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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award equity instruments other than exercise price

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Adjusted

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Annual Increase

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Annual Increase Rate

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Share based Compensation Arrangement By Share based Payment Award Award Payout Percentage

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, the maximum number of shares a single participant may get in one year

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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Stockholders' Equity (Equity Incentive Award Plans) (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2018	Jul. 31, 2009
Market Based RSUs [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period	4 years
Market Based RSUs [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award Award Payout Percentage	0.00%
Market Based RSUs [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award Award Payout Percentage	450.00%
2009 Equity Incentive Award Plan [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized		20,000,000
Stock-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Annual Increase	6,000,000
Stock-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Annual Increase Rate	3.00%
Stock-Based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Shares Authorized		90,000,000
Stock-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	24,000,000
2009 Equity Incentive Award Plan [Member] \| Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period	7 years
2009 Equity Incentive Award Plan [Member] \| Stock Compensation Plan, Nonemployees [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period	5 years
2009 Equity Incentive Award Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
2009 Equity Incentive Award Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Stock-Based Payment Award, RSU Exercise Price	$ 0
2009 Equity Incentive Award Plan Prior to March 2011 [Member] \| Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
LSI 2003 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Stock-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	3,000,000
LSI 2003 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period	7 years
Stock-Based Payment Award, Maximum Yearly Grant	4,000,000
LSI 2003 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Maximum Yearly Grant	1,000,000
BRCM 2012 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Annual Increase	12,000,000
Stock-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Stock-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	90,000,000
Stock-Based Payment Award, Maximum Yearly Grant	4,000,000
ESPP Program [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Purchase Period for ESPP	6 months
Stock-Based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent	85.00%