$31.49
Weighted-average grant-date fair value		$7.37			$8.62			$7.77
Assumptions:
Weighted-average expected volatility	28.4		%	29.3		%	31.4		%
Weighted-average expected term (in years)	5.3			5.3			5.3
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	1.1		%	2.1		%	2.5		%
Weighted-average expected dividend yield	3.0		%	2.4		%	2.6		%

Summary of the activity under the Company's stock option plans

A summary of the activity under the Company’s stock option plans as of November 3, 2012 and changes during the fiscal year then ended is presented below:



	Options Outstanding (in thousands)		Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding October 29, 2011	34,116			$30.27
Options granted	2,456			$39.58
Options exercised	(7,568	)		$25.34
Options forfeited	(396	)		$27.85
Options expired	(2,155	)		$40.78
Options outstanding at November 3, 2012	26,453			$31.73	4.7		$222,689
Options exercisable at November 3, 2012	18,605			$31.63	3.4		$161,135
Options vested or expected to vest at November 3, 2012 (1)	26,019			$31.66	4.6		$221,059


(1)	In addition to the vested options, the Company expects a portion of the unvested options to vest at some point in the future. Options expected to vest is calculated by applying an estimated forfeiture rate to the unvested options.

Summary of the company's restricted stock unit award activity

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit award activity as of November 3, 2012 and changes during the fiscal year then ended is presented below:



	Restricted Stock Units Outstanding (in thousands)		Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value Per Share
Restricted stock units outstanding at October 29, 2011	2,088			$31.10
Units granted	1,122			$36.05
Restrictions lapsed	(67	)		$27.48
Forfeited	(83	)		$30.37
Restricted stock units outstanding at November 3, 2012	3,060			$33.01

Industry, Segment And Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue Trends by End Market



	2012						2011				2010
	Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue
Industrial	$	1,240,344	46	%	(12	)%	$	1,411,386	47	%	$	1,280,027	46	%
Automotive	463,577		17	%	11	%	417,929		14	%	335,163		12	%
Consumer	467,626		17	%	(16	)%	559,142		19	%	605,541		22	%
Communications	529,595		20	%	(12	)%	604,863		20	%	540,772		20	%
Total Revenue	$	2,701,142	100	%	(10	)%	$	2,993,320	100	%	$	2,761,503	100	%

Revenue Trends by Product Type



	2012						2011				2010
	Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue*		Y/Y%		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue		Revenue		% of Total Product Revenue
Converters	$	1,192,064	44	%	(11	)%	$	1,343,487	45	%	$	1,295,700	47	%
Amplifiers/Radio frequency	697,687		26	%	(11	)%	788,299		26	%	701,557		25	%
Other analog	397,376		15	%	(3	)%	410,323		14	%	334,663		12	%
Subtotal analog signal processing	2,287,127		85	%	(10	)%	2,542,109		85	%	2,331,920		84	%
Power management & reference	182,134		7	%	(16	)%	217,615		7	%	194,740		7	%
Total analog products	$	2,469,261	91	%	(11	)%	$	2,759,724	92	%	$	2,526,660	91	%
Digital signal processing	231,881		9	%	(1	)%	233,596		8	%	234,843		9	%
Total Revenue	$	2,701,142	100	%	(10	)%	$	2,993,320	100	%	$	2,761,503	100	%

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*	The sum of the individual percentages do not equal the total due to rounding.

Revenue Trends and Property, Plant and Equipment by Geographic Region



	2012		2011		2010
Revenue from continuing operations
United States	$	818,653	$	866,142	$	794,463
Rest of North and South America	114,133		144,585		134,327
Europe	852,668		967,417		816,561
Japan	333,558		398,587		433,706
China	341,196		360,594		320,739
Rest of Asia	240,934		255,995		261,707
Subtotal all foreign countries	1,882,489		2,127,178		1,967,040
Total revenue	$	2,701,142	$	2,993,320	$	2,761,503
Property, plant and equipment
United States	$	194,937	$	187,013	$	188,776
Ireland	127,669		128,660		139,165
Philippines	164,727		149,098		131,963
All other countries	13,534		14,068		12,761
Subtotal all foreign countries	305,930		291,826		283,889
Total property, plant and equipment	$	500,867	$	478,839	$	472,665

Special Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Summary of the Company's special charges, Income Statement



Statement of Income	Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Sunnyvale		Reduction of Operating Costs		Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Cambridge		Total Special Charges Related to Ongoing Actions
Workforce reductions	$	—	$	1,627	$	—	$	1,627
Total Fiscal 2008 Charges	$	—	$	1,627	$	—	$	1,627
Workforce reductions	—		26,583		7,446		34,029
Facility closure costs	—		2,411		57		2,468
Non-cash impairment charge	—		839		14,629		15,468
Other items	—		500		—		500
Total Fiscal 2009 Charges	$	—	$	30,333	$	22,132	$	52,465
Workforce reductions	—		10,908		—		10,908
Facility closure costs	375		—		4,689		5,064
Non-cash impairment charge	—		487		—		487
Other items	—		24		—		24
Total Fiscal 2010 Charges	$	375	$	11,419	$	4,689	$	16,483
Workforce reductions	—		2,239		—		2,239
Total Fiscal 2011 Charges	$	—	$	2,239	$	—	$	2,239
Workforce reductions	—		7,966		—		7,966
Facility closure costs	—		186		—		186
Non-cash impairment charge	—		219		—		219
Other items	—		60		—		60
Total Fiscal 2012 Charges	$	—	$	8,431	$	—	$	8,431

Accrued restructuring



Accrued Restructuring	Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Sunnyvale			Reduction of Operating Costs			Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Cambridge			Total
Balance at October 31, 2009	$	169		$	8,161		$	6,690		$	15,020
Fiscal 2010 special charges	375			11,419			4,689			16,483
Severance payments	—			(12,223		)	(5,337		)	(17,560		)
Facility closure costs	(544		)	(1,216		)	(4,079		)	(5,839		)
Non-cash impairment charge	—			(487		)	—			(487		)
Other payments	—			(24		)	—			(24		)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	—			(84		)	—			(84		)
Balance at October 30, 2010	$	—		$	5,546		$	1,963		$	7,509
Fiscal 2011 special charges	—			2,239			—			2,239
Severance payments	—			(3,913		)	(1,352		)	(5,265		)
Facility closure costs	—			—			(611		)	(611		)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	—			4			—			4
Balance at October 29, 2011	$	—		$	3,876		$	—		$	3,876
Fiscal 2012 special charges	—			8,431			—			8,431
Severance payments	—			(8,931		)	—			(8,931		)
Facility closure costs	—			(186		)	—			(186		)
Non-cash impairment charge	—			(219		)	—			(219		)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	—			22			—			22
Balance at November 3, 2012	$	—		$	2,993		$	—		$	2,993

Deferred Compensation Plan Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Deferred Compensation Plan Investments [Abstract]

Components of investment

The components of the investments as of November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2012		2011
Money market funds	$	17,939	$	17,187
Mutual funds	10,541		9,223
Total Deferred Compensation Plan investments	$	28,480	$	26,410

Other Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Unrealized gains and losses on securities classified as other investments

Unrealized gains and losses on securities classified as other investments as of October 29, 2011 were as follows:



	2011
Unrealized gains	$	1,038
Unrealized losses	(179		)
Net unrealized gains on securities classified as other investments	$	859

Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 consisted of the following:



	2012		2011
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	82,027	$	91,918
Special charges	2,993		3,876
Other	63,887		61,822
Total accrued liabilities	$	148,907	$	157,616

Lease Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of future minimum rental payments required under long-term operating leases

The following is a schedule of future minimum rental payments required under long-term operating leases at November 3, 2012:



	Operating
Fiscal Years	Leases
2013	$	29,559
2014	23,714
2015	12,585
2016	6,494
2017	4,239
Later Years	12,437
Total	$	89,028

Retirement Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of net periodic pension cost of non-U.S. plans

Net annual periodic pension cost of non-U.S. plans is presented in the following table:



	2012			2011			2010
Service cost	$	7,909		$	9,175		$	5,933
Interest cost	10,901			11,395			9,594
Expected return on plan assets	(10,469		)	(10,938		)	(11,079		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1
Amortization of transition obligation (asset)	19			15			(27		)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	361			1,630			(133		)
Subtotal	$	8,721		$	11,277		$	4,289
Settlement impact	—			—			(39		)
Net periodic pension cost	$	8,721		$	11,277		$	4,250

