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Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | |||
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Apr. 29, 2012
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Apr. 29, 2012
Y
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May 01, 2011
Trade Names [Member]
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May 01, 2011
Purchased Technology [Member]
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Apr. 01, 2012
Energy and Environmental Solutions [Member]
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Apr. 01, 2012
Display [Member]
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Apr. 29, 2012
Silicon Systems Group [Member]
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| Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract] | |||||||
| Impairment charges of intangible assets | $ 18,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | |||||
| Estimated fair value in excess of carrying value | 700,000,000 | ||||||
| Percent fair value exceeds carrying value | 73.00% | 100.00% | |||||
| Increase in goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets | 2,700,000,000 | ||||||
| Increase in goodwill | 64,000,000 | 44,000,000 | |||||
| Intangible assets, useful life, minimum (in years) | 1 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, useful life, maximum (in years) | 15 | ||||||
| Change in gross carrying amount of the amortized intangible assets | $ 1,200,000,000 | ||||||