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Income Taxes Rate Reconciliation (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 04, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent | 21.00% | 17.00% | 17.00%
Tax reform | (160.10%) | 0.00% | 0.00%
Withholding tax | (25.60%) | 0.00% | 0.00%
Foreign income taxed at different rates | (16.30%) | (0.80%) | (89.70%)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation | (4.00%) | 0.00% | 0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Research, Percent | (2.90%) | 0.00% | 0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Holidays and Concessions, Percent | 0.00% | (13.00%) | 15.30%
Effective income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Percent | 4.70% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation,Other Reconciling Items, Percent | 5.30% | (1.30%) | (0.60%)
Actual tax rate on income before income taxes | (177.90%) | 1.90% | (58.00%)

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