Schedule of obligation and asset data of the Company's non-US plans

Obligation and asset data of the Company’s non-U.S. plans at each fiscal year end is presented in the following table:



	2012			2011
Change in Benefit Obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	210,913		$	215,012
Service cost	7,909			9,175
Interest cost	10,901			11,395
Participant contributions	2,523			2,301
Plan Amendments	(4,663		)	—
Premiums paid	(191		)	(192		)
Actuarial loss (gain)	63,127			(27,544		)
Benefits paid	(3,411		)	(2,625		)
Exchange rate adjustment	(14,852		)	3,391
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	272,256		$	210,913
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	184,754		$	176,220
Actual return on plan assets	18,391			(2,938		)
Employer contributions	10,611			9,233
Participant contributions	2,523			2,301
Premiums paid	(191		)	(192		)
Benefits paid	(3,411		)	(2,625		)
Exchange rate adjustment	(12,516		)	2,755
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	200,161		$	184,754
Reconciliation of Funded Status
Funded status	$	(72,095	)	$	(26,159	)
Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet
Non-current assets	$	2,596		$	2,741
Current liabilities	(657		)	(573		)
Non-current liabilities	(74,034		)	(28,327		)
Net amount recognized	$	(72,095	)	$	(26,159	)



	2012			2011
Reconciliation of Amounts Recognized in the Statement of Financial Position
Initial net obligation	$	(109	)	$	(125	)
Prior Service credit	4,663			—
Net loss	(82,640		)	(30,613		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(78,086		)	(30,738		)
Accumulated contributions in excess of net periodic benefit cost	5,991			4,579
Net amount recognized	$	(72,095	)	$	(26,159	)
Changes Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income
Prior Service cost	$	(4,663	)	$	—
Net loss (gain) arising during the year (includes curtailment gains not recognized as a component of net periodic cost)	$	55,205		$	(13,667	)
Effect of exchange rates on amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,202		)	445
Amounts recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost
Amortization, settlement or curtailment recognition of net transition obligation	(19		)	(15		)
Amortization or settlement recognition of net loss	(361		)	(1,630		)
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income)	$	47,960		$	(14,867	)
Total recognized in net periodic cost and other comprehensive loss (income)	$	56,681		$	(3,590	)
Estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income over the next fiscal year
Initial net obligation	$	(20	)	$	(20	)
Prior Service credit	228			—
Net loss	(2,939		)	(366		)
Total	$	(2,731	)	$	(386	)

Schedule of accumulated and projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets



	2012		2011
Plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	$	237,422	$	180,182
Fair value of plan assets	$	162,731	$	151,281
Plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	$	219,248	$	25,236
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	175,243	$	21,022
Fair value of plan assets	$	146,155	$	635

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used



	2012		2011
Discount rate	4.55	%	5.60	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	2.85	%	3.07	%

Net annual periodic pension cost was determined using the following weighted average assumptions:



	2012		2011
Discount rate	5.60	%	5.33	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	5.71	%	6.15	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.07	%	3.40	%

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories



	November 3, 2012								October 29, 2011
	Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using:								Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Unit trust funds(1)	$	—	$	142,556	$	—	$	142,556	$	—	$	100,161	$	—	$	100,161
Equities(1)	2,892		24,176		635		27,703		2,003		56,163		614		58,780
Fixed income securities(2)	—		26,340		—		26,340		—		21,984		—		21,984
Property(3)	—		—		2,881		2,881		—		—		3,166		3,166
Cash and cash equivalents	681		—		—		681		663		—		—		663
Total assets measured at fair value	$	3,573	$	193,072	$	3,516	$	200,161	$	2,666	$	178,308	$	3,780	$	184,754

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(1)


(2)	The majority of the assets in this category are invested in funds primarily concentrated in non-U.S. debt instruments. The funds are valued using the net asset value method in which an average of the market prices for underlying investments is used to value the fund.


(3)	The majority of the assets in this category are invested in properties in Ireland, the UK, Europe and other established international markets. Investments in properties are stated at estimated fair values based upon valuations by external independent property valuers.

Reconciliation of the plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)

The table below presents a reconciliation of the plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.



	Properties			Equities
Balance as of October 30, 2010	$	3,186		$	607
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	64			—
Realized and unrealized return on plan assets	(141		)	—
Exchange rate adjustment	57			7
Balance as of October 29, 2011	$	3,166		$	614
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	—			—
Realized and unrealized return on plan assets	12			—
Exchange rate adjustment	(297		)	21
Balance as of November 3, 2012	$	2,881		$	635

Schedule of expected company contributions and estimated future benefit payments

Expected fiscal 2013 Company contributions and estimated future benefit payments are as follows:



Expected Company Contributions
2013	$	15,975
Expected Benefit Payments
2013	$	2,488
2014	$	3,430
2015	$	3,015
2016	$	3,168
2017	$	4,290
2018 through 2022	$	28,867

Tabular disclosure of one or more of the entity's defined benefit pension plans or one or more other defined benefit postretirement plans, separately for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans including the entity's schedule of fair value of plan assets for defined benefit or other postretirement plans.

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Schedule of income tax provision reconciliation

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory rates to income tax expense is as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	35.0		%	35.0		%	35.0		%
Income tax provision reconciliation:
Tax at statutory rate:	$	284,737		$	371,506		$	315,583
Irish income subject to lower tax rate	(117,693		)	(144,845		)	(131,823		)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	610			1,162			2,622
Valuation allowance	(599		)	(6,700		)	—
Research and development tax credits	(964		)	(14,681		)	(1,045		)
Change in uncertain tax positions	(5,184		)	(9,897		)	2,082
Net foreign tax in excess of U.S. federal statutory tax rate	14			338			1,315
Other, net	1,376			3,670			1,706
Total income tax provision	$	162,297		$	200,553		$	190,440

Schedule of income before income tax domestic and foreign

For financial reporting purposes, income before income taxes includes the following components:



	2012		2011		2010
Pretax income:
Domestic	$	233,478	$	355,819	$	289,748
Foreign	580,055		705,628		611,917
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	813,533	$	1,061,447	$	901,665

Schedule of components of the provision for income taxes

The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal tax	$	90,303		$	92,103		$	117,097
Foreign	80,825			104,959			79,055
State	970			1,787			4,154
Total current	$	172,098		$	198,849		$	200,306
Deferred (prepaid):
Federal	$	(9,948	)	$	9,399		$	(6,159	)
State	(551		)	(5,762		)	(173		)
Foreign	698			(1,933		)	(3,534		)
Total (prepaid) deferred	$	(9,801	)	$	1,704		$	(9,866	)

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities for the fiscal years ended November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011 are as follows:



	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$	23,496		$	23,503
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	33,236			34,061
Reserves for compensation and benefits	26,046			21,164
Tax credit carryovers	44,550			41,468
Stock-based compensation	96,140			91,417
Depreciation	4,386			4,781
Other	8,712			(592		)
Total gross deferred tax assets	236,566			215,802
Valuation allowance	(37,350		)	(34,768		)
Total deferred tax assets	199,216			181,034
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(40,634		)	(36,624		)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(19,928		)	(24,025		)
Other	(5,918		)	(1,829		)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(66,480		)	(62,478		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	132,736		$	118,556

Schedule of changes in unrealized tax benefits

The following table summarizes the changes in the total amounts of unrealized tax benefits for fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2012.



