Borrowings Borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 04, 2018

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	Effective Interest Rate		November 4, 2018			October 29, 2017
			(In millions)
2017 Senior Notes
2.375% notes due January 2020	2.615	%	$	2,750		$	2,750
3.000% notes due January 2022	3.214	%	3,500			3,500
3.625% notes due January 2024	3.744	%	2,500			2,500
3.875% notes due January 2027	4.018	%	4,800			4,800
2.200% notes due January 2021	2.406	%	750			750
2.650% notes due January 2023	2.781	%	1,000			1,000
3.125% notes due January 2025	3.234	%	1,000			1,000
3.500% notes due January 2028	3.596	%	1,250			1,250
			17,550			17,550
Assumed BRCM Senior Notes
2.70% notes due November 2018	2.700	%	—			117
2.50% - 4.50% notes due August 2022 - August 2034	2.50% - 4.50%		22			22
			22			139
Assumed Brocade Convertible Notes
1.375% convertible notes due January 2020	0.628	%	37			—
Total principal amount outstanding			17,609			17,689
Less: Unaccreted discount and unamortized debt issuance costs			(116		)	(141		)
Carrying value of debt			$	17,493		$	17,548

Schedule of Future Principal Payments on Debt

The future contractual maturities of borrowings as of November 4, 2018 are as follows:

Fiscal Year:	Future Scheduled Principal Payments
	(In millions)
2019	$	—
2020	2,787
2021	750
2022	3,509
2023	1,000
Thereafter	9,563
Total	$	17,609