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Acquisitions Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 04, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block] |
|  | 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 |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] | Purchase Consideration
|  | (In millions)
Cash paid for outstanding Brocade common stock |  | $ | 5,298 |
Cash paid by Broadcom to retire Brocade’s term loan |  | 701 |
Cash paid for Brocade equity awards |  | 31 |
Fair value of partially vested assumed equity awards |  | 8 |
Total purchase consideration |  | 6,038 |
Less: cash acquired |  | 1,250 |
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 4,788 |
Schedule of assets acquired and liabilities assumed | The following table presents our allocation of the total purchase price, net of cash acquired:
|  | Estimated Fair Value
|  | (In millions)
Current assets |  | $ | 1,297 |
Goodwill |  | 2,187 |
Intangible assets |  | 3,396 |
Other long-term assets |  | 82 |
Total assets acquired |  | 6,962 |
Current portion of long-term debt |  | (856 | )
Other current liabilities |  | (374 | )
Long-term debt |  | (38 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  | (906 | )
Total liabilities assumed |  | (2,174 | )
Fair value of net assets acquired |  | $ | 4,788 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block] | Intangible Assets
|  | Fair Value |  | Weighted-Average Amortization Periods
|  | (In millions) |  | (In years)
Developed technology |  | $ | 2,925 |  |  | 10
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 255 |  |  | 11
Trade name and other |  | 61 |  |  | 6
Total identified finite-lived intangible assets |  | 3,241 |  |  |
IPR&D |  | 155 |  |  | N/A
Total identified intangible assets |  | $ | 3,396 |  |  |
Schedule of Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the details of IPR&D by category at the Brocade Acquisition Date:
Description |  | IPR&D |  | Percentage of Completion |  | Estimated Cost to Complete |  | Expected Release Date (By Fiscal Year)
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Directors |  | $ | 64 |  |  | 72 | % |  | $ | 45 |  |  | 2019
Switches |  | $ | 50 |  |  | 81 | % |  | $ | 21 |  |  | 2018
Embedded |  | $ | 31 |  |  | 74 | % |  | $ | 22 |  |  | 2019
Networking software |  | $ | 10 |  |  | 73 | % |  | $ | 27 |  |  | 2018
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information |
|  | Fiscal Year
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
Pro forma net revenue |  | $ | 20,978 |  |  | $ | 19,441 |
Pro forma net income attributable to common stock |  | $ | 12,408 |  |  | $ | 986 |
BRCM [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] | Purchase Consideration
|  | (In millions)
Cash for outstanding BRCM common stock |  | $ | 16,798 |
Fair value of Broadcom common stock issued for outstanding BRCM common stock |  | 15,438 |
Fair value of Partnership LP units issued for outstanding BRCM common stock |  | 3,140 |
Fair value of partially vested assumed RSU awards |  | 182 |
Cash for vested BRCM equity awards |  | 137 |
Effective settlement of pre-existing relationships |  | 11 |
Total purchase consideration |  | 35,706 |
Less: cash acquired |  | 6,948 |
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 28,758 |
Schedule of assets acquired and liabilities assumed | The following table presents our allocation of the total purchase price, net of cash acquired:
|  | Fair Value
|  | (In millions)
Trade accounts receivable |  | $ | 669 |
Inventory |  | 1,853 |
Assets held-for-sale |  | 833 |
Other current assets |  | 194 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 889 |
Goodwill |  | 22,992 |
Intangible assets |  | 14,808 |
Other long-term assets |  | 121 |
Total assets acquired |  | 42,359 |
Accounts payable |  | (559 | )
Employee compensation and benefits |  | (104 | )
Current portion of long-term debt |  | (1,475 | )
Other current liabilities |  | (780 | )
Long-term debt |  | (139 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  | (10,544 | )
Total liabilities assumed |  | (13,601 | )
Fair value of net assets acquired |  | $ | 28,758 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block] | Intangible Assets
|  | Fair Value |  | Weighted-Average Amortization Periods
|  | (In millions) |  | (In years)
Developed technology |  | $ | 9,010 |  |  | 6
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 2,703 |  |  | 2
Order backlog |  | 750 |  |  | < 1
Trade name |  | 350 |  |  | 17
Other |  | 45 |  |  | 16
Total identified finite-lived intangible assets |  | 12,858 |  |  |
IPR&D |  | 1,950 |  |  | N/A
Total identified intangible assets, net of assets held-for-sale |  | 14,808 |  |  |
Intangible assets included in assets held-for-sale |  | 320 |  |  |
Identified intangible assets |  | $ | 15,128 |  |  |
Schedule of Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the details of IPR&D by category as of the Broadcom Acquisition Date:
Description |  | IPR&D |  | Percentage of Completion |  | Estimated Cost to Complete |  | Expected Release Date (By Fiscal Year)
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Set-top box solutions |  | $ | 90 |  |  | 56 | % |  | $ | 90 |  |  | 2016 - 2017
Broadband carrier access solutions |  | $ | 390 |  |  | 34 | % |  | $ | 376 |  |  | 2016 - 2018
Carrier switch solutions |  | $ | 270 |  |  | 51 | % |  | $ | 255 |  |  | 2016 - 2019
Compute and connectivity solutions |  | $ | 170 |  |  | 61 | % |  | $ | 136 |  |  | 2016 - 2018
Physical layer product solutions |  | $ | 190 |  |  | 51 | % |  | $ | 71 |  |  | 2016 - 2019
Wireless connectivity combo solutions |  | $ | 770 |  |  | 57 | % |  | $ | 364 |  |  | 2016 - 2018
Touch controllers |  | $ | 70 |  |  | 39 | % |  | $ | 21 |  |  | 2016 - 2017
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information |
|  | Fiscal Year
|  | 2016
|  | (In millions)
Pro forma net revenue |  | $ | 15,281 |
Pro forma net loss attributable to common stock |  | $ | (1,291 | )

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