Broadcom (AVGO) 10-Q 14 Jun 19 2019 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 31, 2019
Document and Entity Section Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Broadcom Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001730168
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-03
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 5, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		398,073,576
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,328	$ 4,292
Trade accounts receivable, net	3,484	3,325
Inventory	1,034	1,124
Other current assets	831	366
Total current assets	10,677	9,107
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,654	2,635
Goodwill	36,662	26,913
Intangible assets, net	20,188	10,762
Other long-term assets	735	707
Total assets	70,916	50,124
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	759	811
Employee compensation and benefits	478	715
Current portion of long-term debt	3,537	0
Other current liabilities	3,729	812
Total current liabilities	8,503	2,338
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt	34,011	17,493
Other long-term liabilities	6,230	3,636
Total liabilities	48,744	23,467
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 100 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of May 5, 2019 or November 4, 2018	0	0
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value; 2,900 shares authorized; 399 and 408 shares issued and outstanding as of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018, respectively	22,288	23,285
Retained earnings	0	3,487
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(116)	(115)
Total stockholders’ equity	22,172	26,657
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 70,916	$ 50,124

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited - (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, Par value per share	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, Shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, Shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, Shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, Par value per share	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, Shares authorized	2,900,000,000	2,900,000,000
Common stock, Shares issued	398,513,768	407,637,618
Common stock, Shares outstanding	398,513,768	407,637,618

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019		Feb. 03, 2019	May 06, 2018	Feb. 04, 2018	May 05, 2019		May 06, 2018
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 5,517			$ 5,014		$ 11,306		$ 10,341
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold	1,457			1,672		3,011		3,548
Cost of subscriptions and services	135			24		273		47
Purchase accounting effect on inventory	0			0		0		70
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	826			765		1,659		1,480
Restructuring charges	10			2		66		17
Total cost of revenue	2,428			2,463		5,009		5,162
Gross margin	3,089			2,551		6,297		5,179
Research and development	1,151			936		2,284		1,861
Selling, general and administrative	419			294		890		585
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	473			67		949		406
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges	76			53		649		183
Total operating expenses	2,119			1,350		4,772		3,035
Operating income	970			1,201		1,525		2,144
Interest expense	(376)			(148)		(721)		(331)
Other income, net	63			46		131		81
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	657			1,099		935		1,894
Benefit from income taxes	(36)			(2,637)		(239)		(8,423)
Income from continuing operations	693			3,736		1,174		10,317
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2)			(3)		(12)		(18)
Net income	691		$ 471	3,733	$ 6,566	1,162		10,299
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0			15		0		351
Net income attributable to common stock	$ 691			$ 3,718		$ 1,162		$ 9,948
Basic income (loss) per share:
Income per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.75			$ 8.84		$ 2.94		$ 24.01
Loss per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.01)			(0.01)		(0.03)		(0.04)
Net income per share (in dollars per share)	1.74			8.83		2.91		23.97
Diluted income (loss) per share:
Income per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.64			8.34		2.80		23.03
Loss per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0			(0.01)		(0.03)		(0.04)
Net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.64			$ 8.33		$ 2.77		$ 22.99
Weighted-average shares:
Basic	397			421		399		415
Diluted	422			448		420		448
Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 4,418			$ 4,749		$ 9,057		$ 9,857
Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 1,099	[1]		$ 265		$ 2,249	[1]	$ 484
[1]	Subscriptions and services predominantly includes software licenses with termination for convenience clauses.

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Unaudited - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 691	$ 3,733	$ 1,162	$ 10,299
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments	0	(9)	0	0
Change in actuarial loss and prior service costs associated with defined benefit pension plans and post-retirement benefit plans	0	1	0	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	(8)	0	1
Comprehensive income	691	3,725	1,162	10,300
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	15	0	351
Comprehensive income attributable to common stock	$ 691	$ 3,710	$ 1,162	$ 9,949

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 1,162	$ 10,299
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of intangible assets	2,621	1,894
Depreciation	285	254
Stock-based compensation	1,009	595
Deferred taxes and other non-cash taxes	(473)	(8,534)
Non-cash restructuring, impairment and disposal charges	98	10
Non-cash interest expense	27	12
Other	(60)	17
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:
Trade accounts receivable, net	261	(78)
Inventory	90	306
Accounts payable	(139)	(312)
Employee compensation and benefits	(464)	(292)
Contributions to defined benefit pension plans	0	(129)
Other current assets and current liabilities	469	354
Other long-term assets and long-term liabilities	(87)	(398)
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,799	3,998
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(16,027)	(4,786)
Proceeds from sales of businesses	957	782
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(224)	(409)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment	0	(238)
Purchases of investments	(5)	(249)
Proceeds from sales of investments	3	54
Other	(3)	(12)
Net cash used in investing activities	(15,299)	(4,382)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	28,793	0
Repayment of debt	(12,000)	(856)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(46)	0
Other borrowings	1,575	0
Dividend and distribution payments	(2,124)	(1,521)
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program	(4,266)	(347)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards	(577)	(2)
Issuance of common stock	183	114
Other	(2)	(21)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	11,536	(2,633)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	1,036	(3,017)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	4,292	11,204
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 5,328	$ 8,187

