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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Nov. 04, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
 
 
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


During each of the fourth quarters of fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, we completed our annual impairment assessments and concluded that goodwill was not impaired in any of these years.
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

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


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