Balance, October 31, 2009	$	18,161
Additions for tax positions of 2010	286
Balance, October 30, 2010	$	18,447
Additions for tax positions related to prior years	9,265
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years	(17,677		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(370		)
Balance, October 29, 2011	$	9,665
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years	(6,168		)
Additions for tax positions related to prior years	2,212
Additions for tax positions related to current year	1,394
Balance, November 3, 2012	$	7,103

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities classified as short-term investments
Unrealized gains on securities classified as short-term investments	$ 581	$ 22
Unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments	(519)	(600)
Net unrealized losses on securities classified as short-term investments	62	(578)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	35,413	17,857
Total cash and cash equivalents	528,833	1,405,100	$ 1,070,000	$ 639,729
Short-term investments:
Available-for-sale	3,370,551	2,186,782
Held-to-maturity (less than one year to maturity)	994	580
Total short-term investments	3,371,545	2,187,362
Available-for-sale [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash Equivalents	490,904	1,374,069
Held-to-maturity [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash Equivalents	$ 2,516	$ 13,174

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Cash paid during the fiscal year for:
Income taxes	$ 143,899	$ 223,716	$ 137,149
Interest	$ 29,177	$ 16,492	$ 9,199

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventories (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Inventories

Raw materials

$ 28,111

$ 28,085

Work in process

185,773

170,398

Finished goods

99,839

96,598

Total inventories

^[1]

$ 313,723

$ 295,081

[1]	Includes $2,517 and $2,431 related to stock-based compensation at November 3, 2012 and October 29, 2011, respectively.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($) yr	Oct. 29, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2010 USD ($)
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment
Depreciation expense \| $	$ 109,705	$ 116,873	$ 116,083
Buildings & building equipment [Member]
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment
Maximum	25
Machinery & equipment [Member]
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment
Maximum	8
Minimum	3
Office equipment [Member]
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment
Maximum	8
Minimum	3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($) segment	Oct. 29, 2011 USD ($)
Changes in goodwill
Balance at beginning of year		$ 275,087	$ 255,580
Foreign currency translation adjustment		1,448	642
Balance at end of year		$ 283,833	275,087
Number of operating segments \| segment		5
Number of reportable segments \| segment		1
Lyric Semiconductor, Inc [Member]
Changes in goodwill
Acquisition		$ 0	18,865
Multigig Inc [Member]
Changes in goodwill
Acquisition	$ 7,000	$ 7,298	$ 0

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Mar. 30, 2012
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of intangibles	$ 128	$ 1,346	$ 4,828
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period	2.3
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
2013	$ 220
2014	220
2015	220
2016	220
2017	92
IPR&D [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	27,800	$ 12,200
Multigig Inc [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount				$ 1,100
Multigig Inc [Member] \| Technology-based [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,100
Accumulated Amortization	$ 128

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Derivative Gain or Loss on Hedged Items (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Gain or loss on the hedged item (that is, the fixed-rate borrowings) attributable to the hedged benchmark interest rate risk and the offsetting gain or loss on the related interest rate swaps
Statement of income classification	Other income
Other Income [Member]
Gain or loss on the hedged item (that is, the fixed-rate borrowings) attributable to the hedged benchmark interest rate risk and the offsetting gain or loss on the related interest rate swaps
Loss on Swaps	$ (769)	$ (4,614)
Gain on Note	769	4,614
Net Income Effect	$ 0	$ 0

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Derivative Fair Value of Hedging Instruments (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Interest rate swap agreements [Member] \| Other assets [Member]
Fair value of hedging instruments
Balance sheet location, interest rate swap agreements	Other assets
Interest rate swaps	$ 0	$ 22,187
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] \| Prepaid expenses and other current assets [Member]
Fair value of hedging instruments
Balance sheet location, forward foreign currency exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts	$ 1,161	$ 2,038

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Derivative Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges
(Gain) loss recognized in OCI on derivatives (net of tax of $1,233 in 2012 and $539 in 2011)	$ (7,923)	$ 3,347	$ (1,339)
Loss (gain) reclassified from OCI into income (net of tax of $1,160 in 2012 and $1,171 in 2011)	7,401	(7,793)	1,863
Tax effect on changes in fair value of derivatives	1,233	539	449
Tax effect on realized (gain) loss reclassification	1,160	1,171	$ 458
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges
(Gain) loss recognized in OCI on derivatives (net of tax of $1,233 in 2012 and $539 in 2011)	(7,923)	3,347
Loss (gain) reclassified from OCI into income (net of tax of $1,160 in 2012 and $1,171 in 2011)	7,401	(7,793)
Tax effect on changes in fair value of derivatives	1,233	539
Tax effect on realized (gain) loss reclassification	$ 1,160	$ 1,171

Net of tax effect of the reclassification adjustment for accumulated gains and losses from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges included in accumulated comprehensive income that was realized in net income during the period.

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Change in accumulated gains and losses from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges, net of tax effect. The after tax effect change includes an entity's share of an equity investee's Increase or Decrease in deferred hedging gains or losses.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Derivative Instruments Reclassified Into Earnings (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Cost of sales [Member]
Amounts reclassified into earnings before tax recognized in cost of sales and operating expenses
Amounts reclassified into earnings before tax, derivatives	$ 3,096	$ (4,363)
Research and development [Member]
Amounts reclassified into earnings before tax recognized in cost of sales and operating expenses
Amounts reclassified into earnings before tax, derivatives	2,344	(2,264)
Selling, marketing, general and administrative [Member]
Amounts reclassified into earnings before tax recognized in cost of sales and operating expenses
Amounts reclassified into earnings before tax, derivatives	$ 3,121	$ (2,337)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Derivative Accumulated Gains or Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 1,687	$ 6,133
Changes in fair value of derivatives - (loss) gain, net of tax	(7,923)	3,347	$ (1,339)
Loss (gain) reclassified into earnings from other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	7,401	(7,793)	1,863
Balance at end of year	$ 1,165	$ 1,687	$ 6,133

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Derivatives Textual (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2009	May 05, 2012	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
Contracts period			one year or less
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes			5.00%
Aggregate principal amount of debt			$ 375,000
Cash proceeds from swap termination		$ 19,800	19,800
Accrued interest from swap termination		$ 1,300	1,300
Amortization into interest expense from swap termination			$ 5,300
Derivative effectiveness description			no ineffectiveness
Derivative ineffectiveness recognized			$ 0	$ 0
Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of undesignated hedges			31,500	41,200
Notional amount of cash flow hedges			$ 151,800	153,700
Swap, Receivable [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of fixed rate derivatives	$ 375,000
Interest rate to be paid on swap	5.00%
Derivative frequency of payments	two installments on the 1st business day of every January and July
Number of Installments	Two
Swap, Payable [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of fixed rate derivatives	$ 375,000
Derivative interest rate over LIBOR	3 months
Derivative frequency of payments	four installments on the 1st business day of every January, April, July and October
Number of Installments	Four
Derivative interest rate over LIBOR	2.05%
Derivative instrument, description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of fixed rate derivatives				$ 375,000
5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes	5.00%
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 375,000
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes	Jul. 01, 2014

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value (Details) - Recurring [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

$ 1,061

^[1]

$ 2,472

^[2]

28,480

26,410

1,135

22,187

3,890,996

3,613,055

^[3]

396,337

12,219

13,973

Available-for-sale, amortized cost basis

12,219

410,310

3,327,500

2,284,900

Contracts in liability position

1,900

800

Long-term debt, fair value

413,400

Institutional Money Market Funds [Member]

Corporate Obligations [Member]

143,876

1,278,121

Corporate Obligations [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

347,028

^[4]

95,948

^[5]

Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

2,818,798

^[4]

2,169,078

^[5]

Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | Greater than one year to maturity [Member]

280,065

Floating rate notes [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

37,408

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

234,280

^[4]

17,704

^[5]

^[1]

^[2]

28,480

26,410

1,135

172,356

1,305,666

^[3]

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Institutional Money Market Funds [Member]

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member]

143,876

1,278,121

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

^[4]

^[5]

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

^[4]

^[5]

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Floating rate notes [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

^[4]

^[5]

1,061

^[1]

2,472

^[2]

22,187

3,718,640

2,307,389

^[3]

396,337

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Institutional Money Market Funds [Member]

396,337

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member]

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

347,028

^[4]

95,948

^[5]

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

2,818,798

^[4]

2,169,078

^[5]

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | Greater than one year to maturity [Member]

280,065

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Floating rate notes [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

37,408

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

234,280

^[4]

17,704

^[5]

^[1]

^[2]

^[3]

12,219

13,973

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Institutional Money Market Funds [Member]

12,219

13,973

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member]

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

^[4]

^[5]

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Floating rate notes, issued at par [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

^[4]

^[5]

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Floating rate notes [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | One year or less to maturity [Member]

Change in the fair value of the contingent consideration

$ 0

^[4]

$ 0

^[5]

