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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 04, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
|  | Wired Infrastructure |  | Wireless Communications |  | Enterprise Storage |  | Industrial & Other |  | Total
|  | (In millions)
Balance as of October 30, 2016 |  | $ | 17,641 |  |  | $ | 5,952 |  |  | $ | 995 |  |  | $ | 144 |  |  | $ | 24,732 |
Broadcom Merger adjustments |  | (25 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (32 | )
Acquisitions |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Balance as of October 29, 2017 |  | 17,622 |  |  | 5,945 |  |  | 995 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 24,706 |
Acquisitions |  | 83 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,117 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2,207 |
Balance as of November 4, 2018 |  | $ | 17,705 |  |  | $ | 5,945 |  |  | $ | 3,112 |  |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 26,913 |
Schedule of Finite- and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
|  | (In millions)
As of November 4, 2018: |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology |  | $ | 15,806 |  |  | $ | (6,816 | ) |  | $ | 8,990 |
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 1,792 |  |  | (878 | ) |  | 914 |
Trade names |  | 578 |  |  | (170 | ) |  | 408 |
Other |  | 239 |  |  | (53 | ) |  | 186 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 18,415 |  |  | (7,917 | ) |  | 10,498 |
IPR&D |  | 264 |  |  | — |  |  | 264 |
Total |  | $ | 18,679 |  |  | $ | (7,917 | ) |  | $ | 10,762 |
As of October 29, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology |  | $ | 12,724 |  |  | $ | (4,265 | ) |  | $ | 8,459 |
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 4,240 |  |  | (3,100 | ) |  | 1,140 |
Trade names |  | 528 |  |  | (117 | ) |  | 411 |
Other |  | 135 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 110 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 17,627 |  |  | (7,507 | ) |  | 10,120 |
IPR&D |  | 712 |  |  | — |  |  | 712 |
Total |  | $ | 18,339 |  |  | $ | (7,507 | ) |  | $ | 10,832 |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining | Based on the amount of intangible assets subject to amortization at November 4, 2018, the expected amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter was as follows:
Fiscal Year: |  | Expected Amortization Expense
|  | (In millions)
2019 |  | $ | 2,882 |
2020 |  | 2,437 |
2021 |  | 1,945 |
2022 |  | 1,441 |
2023 |  | 650 |
Thereafter |  | 1,143 |
Total |  | $ | 10,498 |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period | The weighted-average amortization periods remaining by intangible asset category were as follows:
Amortizable intangible assets: |  | November 4, 2018 |  | October 29, 2017
|  | (In years)
Purchased technology |  | 6 |  | 5
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 5 |  | 4
Trade names |  | 12 |  | 13
Other |  | 10 |  | 10

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