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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 01, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Goodwill
|  | Semiconductor Solutions |  | Infrastructure Software |  | Total
|  | (In millions)
Balance as of November 1, 2020 |  | $ | 25,959 |  |  | $ | 17,488 |  |  | $ | 43,447 |
Acquisition |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Balance as of August 1, 2021 |  | $ | 25,959 |  |  | $ | 17,498 |  |  | $ | 43,457 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
|  | (In millions)
As of August 1, 2021: |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology |  | $ | 24,132 |  |  | $ | (16,498) |  |  | $ | 7,634 |
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 8,392 |  |  | (4,218) |  |  | 4,174 |
Order backlog |  | 2,579 |  |  | (2,223) |  |  | 356 |
Trade names |  | 797 |  |  | (378) |  |  | 419 |
Other |  | 248 |  |  | (131) |  |  | 117 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 36,148 |  |  | (23,448) |  |  | 12,700 |
In-process research and development |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Total |  | $ | 36,167 |  |  | $ | (23,448) |  |  | $ | 12,719 |
As of November 1, 2020: |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology |  | $ | 24,119 |  |  | $ | (13,925) |  |  | $ | 10,194 |
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 8,389 |  |  | (3,179) |  |  | 5,210 |
Order backlog |  | 2,579 |  |  | (1,836) |  |  | 743 |
Trade names |  | 797 |  |  | (322) |  |  | 475 |
Other |  | 252 |  |  | (117) |  |  | 135 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 36,136 |  |  | (19,379) |  |  | 16,757 |
In-process research and development |  | 25 |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |
Total |  | $ | 36,161 |  |  | $ | (19,379) |  |  | $ | 16,782 |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining Amortization Expense | Based on the amount of intangible assets subject to amortization at August 1, 2021, the expected amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter was as follows:
Fiscal Year: |  | Expected Amortization Expense
|  | (In millions)
2021 (remainder) |  | $ | 1,347 |
2022 |  | 4,367 |
2023 |  | 3,239 |
2024 |  | 2,369 |
2025 |  | 659 |
Thereafter |  | 719 |
Total |  | $ | 12,700 |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period | The weighted-average remaining amortization periods by intangible asset category were as follows:
Amortizable intangible assets: |  | August 1, 2021
|  | (In years)
Purchased technology |  | 4
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 3
Order backlog |  | 2
Trade names |  | 9
Other |  | 9

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