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Restructuring Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 04, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Charges | Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges Restructuring Charges The following is a summary of significant restructuring expense recognized in continuing operations, primarily in operating expenses:
• | During fiscal year 2018, we initiated cost reduction activities associated with the Brocade Merger. As a result, we recognized $176 million of restructuring expense primarily related to employee termination costs. Approximately 1,200 employees were terminated from our workforce across all business and functional areas on a global basis as a result of the Brocade Merger during fiscal year 2018.
• | During fiscal year 2016, we initiated cost reduction activities associated with the acquisition of BRCM. As a result, we recognized $50 million, $124 million and $447 million of restructuring expense in fiscal years 2018, 2017, and 2016 respectively. These restructuring expenses primarily related to lease and other exit costs for fiscal year 2018 and employee termination costs for fiscal years 2017 and 2016.
As of November 4, 2018, we have substantially completed the restructuring activities related to the acquisition of BRCM.
|  | Employee Termination Costs |  | Lease and Other Exit Costs |  | Total
|  | (In millions)
Balance as of November 2, 2015 |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 26 |
Liabilities assumed from BRCM |  | 2 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 15 |
Restructuring charges |  | 445 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 482 |
Utilization |  | (344 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  | (372 | )
Balance as of October 30, 2016 |  | 116 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 151 |
Restructuring charges |  | 86 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 129 |
Utilization |  | (174 | ) |  | (61 | ) |  | (235 | )
Balance as of October 29, 2017 |  | 28 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 45 |
Restructuring charges (a) |  | 153 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 228 |
Utilization |  | (165 | ) |  | (86 | ) |  | (251 | )
Balance as of November 4, 2018 (b) |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 22 |
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(a) | Included $2 million, $5 million and $35 million of restructuring charges related to discontinued operations recognized during fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which was included in loss from discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations.
(b) | The majority of the employee termination costs balance is expected to be paid during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The leases and other exit costs balance is expected to be paid by the end of fiscal year 2019.
Impairment and Disposal Charges During fiscal year 2018, impairment and disposal charges of $13 million primarily related to leasehold improvements. During fiscal year 2017, impairment and disposal charges of $56 million related to property, plant and equipment and IPR&D projects acquired in the BRCM acquisition. During fiscal year 2016, impairment and disposal charges of $417 million primarily related to IPR&D projects which were abandoned as a result of the BRCM acquisition. In addition, we recorded impairment charges of $173 million primarily for property, plant and equipment and a $16 million loss on disposal of these assets acquired in the BRCM acquisition.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2175745 + Details
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