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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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- Definition

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 over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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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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- Definition

Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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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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- Definition

Number of grantees affected by modification of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

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

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Stockholders' Equity (Equity Incentive Award Plans) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 03, 2019 employees shares	Jul. 31, 2009 shares
Market-Based RSUs
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Award requisite service period	4 years
Market-Based RSUs \| Minimum
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Award payout percentage	0.00%
Market-Based RSUs \| Maximum
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Award payout percentage	450.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Number of employees affected by plan modification \| employees	16,500
2009 Plan Prior to March 2011 \| Stock Compensation Plan
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Expiration period	10 years
2009 Plan
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Number of shares authorized		20,000,000
Stock-based awards, Number of shares authorized, Annual increase	6,000,000
Stock-based awards, Number of shares authorized, Annual increase rate	3.00%
Stock-based awards, Maximum number of shares authorized		90,000,000
2009 Plan \| Stock Compensation Plan
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Expiration period	7 years
2009 Plan \| Stock Compensation Plan, Non-employees
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Expiration period	5 years
2009 Plan \| Employee Stock Options
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Award vesting period	4 years
2009 Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Award vesting period	4 years
2003 Plan
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Number of shares available for grant	3,000,000
2003 Plan \| Employee Stock Options
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Maximum yearly grant of shares	4,000,000
2003 Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Maximum yearly grant of shares	1,000,000
2012 Plan
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Number of shares authorized, Annual increase	12,000,000
Stock-based awards, Number of shares available for grant	82,000,000
2012 Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, Maximum yearly grant of shares	4,000,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Stock-Based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based awards, ESPP purchase period	6 months
Stock-based awards, Purchase price percentage of common stock	85.00%