Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2016
Taxes [Line Items]
Integration of acquired technologies, tax recognition period			5 years
Deferred tax assets, net, noncurrent		$ 243,989,000	$ 243,989,000	$ 281,926,000
Retained earnings adjustment due to adoption of an accounting standard related to stock-based compensation		106,489,000	106,489,000
Share based compensation excess tax benefit			38,100,000
Foreign earnings repatriated		825,000,000
Undistributed foreign earnings		598,300,000	598,300,000
Tax on deferred undistributed foreign earnings			110,000,000
Increase in gross unrecognized tax benefits			14,900,000
Gross unrecognized tax benefits		91,637,000	91,637,000	106,542,000	$ 132,054,000
Unrecognized tax benefits affecting effective tax rate		88,500,000	88,500,000	106,500,000
The sum of the amounts of estimated penalties and interest recognized in the period arising from income tax examinations			200,000	800,000	600,000
The amount of estimated penalties and interest accrued as of the balance sheet date arising from income tax examinations		3,200,000	3,200,000	3,100,000
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities			784,000	333,000
Cash paid for income taxes during the year:			103,478,000	69,447,000	59,731,000
California Franchise Tax Board
Taxes [Line Items]
Increase in valuation allowance			13,200,000
California Franchise Tax Board | fiscal year 2012 to 2014
Taxes [Line Items]
Increase in valuation allowance			13,200,000
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities			14,600,000
Tax impact from tax settlements			400,000
Decrease in deferred tax assets			1,100,000
California Franchise Tax Board | fiscal year 2009 to 2011
Taxes [Line Items]
Increase in valuation allowance				5,400,000
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities				10,300,000
Decrease in deferred tax assets				4,900,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Fiscal Year 2016
Taxes [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities			4,600,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Fiscal Year 2015
Taxes [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities				20,700,000
Tax impact from tax settlements					7,000,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Fiscal Year 2014
Taxes [Line Items]
Tax impact from tax settlements					3,200,000
Taiwan | Fiscal Year 2011
Taxes [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities				700,000
Cash paid for income taxes during the year:				300,000
Taiwan | Fiscal Year 2014
Taxes [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities					1,200,000
Tax impact from tax settlements			10,900,000
Taiwan | Fiscal Year 2013
Taxes [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities					1,200,000
Hungary | Fiscal Year 2011 to 2013
Taxes [Line Items]
The sum of the amounts of estimated penalties and interest recognized in the period arising from income tax examinations	$ 18,000,000
Proposed tax assessment	47,000,000
Hungary | Fiscal Year 2015 and Beyond
Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax examination, estimate of possible loss	$ 18,000,000
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Fiscal years 2012 to 2016
Taxes [Line Items]
Tax impact from tax settlements			7,900,000
INDIA | Fiscal 2010 to 2015
Taxes [Line Items]
Tax impact from tax settlements				$ 4,600,000
Fiscal Year 2012 | Taiwan
Taxes [Line Items]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from settlement with taxing authorities					$ 1,100,000
Minimum
Taxes [Line Items]
Estimated potential decrease in underlying unrecognized tax benefits, minimum		0	0
Maximum
Taxes [Line Items]
Estimated potential decrease in underlying unrecognized tax benefits, minimum		32,000,000	32,000,000
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect | Accounting Standards Update 2016-09
Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets, net, noncurrent						$ 106,500,000
Research Tax Credit Carryforward | California Franchise Tax Board
Taxes [Line Items]
Increase in valuation allowance			47,900,000
Retained Earnings
Taxes [Line Items]
Retained earnings adjustment due to adoption of an accounting standard related to stock-based compensation		$ 106,107,000	$ 106,107,000
Retained Earnings | New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect | Accounting Standards Update 2016-09
Taxes [Line Items]
Retained earnings adjustment due to adoption of an accounting standard related to stock-based compensation						$ 106,500,000