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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 03, 2019
Equity [Abstract] |
Summary of Dividends and Distributions |
|  | Fiscal Year
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (In millions, except per share data)
Cash dividends and distributions declared and paid per share/unit |  | $ | 10.60 |  |  | $ | 7.00 |  |  | $ | 4.08 |
Cash dividends declared and paid to common stockholders |  | $ | 4,235 |  |  | $ | 2,921 |  |  | $ | 1,653 |
Cash distributions declared and paid to limited partners |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 92 |
Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense |
|  | Fiscal Year
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (In millions)
Cost of products sold |  | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 64 |
Cost of subscriptions and services |  | 43 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |
Research and development |  | 1,532 |  |  | 855 |  |  | 636 |
Selling, general and administrative |  | 490 |  |  | 286 |  |  | 220 |
Total stock-based compensation expense (a) |  | $ | 2,185 |  |  | $ | 1,227 |  |  | $ | 920 |
Estimated income tax benefits for stock-based compensation |  | $ | 400 |  |  | $ | 195 |  |  | $ | 249 |
Income tax benefits for stock-based awards exercised or released |  | $ | 232 |  |  | $ | 181 |  |  | $ | 273 |
_________________________________ (a) Does not include stock-based compensation related to discontinued operations recognized during fiscal year 2017, which was included in loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes in our consolidated statements of operations.
Summary of Market-Based Awards Weighted-Average Assumptions | The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions utilized to calculate the fair value of market-based awards granted in the periods presented:
|  | Market-Based Awards
|  | Fiscal Year
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Risk-free interest rate |  | 2.7 | % |  | 2.4 | % |  | 1.7 | %
Dividend yield |  | 4.4 | % |  | 2.6 | % |  | 1.8 | %
Volatility |  | 33.0 | % |  | 32.5 | % |  | 32.3 | %
Expected term (in years) |  | 4.0 |  |  | 4.0 |  |  | 4.0 |
Summary of Restricted Stock Unit Awards | A summary of time- and market-based RSU activity is as follows:
|  | Number of RSUs Outstanding |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
|  | (In millions, except per share data)
Balance as of October 30, 2016 |  | 17 |  |  | $ | 130.71 |
Granted |  | 8 |  |  | $ | 199.33 |
Vested |  | (5 | ) |  | $ | 126.81 |
Forfeited |  | (2 | ) |  | $ | 142.78 |
Balance as of October 29, 2017 |  | 18 |  |  | $ | 163.42 |
Granted |  | 7 |  |  | $ | 239.48 |
Vested |  | (6 | ) |  | $ | 155.78 |
Forfeited |  | (1 | ) |  | $ | 175.46 |
Balance as of November 4, 2018 |  | 18 |  |  | $ | 195.50 |
Assumed in CA Merger |  | 1 |  |  | $ | 206.14 |
Granted |  | 33 |  |  | $ | 183.64 |
Vested |  | (10 | ) |  | $ | 192.28 |
Forfeited |  | (2 | ) |  | $ | 182.80 |
Balance as of November 3, 2019 |  | 40 |  |  | $ | 188.52 |
Summary of Stock Option Awards | A summary of time- and market-based stock option activity is as follows:
|  | Number of Options Outstanding |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (In years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value
|  | (In millions, except years and per share data)
Balance as of October 30, 2016 |  | 15 |  |  | $ | 48.77 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (4 | ) |  | $ | 45.48 |  |  |  |  | $ | 682 |
Cancelled |  | (1 | ) |  | $ | 66.08 |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of October 29, 2017 |  | 10 |  |  | $ | 49.54 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (2 | ) |  | $ | 47.41 |  |  |  |  | $ | 534 |
Cancelled |  | — |  | * | $ | 72.37 |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of November 4, 2018 |  | 8 |  |  | $ | 50.14 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (4 | ) |  | $ | 47.88 |  |  |  |  | $ | 761 |
Cancelled |  | — |  | * | $ | 49.00 |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of November 3, 2019 |  | 4 |  |  | $ | 51.83 |  |  | 1.11 |  | $ | 1,077 |
Fully vested as of November 3, 2019 |  | 4 |  |  | $ | 51.83 |  |  | 1.11 |  | $ | 1,077 |
________________________________ * Represents fewer than 0.5 million shares.

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