| USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Thousands | LTM | Nov 1, 2025 | Nov 2, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Oct 28, 2017 | Oct 29, 2016 | Oct 31, 2015 | Nov 1, 2014 | Nov 2, 2013 | Nov 3, 2012 | Oct 29, 2011 | Oct 30, 2010 | Oct 31, 2009 |
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Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ 13,881,744 | $ 11,019,707 | $ 9,427,157 | $ 12,305,539 | ||||||||||||||
Product revenue | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Revenue from one-time IP license | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Costs and Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 4,747,609 | 4,246,229 | 4,045,814 | 4,428,321 | ||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 9,134,135 | 6,773,478 | 5,381,343 | 7,877,218 | ||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 1,977,224 | 1,766,001 | 1,487,863 | 1,660,194 | ||||||||||||||
Selling, marketing, general and administrative | 1,447,557 | 1,255,339 | 1,068,640 | 1,273,584 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 750,702 | 749,662 | 754,784 | 959,618 | ||||||||||||||
Special charges, net | 23,766 | 69,980 | 37,258 | 160,710 | ||||||||||||||
Other operating expense | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,199,249 | 3,840,982 | 3,348,545 | 4,054,106 | ||||||||||||||
Operating income | 4,934,886 | 2,932,496 | 2,032,798 | 3,823,112 | ||||||||||||||
Nonoperating expense (income): | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (350,849) | (317,716) | (322,227) | (264,641) | ||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | 119,170 | 105,266 | 78,817 | 41,287 | ||||||||||||||
Other, net | 560 | (7,934) | (12,048) | 8,245 | ||||||||||||||
Total nonoperating expense (income) | (231,119) | (220,384) | (255,458) | (215,109) | ||||||||||||||
Earnings | ||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 4,703,767 | 2,712,112 | 1,777,340 | 3,608,003 | ||||||||||||||
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 568,763 | 444,770 | 142,067 | 293,424 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Payable currently | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Minority interest | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations, net of tax | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax: | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of discontinued operations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net income | 4,135,004 | 2,267,342 | 1,635,273 | 3,314,579 | ||||||||||||||
Shares used to compute earnings per common share (in shares) | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares used to compute earnings per common share — basic (in shares) | 487,500 | 494,381 | 496,166 | 502,232 | ||||||||||||||
Shares used to compute earnings per common share — diluted (in shares) | 490,317 | 496,709 | 498,697 | 505,959 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share) | ||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per common share (USD per share) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share) | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings per common share diluted (USD per share) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid per share (in dollars per share) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Research and development | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Selling, marketing, general and administrative | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 8.47 | 4.59 | 3.3 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 8.42 | $ 4.56 | $ 3.28 | $ 6.55 |