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Borrowings (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Borrowings (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Nov. 17, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2016 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 17,609	$ 17,689
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt			$ 159	0	(166)	$ (123)
Repayments of Debt				973	13,668	11,317
Amortization of debt issuance costs and accretion of debt discount				24	24	36
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net				(116)	(141)
Long-term Debt				17,493	17,548
Interest Payable, Current				165	136
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired				4,800	$ 40	10,055
BRCM [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Assumed Debt				117		$ 1,475
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Debt		$ 1,614
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired		28,758
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 4,788
2017 Senior Notes [Member] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 17,550
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage				101.00%
January 2020 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.375%	2.375%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 2,750	$ 2,750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				2.615%	2.615%
January 2022 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.00%	3.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 3,500	$ 3,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				3.214%	3.214%
January 2024 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.625%	3.625%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 2,500	$ 2,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				3.744%	3.744%
January 2027 Senior Notes [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.875%	3.875%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 4,800	$ 4,800
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				4.018%	4.018%
January 2021 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.20%	2.20%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 750	$ 750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				2.406%	2.406%
January 2023 Senior Notes [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.65%	2.65%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				2.781%	2.781%
January 2025 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.125%	3.125%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				3.234%	3.234%
January 2028 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.50%	3.50%
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 1,250	$ 1,250
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				3.596%	3.596%
2018 Senior Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					2.70%
2018 Senior Note [Member] \| BRCM [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross					$ 117
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage					2.70%
2020 Convertible Note [Member] \| BRCM [Member]
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2020 Convertible Note [Member] \| Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. [Member]
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Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 37
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	575
Convertible Debt, Repurchased Principal Amount				537
Convertible Debt, Converted Repurchase Amount				$ 548
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				0.628%
2022 Senior Notes, 2024 & 2034 [Member] \| BRCM [Member]
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Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 22	$ 22
Term Loan A [Member] \| BRCM [Member]
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Term Loan B-1 Dollar Loan [Member] \| BRCM [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Term Loan B-1 Euro Loan [Member] \| BRCM [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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October 2017 Senior Notes [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				4.625%
Repayments of Assumed Debt				$ 308
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 300
Minimum [Member] \| 2022 Senior Notes, 2024 & 2034 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.50%	2.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				2.50%	2.50%
Maximum [Member] \| 2022 Senior Notes, 2024 & 2034 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				4.50%	4.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				4.50%	4.50%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value				$ 16,627
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] \| 2020 Convertible Note [Member] \| Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, per $1000 par				1,018
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] \| 2020 Convertible Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, per $1000 par				812