Condensed Consolidated Statem_4

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Preferred Stock	Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Total Broadcom Inc. Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance at Oct. 29, 2017		22	409
Beginning Balance at Oct. 29, 2017	$ 23,186	$ 0	$ 20,505	$ (129)	$ (91)	$ 20,285	$ 2,901
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	6,566			6,230		6,230	336
Other comprehensive income (loss)	9				9	9
Cumulative effect of accounting changes	(266)			(252)		(252)	(14)
Fair value of partially vested equity awards assumed in connection with acquisitions	8		8			8
Cash dividends declared and paid to common stockholders	(717)			(717)		(717)
Cash distribution declared and paid by Broadcom Cayman L.P. on exchangeable limited partnership units	(38)						(38)
Exchange of exchangeable limited partnership units for common stock	0		$ 5			5
Exchange of exchangeable limited partnership units for common stock							(5)
Common stock issued, Shares			1
Common stock issued, Value	34		$ 34			34
Stock-based compensation	299		$ 299			299
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at Feb. 04, 2018		22	410
Ending Balance at Feb. 04, 2018	29,081	$ 0	$ 20,851	5,132	(82)	25,901	3,180
Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance at Oct. 29, 2017		22	409
Beginning Balance at Oct. 29, 2017	23,186	$ 0	$ 20,505	(129)	(91)	20,285	2,901
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	10,299
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 1
Repurchases of common stock, Shares	(2)
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at May. 06, 2018		0	436
Ending Balance at May. 06, 2018	$ 32,067	$ 0	$ 24,305	7,868	(106)	32,067	0
Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance at Feb. 04, 2018		22	410
Beginning Balance at Feb. 04, 2018	29,081	$ 0	$ 20,851	5,132	(82)	25,901	3,180
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	3,733			3,718		3,718	15
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(8)				(8)	(8)
Cumulative effect of accounting changes	0			15	(16)	(1)	1
Cash dividends declared and paid to common stockholders	(727)			(727)		(727)
Cash distribution declared and paid by Broadcom Cayman L.P. on exchangeable limited partnership units	(39)						(39)
Redemption of preferred stock due to the Redomiciliation Transaction, Shares		(22)
Common stock issued for exchange of exchangeable limited partnership units, Shares			22
Exchange of exchangeable limited partnership units for common stock	0		$ 3,157			3,157
Exchange of exchangeable limited partnership units for common stock							(3,157)
Common stock issued, Shares			6
Common stock issued, Value	80		$ 80			80
Stock-based compensation	$ 296		$ 296			296
Repurchases of common stock, Shares	(2)		(2)
Repurchases of common stock, Value	$ (347)		$ (77)	(270)		(347)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings upon vesting of equity awards, Shares			0
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings upon vesting of equity awards, Value	(2)		$ (2)			(2)
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at May. 06, 2018		0	436
Ending Balance at May. 06, 2018	32,067	$ 0	$ 24,305	7,868	(106)	$ 32,067	$ 0
Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance at Nov. 04, 2018			408
Beginning Balance at Nov. 04, 2018	26,657		$ 23,285	3,487	(115)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	471			471
Cumulative effect of accounting changes	7			8	(1)
Fair value of partially vested equity awards assumed in connection with acquisitions	67		$ 67
Cash dividends declared and paid to common stockholders	(1,067)			(1,067)
Common stock issued, Shares			2
Common stock issued, Value	62		$ 62
Stock-based compensation	540		$ 540
Repurchases of common stock, Shares			(14)
Repurchases of common stock, Value	(3,436)		$ (796)	(2,640)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings upon vesting of equity awards, Shares			0
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings upon vesting of equity awards, Value	(77)		$ (77)
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at Feb. 03, 2019			396
Ending Balance at Feb. 03, 2019	23,224		$ 23,081	259	(116)
Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance at Nov. 04, 2018			408
Beginning Balance at Nov. 04, 2018	26,657		$ 23,285	3,487	(115)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	1,162
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 0
Common stock issued for exchange of exchangeable limited partnership units, Shares	22
Repurchases of common stock, Shares	(17)
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at May. 05, 2019			399
Ending Balance at May. 05, 2019	$ 22,172		$ 22,288	0	(116)
Shares, Outstanding, Beginning Balance at Feb. 03, 2019			396
Beginning Balance at Feb. 03, 2019	23,224		$ 23,081	259	(116)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	691			691
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, Dividends in excess of retained earnings			$ (331)
Cash dividends declared and paid to common stockholders	(1,057)			(726)
Common stock issued, Shares			8
Common stock issued, Value	121		$ 121
Stock-based compensation	$ 544		$ 544
Repurchases of common stock, Shares	(3)		(3)
Repurchases of common stock, Value	$ (830)		$ (606)	(224)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings upon vesting of equity awards, Shares			(2)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings upon vesting of equity awards, Value	(521)		$ (521)
Shares, Outstanding, Ending Balance at May. 05, 2019			399
Ending Balance at May. 05, 2019	$ 22,172		$ 22,288	$ 0	$ (116)