[1]	The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of November 3, 2012, contracts in a liability position of $1.9 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the consolidated balance sheet.
[2]	The Company has a master netting arrangement by counterparty with respect to derivative contracts. As of October 29, 2011, contracts in a liability position of $0.8 million were netted against contracts in an asset position in the consolidated balance sheet.
[3]	Equal to the accreted notional value of the debt plus the fair value of the interest rate component of the long-term debt. The fair value of the long-term debt as of October 29, 2011 was $413.4 million, which is classified as a level 1 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy.
[4]	The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of November 3, 2012 was $3,327.5 million.
[5]	The amortized cost of the Company’s investments classified as available-for-sale as of October 29, 2011 was $2,284.9 million.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Contingent Consideration Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurement Of Contingent Consideration Encompasses Following Significant Unobservable Inputs Table [Abstract]
Estimated contingent consideration payments	$ 13,000
Probability of achievement	100.00%
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Of Contingent Consideration Encompasses Following Significant Unobservable Inputs Table [Abstract]
Discount rate	7.00%
Timing of cash flow	1 month
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Of Contingent Consideration Encompasses Following Significant Unobservable Inputs Table [Abstract]
Discount rate	10.00%
Timing of cash flow	20 months

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Contingent consideration, beginning balance

$ 13,973

$ 0

Contingent consideration liability recorded

13,790

Payment made

^[1]

(2,000)

Fair value adjustment

^[2]

246

183

Contingent consideration, ending balance

$ 12,219

$ 13,973

[1]	The payment is reflected in the statements of cash flows as cash used in financing activities related to the liability recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date and as cash provided by operating activities related to the fair value adjustments previously recognized in earnings.
[2]	Recorded in research and development expense in the consolidated statements of income.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Textual (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2011	Dec. 22, 2010	Jun. 30, 2009	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and held to maturity investments				$ 38.9	$ 31.6
Aggregate principal amount of debt				$ 375.0
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes				5.00%
5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt			$ 375.0
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes			5.00%
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes			Jul. 01, 2014
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment			semi-annual fixed interest payments due on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing
5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member] \| Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value				$ 402.5
3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 375.0
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes	3.00%
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes	Apr. 15, 2016
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment	semi-annual fixed interest payments due on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing
3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member] \| Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value				$ 402.3	$ 392.8
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt		$ 145.0
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes		Dec. 22, 2013

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$ 982	$ (2,038)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	444	695
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(423)	(641)
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments	1,165	1,687	$ 6,133
Accumulated other comprehensive loss - pension plans:
Prior Service Cost	4,079	0
Transition obligation	(102)	(117)
Net actuarial loss	(70,539)	(25,755)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	(64,394)	(26,169)
Fair value of investments with unrealized losses	$ 1,214,100	$ 1,899,400

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Aug. 04, 2012	May 05, 2012	Feb. 04, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Feb. 04, 2011	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Earnings per share
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 179,187	$ 169,768	$ 162,899	$ 139,382	$ 183,527	$ 219,935	$ 241,826	$ 215,606	$ 651,236	$ 860,894	$ 711,225
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax									0	6,500	859
Net income									$ 651,236	$ 867,394	$ 712,084
Basic shares:
Weighted average shares outstanding	300,679	298,445	298,130	297,788	298,910	299,616	299,923	299,218	298,761	299,417	297,387
Earnings per share - Basic
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 0.60	$ 0.57	$ 0.55	$ 0.47	$ 0.61	$ 0.73	$ 0.81	$ 0.72	$ 2.18	$ 2.88	$ 2.39
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax									0.00	0.02	0.00
Net income	$ 0.60	$ 0.57	$ 0.55	$ 0.47	$ 0.61	$ 0.73	$ 0.81	$ 0.74	$ 2.18	$ 2.90	$ 2.39
Diluted shares:
Weighted average shares outstanding	300,679	298,445	298,130	297,788	298,910	299,616	299,923	299,218	298,761	299,417	297,387
Assumed exercise of common stock equivalents									7,430	8,819	8,474
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares	307,954	305,359	305,921	305,531	305,734	308,744	309,619	308,848	306,191	308,236	305,861
Earnings per share - Diluted
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 0.58	$ 0.56	$ 0.53	$ 0.46	$ 0.60	$ 0.71	$ 0.78	$ 0.70	$ 2.13	$ 2.79	$ 2.33
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax									0.00	0.02	0.00
Net income	$ 0.58	$ 0.56	$ 0.53		$ 0.60	$ 0.71	$ 0.78	$ 0.72	$ 2.13	$ 2.81	$ 2.33
Outstanding stock options									5,860	7,298	18,206

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Aug. 04, 2012	May 05, 2012	Feb. 04, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Feb. 04, 2011	Jan. 30, 2010	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009	Nov. 01, 2008
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 6,500		$ 0	$ 6,500	$ 859
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
Gain on sale of discontinued operations before income taxes										0	10,000	1,316
Provision for income taxes										0	3,500	457
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax										$ 0	6,500	859
CPU Voltage Regulation And PC Thermal Monitoring Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Additional proceeds released from escrow recorded as pre tax gain									$ 1,000
Additional proceeds released from escrow net of tax									$ 600
Baseband And Chipset Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses														$ 269,000
Additional cash payments related to sale of business													$ 1,700
Cash refund of foreign withholding tax												62,000
Additional pre-tax gain on sale												300
Additional gain on sale, net of tax												$ 200
Additional proceeds company may receive, currently held in escrow					$ 10,000						10,000
Gain on sale of discontinued operations											$ 6,500

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Other Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textuals) [Abstract]
Fiscal year term	P53W	P52W	P52W
Deferred income on shipments to distributors, gross	$ 299.0	$ 309.6
Deferred income on shipments to distributors, cost of sales	$ 60.5	76.4
Standard product warranty term	12 months
Advertising expense	$ 3.8	$ 4.1	$ 3.7
Stock-based compensation awards vesting period (years)	5 years
Restricted stock units compensation awards vesting period (years)	3 years
Minimum [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textuals) [Abstract]
Fiscal year term	P52W
Maximum [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textuals) [Abstract]
Fiscal year term	P53W

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity - Stock Option Awards (Details) shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012 yr $ / shares shares	Oct. 29, 2011 yr $ / shares shares	Oct. 30, 2010 yr $ / shares shares
Stock Options
Options granted (in thousands) \| shares	2,456	1,990	1,866
Weighted-average exercise price-stock options	$ 39.58	$ 37.59	$ 31.49
Weighted-average grant-date fair value	$ 7.37	$ 8.62	$ 7.77
Assumptions:
Weighted-average expected volatility	28.40%	29.30%	31.40%
Weighted-average expected term (in years) \| yr	5.3	5.3	5.3
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	1.10%	2.10%	2.50%
Weighted-average expected dividend yield	3.00%	2.40%	2.60%

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity - Stock Options Activity (Details)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

USD ($)

$ / shares

Oct. 29, 2011

$ / shares

Oct. 30, 2010

Options Outstanding (in shares):

Options outstanding Ocotober 29, 2011 | shares

34,116

Options granted | shares

2,456

1,990

1,866

Options exercised | shares

(7,568)

Options forfeited | shares

(396)

Options expired | shares

(2,155)

Options outstanding at November 3, 2012 | shares

26,453

34,116

Options exercisable at November 3, 2012 | shares

18,605

Options vested or expected to vest at November 3, 2012 | shares

^[1]

26,019

Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share:

Options outstanding October 29, 2011 | $ / shares

$ 30.27

Options granted | $ / shares

39.58

Options exercised | $ / shares

25.34

Options forfeited | $ / shares

27.85

Options expired | $ / shares

40.78

Options outstanding at November 3, 2012 | $ / shares

31.73

$ 30.27

Options exercisable at November 3, 2012 | $ / shares

31.63

Options vested or expected to vest at November 3, 2012 | $ / shares

^[1]

$ 31.66

Options outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years | yr

4.7

Options exercisable, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years | yr

3.4

Options vested or expected to vest, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years | yr

^[1]

4.6

Options outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $

$ 222,689

Options exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $

161,135

Options vested or expected to vest, Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $

^[1]

$ 221,059

[1]	In addition to the vested options, the Company expects a portion of the unvested options to vest at some point in the future. Options expected to vest is calculated by applying an estimated forfeiture rate to the unvested options.

