Industry Segment Operations (Net Sales by Geographic Region) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2019	Jan. 28, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,753	$ 4,205
Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,007	3,583
China
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	968	964
Korea
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	572	1,203
Taiwan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	656	741
Japan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	651	482
Southeast Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	160	193
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	450	370
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 296	$ 252
Sales Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%
Sales Revenue | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	80.00%	85.00%
Sales Revenue | China
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	26.00%	23.00%
Sales Revenue | Korea
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	15.00%	29.00%
Sales Revenue | Taiwan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	18.00%	18.00%
Sales Revenue | Japan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	17.00%	11.00%
Sales Revenue | Southeast Asia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	4.00%	4.00%
Sales Revenue | United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	12.00%	9.00%
Sales Revenue | Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	8.00%	6.00%