Overview, Basis of Presentation

Overview, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Overview, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	Overview, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Overview Broadcom Inc. (“Broadcom”), a Delaware corporation, is the successor to Broadcom Limited (now Broadcom Pte. Ltd.), a Singapore company (“Broadcom-Singapore”). On April 4, 2018, all Broadcom-Singapore outstanding ordinary shares were exchanged for newly issued shares of Broadcom common stock (the “Redomiciliation Transaction”). As a result, Broadcom-Singapore became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom. In addition, all outstanding exchangeable limited partnership units (“LP Units”) of Broadcom Cayman L.P. (the “Partnership”) were mandatorily exchanged (the “Mandatory Exchange”) for newly issued shares of Broadcom common stock and all limited partners of the Partnership became common stockholders of Broadcom. Also, all related outstanding special preference shares of Broadcom-Singapore were automatically redeemed upon the Mandatory Exchange. The limited partners no longer hold a noncontrolling interest and we deregistered the Partnership. The Redomiciliation Transaction was accounted for as an exchange of equity interests among entities under common control and the historical basis of accounting was retained as if the entities had always been combined for financial reporting purposes. The financial statements relate to Broadcom-Singapore for periods prior to April 4, 2018, the effective date of the Redomiciliation Transaction, and relate to Broadcom for periods after April 4, 2018. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “Broadcom,” “we,” “our” and “us” mean Broadcom and its consolidated subsidiaries from and after the effective time of the Redomiciliation Transaction and, prior to that time, to our predecessor, Broadcom-Singapore. We are a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. We develop semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products. We have a history of innovation and offer thousands of products that are used in end products such as enterprise and data center networking, home connectivity, set-top boxes, broadband access, telecommunication equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage systems, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and electronic displays. Our infrastructure software solutions enable customers to plan, develop, automate, manage and secure applications across mobile, cloud, distributed and mainframe platforms. On November 5, 2018 , we acquired CA, Inc. (“CA”) for $16.1 billion , net of cash acquired (the “CA Merger”). CA was a leading provider of information technology management software and solutions. The results of operations of CA are included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements commencing as of November 5, 2018 (the “CA Acquisition Date”). See Note 3 . “ Acquisitions ” for additional information. Subsequent to the CA Merger, we changed our organizational structure, resulting in three reportable segments: semiconductor solutions, infrastructure software and intellectual property (“IP”) licensing. Prior period segment results have been recast to conform to the current presentation. See Note 10 . “ Segment Information ” for additional information. Basis of Presentation We operate on a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to October 31 in a 52-week year and the first Sunday in November in a 53-week year. Our fiscal year ending November 3, 2019 (“fiscal year 2019 ”) is a 52-week fiscal year. The first quarter of our fiscal year 2019 ended on February 3, 2019, the second quarter ended on May 5, 2019 and the third quarter ends on August 4, 2019. Our fiscal year ended November 4, 2018 (“fiscal year 2018 ”) was a 53-week fiscal year, with the first fiscal quarter containing 14 weeks. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Broadcom and our subsidiaries, and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. The financial information included herein is unaudited, and reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of our management, of a normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. The November 4, 2018 condensed consolidated balance sheet data were derived from Broadcom’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The operating results for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for fiscal year 2019 , or for any other future period. Significant Accounting Policies Use of estimates. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could affect the results of operations reported in future periods. Reclassifications. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period condensed consolidated statement of operations and statement of cash flows to conform to current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net income or net cash activities. Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance In the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance issued in March 2017 that requires an employer to present the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. Other components of the net periodic benefit cost are presented separately from the service cost component. We adopted the guidance using a permitted practical expedient that uses the amounts disclosed in the pension and other post-retirement benefit plans note for the prior comparative periods as the estimation basis for applying the retrospective presentation requirements. The adoption did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated statements of operations presented herein. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, we adopted the guidance issued in January 2016 that changes the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. This guidance requires the remeasurement of equity investments not accounted for under the equity method to be measured at fair value and any changes in fair value recognized in net income. The guidance allows for election of a measurement alternative for equity securities without readily determinable fair values to be measured at cost less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes. We adopted this guidance using the modified retrospective method for our marketable equity securities and a prospective approach for non-marketable equity securities using the measurement alternative. Upon adoption, we recognized an $8 million increase to retained earnings and a $1 million increase to accumulated other comprehensive loss. During the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019, we also recognized $40 million and $67 million , respectively, of unrealized gains on equity securities within other income, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). We adopted Topic 606 effective November 5, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Reporting periods prior to the adoption of the new revenue standard are presented in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 605, Revenue Recognition (“Topic 605”), while reporting periods after adoption are presented in accordance with the new revenue standard. The cumulative effect adjustment as of November 5, 2018 to retained earnings was not significant. See Note 2 . “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers ” for further information related to adoption of the new revenue standard, including our updated revenue accounting policies and accounting policies for costs to obtain and fulfill a contract with a customer. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our accounting policies in accordance with Topic 605. Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance related to the accounting for leases, which among other things, requires a lessee to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for operating leases. This guidance will be effective for the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020. The new guidance is required to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. We are evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Cus