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity - Restricted Stock Unit Award Activity (Details) shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012 $ / shares shares
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding (in shares):
Restricted stock units outstanding at October 29, 2011 \| shares	2,088
Units granted \| shares	1,122
Restrictions lapsed \| shares	(67)
Forfeited \| shares	(83)
Restricted stock units outstanding at November 3, 2012 \| shares	3,060
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share:
Restricted stock units outstanding at October 29, 2011 \| $ / shares	$ 31.10
Units granted \| $ / shares	36.05
Restrictions lapsed \| $ / shares	27.48
Forfeited \| $ / shares	30.37
Restricted stock units outstanding at November 3, 2012 \| $ / shares	$ 33.01

Stock-Based Compensation and Shareholders' Equity - Textual (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($) yr installment $ / shares shares	Oct. 29, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2006 shares
Stock-Based Compensation (Textuals) [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation awards vesting period (years)	5 years
Percentage of options exercisable in annual installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries	20.00%
Percentage of options exercisable in annual installments on each of third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant	33.30%
Percentage of options exercisable in annual installments on each of second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant	25.00%
Maximum contractual term of all option	10 years
Total number of common shares available for future grant \| shares	7,781,812
Shares reserved for future issuance under 2006 plan \| shares	37,294,337
Minimum maturity of traded options used to estimate volatility	1 year
Annual forfeiture rate	4.40%
Tax expense from tax shortfalls related to share-based compensation	immaterial	immaterial
Restricted stock units installment \| installment	1
Restricted stock installment period	3 years
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 105,400	$ 96,500	$ 29,600
Proceeds (cash) received from exercise of options	191,800	217,400	240,400
Proceeds from stock option exercises, net of the value of shares surrendered by employees to satisfy employee tax obligations	191,220	217,164	216,147
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards, before tax consideration	$ 89,900
Weighted-average period for recognition of compensation cost in years \| yr	1.4
Total grant-date fair value of vested stock options	$ 48,600	$ 49,600	$ 67,700
Preferred stock, shares authorized \| shares	471,934	471,934
Preferred stock, par value \| $ / shares	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares outstanding \| shares	0
Preferred stock, shares issued \| shares	0
Stock Options [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation (Textuals) [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation awards vesting period (years)	5 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation (Textuals) [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation awards vesting period (years)	3 years
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation (Textuals) [Abstract]
Maximum common stock granted \| shares				15,000,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, terms of award	While the Company may grant to employees options that become exercisable at different times or within different periods, the Company has generally granted to employees options that vest over five years and become exercisable in annual installments of 20% on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant; 331/3% on each of the third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant; or in annual installments of 25% on each of the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant.
Common Stock Repurchase Program [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation (Textuals) [Abstract]
Amount authorized to repurchase company common stock	$ 5,000,000
Repurchased common stock, shares \| shares	129,200,000
Repurchased common stock, value	$ 4,439,000
Repurchase of common stock, shares	$ 561,000

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information - Revenue Trends by End Market (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Aug. 04, 2012

May 05, 2012

Feb. 04, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Jul. 30, 2011

Apr. 30, 2011

Feb. 04, 2011

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Oct. 30, 2010

$ 694,964

$ 683,026

$ 675,094

$ 648,058

$ 716,134

$ 757,902

$ 790,780

$ 728,504

$ 2,701,142

$ 2,993,320

$ 2,761,503

100.00%

^[1]

100.00%

(10.00%)

Industrial [Member]

$ 1,240,344

$ 1,411,386

$ 1,280,027

46.00%

47.00%

46.00%

(12.00%)

Automotive [Member]

$ 463,577

$ 417,929

$ 335,163

17.00%

14.00%

12.00%

11.00%

Consumer [Member]

$ 467,626

$ 559,142

$ 605,541

17.00%

19.00%

22.00%

(16.00%)

Communications [Member]

$ 529,595

$ 604,863

$ 540,772

20.00%

(12.00%)

[1]	The sum of the individual percentages do not equal the total due to rounding.

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information - Revenue Trends by Product Type (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Aug. 04, 2012

May 05, 2012

Feb. 04, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Jul. 30, 2011

Apr. 30, 2011

Feb. 04, 2011

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Oct. 30, 2010

$ 694,964

$ 683,026

$ 675,094

$ 648,058

$ 716,134

$ 757,902

$ 790,780

$ 728,504

$ 2,701,142

$ 2,993,320

$ 2,761,503

100.00%

^[1]

100.00%

Total analog products [Member]

(10.00%)

$ 2,469,261

$ 2,759,724

$ 2,526,660

91.00%

^[1]

92.00%

91.00%

Power management & reference [Member]

(11.00%)

$ 182,134

$ 217,615

$ 194,740

7.00%

^[1]

7.00%

Subtotal analog signal processing [Member]

(16.00%)

$ 2,287,127

$ 2,542,109

$ 2,331,920

85.00%

^[1]

85.00%

84.00%

(10.00%)

Converters [Member]

$ 1,192,064

$ 1,343,487

$ 1,295,700

44.00%

^[1]

45.00%

47.00%

Amplifiers/Radio frequency [Member]

(11.00%)

$ 697,687

$ 788,299

$ 701,557

26.00%

^[1]

26.00%

25.00%

(11.00%)

Other analog [Member]

$ 397,376

$ 410,323

$ 334,663

15.00%

^[1]

14.00%

12.00%

Digital signal processing [Member]

(3.00%)

$ 231,881

$ 233,596

$ 234,843

9.00%

^[1]

8.00%

9.00%

(1.00%)

[1]	The sum of the individual percentages do not equal the total due to rounding.

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information - Revenue Trends and Property, Plant and Equipment by Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Aug. 04, 2012	May 05, 2012	Feb. 04, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Feb. 04, 2011	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 694,964	$ 683,026	$ 675,094	$ 648,058	$ 716,134	$ 757,902	$ 790,780	$ 728,504	$ 2,701,142	$ 2,993,320	$ 2,761,503
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
United States, property, plant and equipment	194,937				187,013				194,937	187,013	188,776
Total property, plant and equipment	500,867				478,839				500,867	478,839	472,665
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									818,653	866,142	794,463
Rest of North and South America [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									114,133	144,585	134,327
Europe [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									852,668	967,417	816,561
Japan [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									333,558	398,587	433,706
China [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									341,196	360,594	320,739
Rest of Asia [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									240,934	255,995	261,707
Subtotal all foreign countries [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									1,882,489	2,127,178	1,967,040
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Subtotal all foreign countries, property plant and equipment	305,930				291,826				305,930	291,826	283,889
Irish [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Subtotal all foreign countries, property plant and equipment	127,669				128,660				127,669	128,660	139,165
Philippines [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Subtotal all foreign countries, property plant and equipment	164,727				149,098				164,727	149,098	131,963
All Other Countries [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Subtotal all foreign countries, property plant and equipment	$ 13,534				$ 14,068				$ 13,534	$ 14,068	$ 12,761

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information - Textual (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012 segment
Industry, Segment and Geographic Information (Textuals) [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	1
Number of operating segments	5

Special Charges - Summary of Company's Special Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended					24 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Aug. 04, 2012	May 05, 2012	Feb. 04, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Feb. 04, 2011	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009	Nov. 01, 2008	Oct. 30, 2010
Summary of the Company's special charges, Income Statement
Workforce reductions									$ 7,966	$ 2,239	$ 10,908	$ 34,029	$ 1,627
Facility closure costs									186		5,064	2,468
Non-cash impairment charge									219		487	15,468
Other items									60		24	500
Total Fiscal Charges	$ 0	$ 5,836	$ 0	$ 2,595	$ 2,239	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	8,431	2,239	16,483	52,465	1,627
Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Sunnyvale [Member]
Summary of the Company's special charges, Income Statement
Workforce reductions									0	0	0	0	0
Facility closure costs									0		375	0
Non-cash impairment charge									0		0	0
Other items									0		0	0
Total Fiscal Charges									0	0	375	0	0
Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]
Summary of the Company's special charges, Income Statement
Workforce reductions									7,966	2,239	10,908	26,583	1,627
Facility closure costs									186		0	2,411
Non-cash impairment charge									219		487	839
Other items									60		24	500
Total Fiscal Charges									8,431	2,239	11,419	30,333	1,627
Closure of a Wafer Fabrication Facility in Cambridge [Member]
Summary of the Company's special charges, Income Statement
Workforce reductions									0	0	0	7,446	0
Facility closure costs									0		4,689	57
Non-cash impairment charge									0		0	14,629
Other items									0		0	0
Total Fiscal Charges									$ 0	$ 0	$ 4,689	$ 22,132	$ 0	$ 26,800

The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs incurred associated with an exit or disposal activity other than for a discontinued operations as defined under generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and costs associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset.

The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs associated with restructuring activities not otherwise specified in the taxonomy pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset and severance costs associated with established compensation plans.

The charge against earnings in the period for known and estimated costs of termination benefits provided to current employees that are involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding costs or losses pertaining to an entity newly acquired in a business combination or a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and costs associated with one-time termination benefits.

