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Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Stock Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2020 | Nov. 02, 2019
Shares Repurchased |  |
Beginning balance (in shares) | 3,838,466,000 | 0
Repurchase of common stock under the stock repurchase program (in shares) | 1,872,446,000 | 3,838,466,000
Ending balance (in shares) | 5,710,912,000 | 3,838,466,000
Weighted-Average Price per Share |  |
Beginning balance (in USD per share) | $ 39.10 | $ 0
Repurchase of common stock under the stock repurchase program (in dollars per share) | 39.81 | 39.10
Ending balance (in USD per share) | $ 39.33 | $ 39.10
Amount Repurchased (in thousands) |  |
Beginning balance | $ 150,076 | $ 0
Repurchase of common stock under the stock repurchase program | 74,535 | 150,076
Ending balance | $ 224,611 | $ 150,076

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- Definition Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109259400&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(28)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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