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Income Taxes Rate Reconciliation (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	21.00%	17.00%	17.00%
Tax reform	(160.10%)	0.00%	0.00%
Withholding tax	(25.60%)	0.00%	0.00%
Foreign income taxed at different rates	(16.30%)	(0.80%)	(89.70%)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	(4.00%)	0.00%	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Research, Percent	(2.90%)	0.00%	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Holidays and Concessions, Percent	0.00%	(13.00%)	15.30%
Effective income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Percent	4.70%	0.00%	0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation,Other Reconciling Items, Percent	5.30%	(1.30%)	(0.60%)
Actual tax rate on income before income taxes	(177.90%)	1.90%	(58.00%)

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