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Payments for contingent consideration

Special Charges - Restructuring Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 3,876	$ 7,509	$ 15,020
Special charges	8,431	2,239	16,483
Severance payments	(8,931)	(5,265)	(17,560)
Facility closure costs	(186)	(611)	(5,839)
Non-cash impairment charge	(219)		(487)	$ (15,468)
Other payments			(24)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	22	4	(84)
Ending balance	2,993	3,876	7,509	15,020
Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Sunnyvale [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	0	169
Special charges	0	0	375
Severance payments	0	0	0
Facility closure costs	0	0	(544)
Non-cash impairment charge	0		0	0
Other payments			0
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	0	0	0
Ending balance	0	0	0	169
Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	3,876	5,546	8,161
Special charges	8,431	2,239	11,419
Severance payments	(8,931)	(3,913)	(12,223)
Facility closure costs	(186)	0	(1,216)
Non-cash impairment charge	(219)		(487)	(839)
Other payments			(24)
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	22	4	(84)
Ending balance	2,993	3,876	5,546	8,161
Closure of a Wafer Fabrication Facility in Cambridge [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	1,963	6,690
Special charges	0	0	4,689
Severance payments	0	(1,352)	(5,337)
Facility closure costs	0	(611)	(4,079)
Non-cash impairment charge	0		0	(14,629)
Other payments			0
Effect of foreign currency on accrual	0	0	0
Ending balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,963	$ 6,690

Special Charges - Textual (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended					24 Months Ended	36 Months Ended
Special Charges - Textual (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($) Person	Aug. 04, 2012 USD ($)	May 05, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2011 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($) Person	Oct. 29, 2011 USD ($) Person	Oct. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2008 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2010 USD ($) Person	Oct. 30, 2010 USD ($) Person
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges	$ 0	$ 5,836	$ 0	$ 2,595	$ 2,239	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 8,431	$ 2,239	$ 16,483	$ 52,465	$ 1,627
Reduction of Operating Costs [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges									8,431	2,239	11,419	30,333	1,627
Reduction of Operating Costs 2008-2010 [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Charge related to lease obligation costs for facilities ceased using by Company															$ 2,100
Special charges															43,300
Charge related to the severance and fringe benefit costs															$ 39,100
Number of manufacturing employees \| Person															245
Number of engineering and SMGA (selling, marketing, general and administrative) employees \| Person															470
Clean-up and closure costs that were expensed as incurred															$ 300
Write-off of property, plant and equipment no longer used															800
Contract termination costs															500
Impairment of intellectual property, related to the Company's decision to abandon efforts to develop a particular expertise in power management															$ 500
Reduction of Operating Costs 2011 [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Special charges										$ 2,239
Number of engineering and SMGA (selling, marketing, general and administrative) employees \| Person										25
Reduction of Operating Costs 2012 [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Charge related to lease obligation costs for facilities ceased using by Company									200
Special charges									8,400
Charge related to the severance and fringe benefit costs									$ 7,900
Number of manufacturing engineering and selling marketing general and adminstrative employees related to action \| Person									95
Write-off of property, plant and equipment no longer used									$ 200
Contract termination costs									$ 100
Number of employees still employed who are planned to be separated \| Person	6								6
Closure of Wafer Fabrication Facility in Sunnyvale [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Charge related to lease obligation costs for facilities ceased using by Company											400
Special charges									$ 0	$ 0	375	0	0
Closure of a Wafer Fabrication Facility in Cambridge [Member]
Special Charges (Textuals) [Abstract]
Charge related to lease obligation costs for facilities ceased using by Company														$ 3,400
Special charges									$ 0	$ 0	$ 4,689	$ 22,132	$ 0	26,800
Charge related to the severance and fringe benefit costs														$ 7,400
Number of manufacturing employees \| Person														124
Clean-up and closure costs that were expensed as incurred														$ 1,400
Number of selling marketing general and administrative employees related to action \| Person														9
Impairment charge of manufacturing assets														$ 14,600

Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Jun. 09, 2011

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

^[1]

$ 2,000

Goodwill deductible for tax purposes

$ 0

Multigig Inc [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Fair value of the consideration transferred totaled

$ 26,800

Initial cash payments

24,200

Indemnification holdback

2,600

Indemnification holdback months to be paid

15 months

Indemnification holdback adjustment

100

$ 100

Adjustment to deferred taxes and goodwill after purchase accounting was finalized

400

In-process research and development

15,600

Developed technology

1,100

Goodwill acquired

7,000

$ 7,298

$ 0

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

$ 3,100

Obligated payment period

5 years

Obligated to pay royalties on revenue recognized from the sale of products and licenses

1,000

$ 1,000

Acquisition related costs

500

Royalty payments

Lyric Semiconductor, Inc [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Fair value of the consideration transferred totaled

$ 27,800

Initial cash payments

14,000

Period of cash payments related to contingent consideration

12,200

$ 12,200

$ 13,800

June 2011 through June 2016

Payments for contingent consideration

$ 2,000

Current portion of contingent consideration liability

6,800

Noncurrent portion of contingent consideration liability

5,400

In-process research and development

12,200

Goodwill acquired

$ 18,865

Goodwill

18,900

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

(3,300)

Goodwill deductible for tax purposes

$ 0

Obligated payment period

20 years

Obligated to pay royalties on revenue recognized from the sale of products and licenses

$ 25,000

Acquisition related costs

200

Royalty payments

$ 0

[1]	The payment is reflected in the statements of cash flows as cash used in financing activities related to the liability recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date and as cash provided by operating activities related to the fair value adjustments previously recognized in earnings.

Deferred Compensation Plan Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Components of Investments under Deferred Compensation Plan
Deferred compensation plan investments	$ 28,480	$ 26,410
Money market funds [Member]
Components of Investments under Deferred Compensation Plan
Deferred compensation plan investments	17,939	17,187
Mutual funds [Member]
Components of Investments under Deferred Compensation Plan
Deferred compensation plan investments	$ 10,541	$ 9,223

Other Investments (Details) - Other Investments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Unrealized gains and losses on securities classified as other investments
Unrealized gains		$ 1,038
Unrealized losses		(179)
Net unrealized gains on securities classified as other investments	$ 0	$ 859

Other Investments - Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 30, 2010
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Other-than-temporary impairment		$ 0.7
Gross realized gains, available-for-sale investments	$ 1.3
Gross realized losses, available-for-sale investments	$ 0.1

The amount by which the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income.

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Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009
Accrued Liabilities
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 82,027	$ 91,918
Special charges	2,993	3,876	$ 7,509	$ 15,020
Other	63,887	61,822
Total accrued liabilities	$ 148,907	$ 157,616

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable arising from transactions not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Lease Commitments (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($)
Schedule of future minimum rental payments required under long-term operating leases
2013	$ 29,559
2014	23,714
2015	12,585
2016	6,494
2017	4,239
Later Years	12,437
Total	$ 89,028

Lease Commitments - Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Lease Commitments (Textuals) [Abstract]
Expiration date of operating leases related to facilities, equipment and software	The Company leases certain facilities, equipment and software under various operating leases that expire at various dates through 2022
Total rental expense	$ 48	$ 45	$ 40

Retirement Plans - Net Annual Periodic Pension Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Net periodic pension cost
Service cost	$ 7,909	$ 9,175	$ 5,933
Interest cost	10,901	11,395	9,594
Expected return on plan assets	(10,469)	(10,938)	(11,079)
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	1
Amortization of transitional obligation (asset)	19	15	(27)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	361	1,630	(133)
Subtotal	8,721	11,277	4,289
Settlement impact	0	0	(39)
Net periodic pension cost	$ 8,721	$ 11,277	$ 4,250

