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Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 Adoption - Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 03, 2019 | Aug. 04, 2019 | May 05, 2019 | Feb. 03, 2019 | Nov. 04, 2018 | Aug. 05, 2018 | May 06, 2018 | Feb. 04, 2018 | Nov. 03, 2019 | Nov. 04, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue | $ 5,776,000,000 | $ 5,515,000,000 | $ 5,517,000,000 | $ 5,789,000,000 | $ 5,444,000,000 | $ 5,063,000,000 | $ 5,014,000,000 | $ 5,327,000,000 | $ 22,597,000,000 | $ 20,848,000,000 | $ 17,636,000,000
Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,117,000,000 | 19,754,000,000 | 17,033,000,000
Subscriptions and services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,480,000,000 | $ 1,094,000,000 | $ 603,000,000
Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,374,000,000 |  |
Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect | Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,117,000,000 |  |
Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect | Subscriptions and services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,257,000,000 |  |
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 223,000,000 |  |
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | Subscriptions and services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 223,000,000 |  |
As Reported |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,597,000,000 |  |
As Reported | Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,117,000,000 |  |
As Reported | Subscriptions and services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,480,000,000 |  |

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