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Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Employees Offered with Retention Bonus

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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Amount of costs incurred to date for the specified restructuring cost.

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Amount expected to be recognized in earnings for the specified restructuring cost.

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The expected number of positions to be eliminated as a result of restructuring activities.

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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a result of restructuring activities.

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Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) which increases (decreases) the restructuring reserve from an adjustment to a previously accrued restructuring liability.

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Restructuring and Other Related Charges - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2017 USD ($) employee	Jan. 30, 2016 USD ($) employee	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			$ 5,250,000	$ 96,801,000	$ 63,543,000
Restructuring charges			12,021,000	44,689,000	47,511,000
Asset impairment charges		$ 1,400,000
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	$ 9,300,000		12,559,000	0	10,007,000
Gain or loss recognized upon sale of equipment held for sale	$ 0		743,000	0	0
Discontinued operations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			10,584,000	8,385,000
Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Release of reserves - continuing operations			1,612,000	86,000	0
Other exit-related costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Release of reserves - continuing operations			340,000	383,000	0
Facilities and related costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Release of reserves - continuing operations			258,000	0	0
November 2016 Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred			95,600,000
Restructuring charges				90,300,000
November 2016 Restructuring \| Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				32,600,000
November 2016 Restructuring \| Severance \| Discontinued operations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			7,015,000	8,385,000
November 2016 Restructuring \| Other exit-related costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				5,500,000
November 2016 Restructuring \| Other exit-related costs \| Discontinued operations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			3,560,000	0
November 2016 Restructuring \| Facilities and related costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				1,900,000
November 2016 Restructuring \| Facilities and related costs \| Discontinued operations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			9,000	0
November 2016 Restructuring \| Contract termination
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				45,000,000
November 2016 Restructuring \| Impairment of equipment and technology licenses
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				5,400,000
Mobile Platform Business
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred			46,400,000
Restructuring charges				$ 1,900,000	$ 44,400,000
Number of employees retained \| employee				140
Number of employees offered with retention bonuses \| employee				128
Mobile Platform Business \| Minimum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs, expected cost to incur						$ 100,000,000
Mobile Platform Business \| Maximum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs, expected cost to incur						$ 130,000,000
Mobile Platform Business \| Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred			28,100,000
Number of employees departed and were paid severance and related benefit costs \| employee					825
Mobile Platform Business \| Facilities and related costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred			200,000
Restructuring charges				$ 4,600,000	$ 1,400,000
Mobile Platform Business \| Contract termination
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred			1,300,000
Release of reserves - continuing operations				300,000
Mobile Platform Business \| Impairment of equipment and technology licenses
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred			8,800,000
Mobile Platform Business \| Write-off of assets held-for-sale
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				$ 2,200,000
Mobile Platform Business \| Write down of inventory
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs incurred			$ 8,000,000
Reduction in Operations in Israel and Closing of Other Design Centers
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges					$ 16,300,000
Total number of employees to be terminated \| employee					358
Reduction in Operations in Israel and Closing of Other Design Centers \| Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges					$ 15,100,000
Reduction in Operations in Israel and Closing of Other Design Centers \| Facilities and related costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges					$ 1,200,000