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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2023
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Semiconductor Solutions |  | Infrastructure Software |  | Total
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (In millions)
Balance as of October 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 25,959 |  |  | $ | 17,491 |  |  | $ | 43,450 |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 164 |
Balance as of October 30, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,967 |  |  | 17,647 |  |  | 43,614 |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 39 |
Balance as of October 29, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 26,001 |  |  | $ | 17,652 |  |  | $ | 43,653 |
Schedule of Finite- and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
|  | (In millions)
As of October 29, 2023: |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology |  | $ | 12,938 |  |  | $ | (10,723) |  |  | $ | 2,215 |
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 7,059 |  |  | (5,753) |  |  | 1,306 |
Order backlog |  | 9 |  |  | (8) |  |  | 1 |
Trade names |  | 649 |  |  | (388) |  |  | 261 |
Other |  | 168 |  |  | (94) |  |  | 74 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 20,823 |  |  | (16,966) |  |  | 3,857 |
IPR&D |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Total |  | $ | 20,833 |  |  | $ | (16,966) |  |  | $ | 3,867 |
As of October 30, 2022: |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology |  | $ | 19,450 |  |  | $ | (15,422) |  |  | $ | 4,028 |
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 7,066 |  |  | (4,535) |  |  | 2,531 |
Order backlog |  | 484 |  |  | (382) |  |  | 102 |
Trade names |  | 700 |  |  | (372) |  |  | 328 |
Other |  | 174 |  |  | (81) |  |  | 93 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 27,874 |  |  | (20,792) |  |  | 7,082 |
IPR&D |  | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | 29 |
Total |  | $ | 27,903 |  |  | $ | (20,792) |  |  | $ | 7,111 |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Expected Amortization Expense | Based on the amount of intangible assets subject to amortization at October 29, 2023, the expected amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter was as follows:
Fiscal Year: |  | Expected Amortization Expense
|  | (In millions)
2024 |  | $ | 2,392 |
2025 |  | 685 |
2026 |  | 348 |
2027 |  | 222 |
2028 |  | 69 |
Thereafter |  | 141 |
Total |  | $ | 3,857 |
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: |  | October 29, 2023 |  | October 30, 2022
|  | (In years)
Purchased technology |  | 3 |  | 3
Customer contracts and related relationships |  | 1 |  | 2
Order backlog |  | — |  | (a) | 1
Trade names |  | 8 |  | 8
Other |  | 8 |  | 8
(a) Represents less than one year.

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