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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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