Retirement Plans - Obligation and Asset Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Change in Benefit Obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 210,913	$ 215,012
Service cost	7,909	9,175	$ 5,933
Interest cost	10,901	11,395	9,594
Participant contributions	2,523	2,301
Plan Amendments	(4,663)	0
Premiums paid	(191)	(192)
Actuarial loss (gain)	63,127	(27,544)
Benefits paid	(3,411)	(2,625)
Exchange rate adjustment	(14,852)	3,391
Benefit obligation at end of year	272,256	210,913	215,012
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	184,754	176,220
Actual return on plan assets	18,391	(2,938)
Employer contributions	10,611	9,233
Participant contributions	2,523	2,301
Premiums paid	(191)	(192)
Benefits paid	(3,411)	(2,625)
Exchange rate adjustment	12,516	(2,755)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	200,161	184,754	$ 176,220
Reconciliation of Funded Status
Funded status	(72,095)	(26,159)
Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet
Non-current assets	2,596	2,741
Current liabilities	(657)	(573)
Non-current liabilities	(74,034)	(28,327)
Net amount recognized	(72,095)	(26,159)
Reconciliation of Amounts Recognized in the Statement of Financial Position
Initial net obligation	(109)	(125)
Prior Service credit	4,663	0
Net loss	(82,640)	(30,613)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(78,086)	(30,738)
Accumulated contributions in excess of net periodic benefit cost	5,991	4,579
Net amount recognized	(72,095)	(26,159)
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income
Prior Service cost	(4,663)	0
Net loss (gain) arising during the year (includes curtailment gains not recognized as a component of net periodic cost)	55,205	(13,667)
Effect of exchange rates on amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,202)	445
Amounts recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost
Amortization, settlement or curtailment recognition of net transition obligation	(19)	(15)
Amortization or settlement recognition of net loss	(361)	(1,630)
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income)	47,960	(14,867)
Total recognized in net periodic cost and other comprehensive loss (income)	56,681	(3,590)
Estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income over the next fiscal year
Initial net obligation	(20)	(20)
Prior Service credit	228	0
Net loss	(2,939)	(366)
Total	$ (2,731)	$ (386)

Retirement Plans - Accumulated and Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	$ 237,422	$ 180,182
Fair value of plan assets	162,731	151,281
Plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	219,248	25,236
Accumulated benefit obligation	175,243	21,022
Fair value of plan assets	$ 146,155	$ 635

Retirement Plans - Weighted Average Assumptions (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Projected benefit obligation
Discount rate	4.55%	5.60%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	2.85%	3.07%
Net annual periodic pension cost was determined using the following weighted average assumptions
Discount rate	5.60%	5.33%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	5.71%	6.15%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.07%	3.40%

Retirement Plans - Plan Assets Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Oct. 30, 2010

Unit trust funds [Member]

$ 200,161

$ 184,754

$ 176,220

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

^[1]

142,556

100,161

Equities [Member]

Fixed income securities [Member]

^[1]

27,703

58,780

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

^[2]

26,340

21,984

Property [Member]

Cash and cash equivalents [Member]

^[3]

2,881

3,166

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]

681

663

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Unit trust funds [Member]

3,573

2,666

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Equities [Member]

^[1]

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member]

^[1]

2,892

2,003

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Property [Member]

^[2]

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]

^[3]

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]

681

663

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Unit trust funds [Member]

193,072

178,308

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Equities [Member]

^[1]

142,556

100,161

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member]

^[1]

24,176

56,163

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Property [Member]

^[2]

26,340

21,984

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]

^[3]

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Unit trust funds [Member]

3,516

3,780

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equities [Member]

^[1]

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Fixed income securities [Member]

^[1]

635

614

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Property [Member]

^[2]

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]

^[3]

2,881

3,166

Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by investment categories

$ 0

[1]	The majority of the assets in these categories are invested in a mix of equities, including those from North America, Europe and Asia. The funds are valued using the net asset value method in which an average of the market prices for underlying investments is used to value the fund. Due to the nature of the underlying assets of these funds, changes in market conditions and the economic environment may significantly impact the net asset value of these investments and, consequently, the fair value of the investments. These investments are redeemable at net asset value to the extent provided in the documentation governing the investments. However, these redemption rights may be restricted in accordance with governing documents. Publicly traded securities are valued at the last trade or closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded. Level 3 securities are valued at book value per share based upon the financial statements of the investment.
[2]	The majority of the assets in this category are invested in funds primarily concentrated in non-U.S. debt instruments. The funds are valued using the net asset value method in which an average of the market prices for underlying investments is used to value the fund.
[3]	The majority of the assets in this category are invested in properties in Ireland, the UK, Europe and other established international markets. Investments in properties are stated at estimated fair values based upon valuations by external independent property valuers.

Retirement Plans - Reconciliation of Plan Assets Measured Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Equities [Member]
Reconciliation of the plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Plan assets, Beginning Balance	$ 614	$ 607
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	0	0
Realized and unrealized return on plan assets	0	0
Exchange rate adjustment	21	7
Plan assets, Ending Balance	635	614
Properties [Member]
Reconciliation of the plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Plan assets, Beginning Balance	3,166	3,186
Purchases, sales, and settlements, net	0	64
Realized and unrealized return on plan assets	12	(141)
Exchange rate adjustment	(297)	57
Plan assets, Ending Balance	$ 2,881	$ 3,166

Retirement Plans - Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($)
Expected Company Contributions
2013	$ 15,975
Expected Benefit Payments
2013	2,488
2014	3,430
2015	3,015
2016	3,168
2017	4,290
2018 through 2021	$ 28,867

Retirement Plans - Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Retirement Plans (Textuals) [Abstract]
Defined contribution plan company contributions to each participants total eligible compensation	5.00%
Maximum of each participants total eligible contributions	3.00%
Total expense related to the defined contribution plan for U.S. employees	$ 22.8	$ 21.9	$ 20.5
Total expense related to the defined benefit pension and other retirement plans for certain non-U.S. employees	18.9	21.4	$ 11.7
Accumulated benefit obligation for non-U.S. pension plans	$ 214.5	$ 169.0

The amount of pension and other (such as medical, dental and life insurance) postretirement benefit costs recognized during the period for (1) defined benefit plans (periodic benefit costs include the following components: service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss) on assets, prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) due to settlements or curtailments) and for (2) defined contribution plans (to the extent that a plan's defined contributions to an individual's account are to be made for periods in which that individual renders services, the net cost for a period is the contribution called for in that period; if a plan calls for contributions for periods after an individual retires or terminates, the estimated cost is accrued during the employee's service period).

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Income Taxes - Income Tax Provision Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items]
U.S. federal statutory tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Income tax provision reconciliation:
Tax at statutory rate:	$ 284,737	$ 371,506	$ 315,583
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	610	1,162	2,622
Valuation allowance	(599)	(6,700)	0
Research and development tax credits	(964)	(14,681)	(1,045)
Change in uncertain tax positions	(5,184)	(9,897)	2,082
Net foreign tax in excess of U.S. federal statutory tax rate	14	338	1,315
Other, net	1,376	3,670	1,706
Total income tax provision	162,297	200,553	190,440
Irish [Member]
Income tax provision reconciliation:
Net foreign tax in excess of U.S. federal statutory tax rate	$ (117,693)	$ (144,845)	$ (131,823)

Income Taxes - Income Before Income Taxes Domestic and Foreign (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Aug. 04, 2012	May 05, 2012	Feb. 04, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Jul. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Feb. 04, 2011	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Pretax income:
Domestic									$ 233,478	$ 355,819	$ 289,748
Foreign									580,055	705,628	611,917
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$ 212,524	$ 209,469	$ 211,454	$ 180,086	$ 231,000	$ 274,871	$ 296,756	$ 258,820	$ 813,533	$ 1,061,447	$ 901,665

Income Taxes - Components of the Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Current:
Federal tax (benefit)	$ 90,303	$ 92,103	$ 117,097
Foreign	80,825	104,959	79,055
State	970	1,787	4,154
Total current	172,098	198,849	200,306
Deferred (prepaid):
Federal	(9,948)	9,399	(6,159)
State	(551)	(5,762)	(173)
Foreign	698	(1,933)	(3,534)
Total (prepaid) deferred	$ (9,801)	$ 1,704	$ (9,866)

Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory reserves	$ 23,496	$ 23,503
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	33,236	34,061
Reserves for compensation and benefits	26,046	21,164
Tax credit carryovers	44,550	41,468
Stock-based compensation	96,140	91,417
Depreciation	4,386	4,781
Other	8,712	(592)
Total gross deferred tax assets	236,566	215,802
Valuation allowance	(37,350)	(34,768)
Total deferred tax assets	199,216	181,034
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	(40,634)	(36,624)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(19,928)	(24,025)
Other	(5,918)	(1,829)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	(66,480)	(62,478)
Net deferred tax assets	$ 132,736	$ 118,556

Income Taxes - Changes in Unrealized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010
Changes in the total amounts of unrealized tax benefits
Unrealized tax benefits	$ 9,665	$ 18,447	$ 18,161
Additions for tax positions related to prior year	2,212	9,265
Additions for tax positions	1,394		286
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years	(6,168)	(17,677)
Settlements with taxing authorities		(370)
Unrealized tax benefits	$ 7,103	$ 9,665	$ 18,447

