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Fair Value Measurements - Assets Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 28, 2024	Oct. 29, 2023	Apr. 30, 2023
Assets:
Restricted cash equivalents included in deferred income taxes and other assets	$ 90		$ 107
Restricted Cash Equivalents, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets, Noncurrent	Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets, Noncurrent
Money market funds
Assets:
Restricted cash equivalents included in deferred income taxes and other assets	$ 90	$ 101
Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	19	18
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	396	374
Non-U.S. government securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	6	6
Municipal securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	436	427
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	758	748
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	564	487
Publicly traded equity securities
Assets:
Equity investments with readily determinable values	987	698
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	7,995	6,876
Equity investments with readily determinable values	987	698
Total	8,982	7,574
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Money market funds
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	1,510	3,361
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	61	18
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	2,389	374
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Non-U.S. government securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	6	6
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Municipal securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	480	453
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	2,985	2,177
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	564	487
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Publicly traded equity securities
Assets:
Equity investments with readily determinable values	987	698
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	3,875	3,692
Equity investments with readily determinable values	987	698
Total	4,862	4,390
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Money market funds
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	1,510	3,361
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	2,365	331
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Non-U.S. government securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Municipal securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 1 \| Publicly traded equity securities
Assets:
Equity investments with readily determinable values	987	698
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	4,120	3,184
Equity investments with readily determinable values	0	0
Total	4,120	3,184
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Money market funds
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	0	0
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Bank certificates of deposit and time deposits
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	61	18
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	24	43
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Non-U.S. government securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	6	6
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Municipal securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	480	453
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	2,985	2,177
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt security investments	564	487
Recurring Fair Value Measurements \| Level 2 \| Publicly traded equity securities
Assets:
Equity investments with readily determinable values	$ 0	$ 0