Income Taxes - Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Textuals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 03, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011	Oct. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Unremitted earnings of international subsidiaries for which no provision has been provided	$ 3,221,000
Unrecognized deferred tax liability	848,000
Valuation allowance	37,350	$ 34,768
Gross unrealized tax benefits	7,103	9,665	$ 18,447	$ 18,161
Liability for interest and penalties	3,000	11,100
Total liabilities for uncertain tax positions	10,100	20,800
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions	(7,100)	$ 900	$ 1,800
Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefit	3,600
Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 IRS Examination [Member]
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]
Potential liability related to IRS adjustment	$ 36,500

Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2012	May 31, 2008
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments	$ 3,900,400
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facility, term in years	5 years
Unsecured revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 165,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility, description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Unsecured revolving credit facility, amount outstanding	$ 0
Unsecured revolving credit facility, covenant terms	maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and not exceed a maximum leverage ratio
Unsecured revolving credit facility, covenant compliance	compliant with these covenants
United States [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments	$ 1,105,800

Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 04, 2011	Dec. 22, 2010	Jun. 30, 2009	Nov. 03, 2012	May 05, 2012	Feb. 04, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Nov. 03, 2012	Aug. 04, 2012	Oct. 29, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt				$ 375,000				$ 375,000
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes				5.00%				5.00%
Short-term debt				$ 14,500				$ 14,500		$ 14,500
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Cash proceeds from swap termination					$ 19,800			19,800
Accrued interest from swap termination					$ 1,300			1,300
Amortization into interest expense from swap termination								$ 5,300
Swap, Receivable [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Notional amount of fixed rate debt			$ 375,000
Interest rate to be paid on swap			5.00%
Derivative frequency of payments			two installments on the 1st business day of every January and July
Number of Installments			Two
Swap, Payable [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Notional amount of fixed rate debt			$ 375,000
Derivative instrument, interest rate LIBOR period			3 months
Derivative instrument, description of variable rate basis			LIBOR
Derivative interest rate over LIBOR			2.05%
Derivative frequency of payments			four installments on the 1st business day of every January, April, July and October
Number of Installments			Four
5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt			$ 375,000
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes			5.00%
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes			Jul. 01, 2014
Semi-annual fixed interest payments			semi-annual fixed interest payments due on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing
3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 375,000
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes	3.00%
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes	Apr. 15, 2016
Semi-annual fixed interest payments	semi-annual fixed interest payments due on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing
Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.0% Senior unsecured notes due July 1, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt			$ 375,000
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes			5.00%
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes			Jul. 01, 2014
Semi-annual fixed interest payments			semi-annual fixed interest payments due on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2010
Net proceeds of notes offering			$ 370,400
Debt instrument, covenant compliance								compliant with these covenants
Senior Notes [Member] \| 3.0% Senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 375,000
Interest rate to be paid on long term notes	3.00%
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes	Apr. 15, 2016
Semi-annual fixed interest payments	semi-annual fixed interest payments due on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2011
Net proceeds of notes offering	$ 370,500
Debt instrument, covenant compliance								compliant with these covenants
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt		$ 145,000
Maturity date of senior unsecured notes		Dec. 22, 2013
Term loan facility, principle amortization schedule		3 years
Term loan facility, quarterly interest payment		$ 3,600
Term loan facility, repayment terms		payable quarterly every March, June, September and December
Term loan facility, additional principal payment				$ 30,000		$ 12,000	$ 17,500
Term loan facility, interest rate terms								The loan will bear interest at a fluctuating rate for each period equal to the LIBOR rate corresponding with the tenor of the interest period plus a spread of 1.25% (1.46% as of November 3, 2012)
Term loan facility, description of variable rate basis								LIBOR
Term loan facility, interest rate over LIBOR rate				1.25%				1.25%
Term loan facility, rate over LIBOR rate current rate									1.72%
Term loan facility, covenant compliance								compliant with these covenants
Short-term debt				$ 14,500				$ 14,500

Debt - Principal Payments Related to Debt Obligation (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 03, 2012 USD ($)
Principle payments related to its long-term debt obligations
Fiscal year 2013	$ 14.5
Fiscal year 2014	420.6
Fiscal year 2016	$ 375.0

Subsequent Events (Details) - Dividend Declared [Member] - Common Stock	Nov. 26, 2012 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock cash dividends per share, date declared	Nov. 26, 2012
Common stock cash dividends per share, declared	$ 0.30
Common stock cash dividends per share, paid date	Dec. 18, 2012
Common stock cash dividends per share, date of record	Dec. 07, 2012

Supplementary Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2012

Aug. 04, 2012

May 05, 2012

Feb. 04, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Jul. 30, 2011

Apr. 30, 2011

Feb. 04, 2011

Nov. 03, 2012

Oct. 29, 2011

Oct. 30, 2010

Oct. 31, 2009

Nov. 01, 2008

Supplementary Financial Information

$ 694,964

$ 683,026

$ 675,094

$ 648,058

$ 716,134

$ 757,902

$ 790,780

$ 728,504

$ 2,701,142

$ 2,993,320

$ 2,761,503

Cost of sales

251,682

235,152

234,639

238,668

255,620

248,262

256,566

246,331

960,141

^[1]

1,006,779

^[1]

962,081

^[1]

Gross margin

$ 443,282

$ 447,874

$ 440,455

$ 409,390

$ 460,514

$ 509,640

$ 534,214

$ 482,173

1,741,001

1,986,541

1,799,422

Selling, marketing, general and administrative

63.80%

65.60%

65.20%

63.20%

64.30%

67.20%

67.60%

66.20%

Research and development

$ 130,394

$ 129,694

$ 127,537

$ 124,378

$ 123,889

$ 128,476

$ 130,460

$ 122,745

512,003

^[1]

505,570

^[1]

492,305

^[1]

97,609

99,873

99,992

99,045

99,094

102,323

105,268

100,022

396,519

^[1]

406,707

^[1]

390,560

^[1]

Special charges

5,836

2,595

2,239

8,431

2,239

16,483

$ 52,465

$ 1,627

Total operating expenses

228,003

235,403

227,529

226,018

225,222

230,799

235,728

222,767

916,953

914,516

899,348

Operating income from continuing operations

$ 215,279

$ 212,471

$ 212,926

$ 183,372

$ 235,292

$ 278,841

$ 298,486

$ 259,406

824,048

1,072,025

900,074

Total nonoperating (income) expense

31.00%

32.00%

28.00%

33.00%

37.00%

38.00%

36.00%

Nonoperating (income) expenses:

Interest expense

$ 6,391

$ 6,459

$ 6,890

$ 6,682

$ 6,079

$ 6,159

$ 4,078

$ 2,830

26,422

19,146

10,429

Interest income

(3,627)

(3,506)

(3,967)

(3,348)

(2,183)

(2,395)

(2,197)

(2,285)

(14,448)

(9,060)

(9,837)

Other, net

(9)

(1,451)

(48)

396

206

(151)

(1,459)

492

(2,183)

2,755

3,002

1,472

3,286

4,292

3,970

1,730

586

10,515

10,578

(1,591)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

$ 212,524

$ 209,469

$ 211,454

$ 180,086

$ 231,000

$ 274,871

$ 296,756

$ 258,820

813,533

1,061,447

901,665

Provision for income taxes

31.00%

28.00%

32.00%

36.00%

38.00%

36.00%

$ 33,337

$ 39,701

$ 48,555

$ 40,704

$ 47,473

$ 54,936

$ 54,930

$ 43,214

162,297

200,553

190,440

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

179,187

169,768

162,899

139,382

183,527

219,935

241,826

215,606

651,236

860,894

711,225

6,500

$ 0

$ 6,500

$ 859

$ 179,187

$ 169,768

$ 162,899

$ 139,382

$ 183,527

$ 219,935

$ 241,826

$ 222,106

Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share)

26.00%

25.00%

24.00%

22.00%

26.00%

29.00%

31.00%

30.00%

Income from continuing operations

$ 0.60

$ 0.57

$ 0.55

$ 0.47

$ 0.61

$ 0.73

$ 0.81

$ 0.72

$ 2.18

$ 2.88

$ 2.39

Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share)

0.60

0.57

0.55

0.47

0.61

0.73

0.81

0.74

2.18

2.90

2.39

0.58

0.56

0.53

$ 0.46

0.60

0.71

0.78

0.70

2.13

2.79

2.33