Revenue from Contracts with Customers	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers	Revenue from Contracts with Customers We account for a contract with a customer when both parties have approved the contract and are committed to perform their respective obligations, each party’s rights can be identified, payment terms can be identified, the contract has commercial substance, and it is probable we will collect substantially all of the consideration we are entitled to. Revenue is recognized when, or as, performance obligations are satisfied by transferring control of a promised product or service to a customer. Nature of Products and Services Our products and services can be broadly categorized as sales of products and subscriptions and services. The following is a description of the principal activities from which we generate revenue. Products. Under Topic 606, we recognize revenue from sales to direct customers and distributors when control transfers to the customer. Rebates and incentives offered to distributors, which are earned when sales to end customers are completed, are estimated at the point of revenue recognition. We have elected to exclude from the transaction price any taxes collected from a customer and to account for shipping and handling activities performed after a customer obtains control of the product as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer the product. Subscriptions and services. Our subscriptions and services revenue consists of sales and royalties from software arrangements, support services, professional services, transfer of IP, and non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) arrangements. Revenue from software arrangements primarily consists of fees, which may be paid either at contract inception or in installments over the contract term, that provide customers with a right to use the software, access general support and maintenance, and utilize our professional services. Our software licenses have standalone functionality from which customers derive benefit, and the customer obtains control of the software when it is delivered or made available for download. We believe that for the majority of software arrangements, customers derive significant benefit from the ongoing support we provide. Our CA-related subscriptions and services arrangements permit our customers to unilaterally terminate or cancel these arrangements at any time at the customer’s convenience, referred to as termination for convenience provisions, without substantive termination penalty and receive a pro-rata refund of any prepaid fees. Accordingly, we account for arrangements with these termination for convenience provisions as a series of daily contracts, resulting in a ratable revenue recognition of software revenue over the contractual period. Support services consist primarily of telephone support and the provision of unspecified updates and upgrades on a when-and-if-available basis. Support services represent stand-ready obligations for which revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement. Professional services consist of implementation, consulting, customer education and customer training services. The obligation to provide professional services is generally satisfied over time, with the customer simultaneously receiving and consuming the benefits as we satisfy our performance obligations. Rights to our IP are either sold or licensed to a customer. IP revenue recognition is dependent on the nature and terms of each agreement. We recognize IP revenue upon delivery of the IP if there are no substantive future obligations to perform under the arrangement. Sales-based or usage-based royalties from the license of IP are recognized at the later of the period the sales or usages occur or the satisfaction of the performance obligation to which some or all of the sales-based or usage-based royalties have been allocated. There are two main categories of NRE contracts which we enter into with our customers: (a) NRE contracts in which we develop a custom chip and (b) NRE contracts in which we accelerate our development of a new chip upon the customer’s request. The majority of our NRE contract revenues meet the over time criteria under Topic 606. As such, revenue is recognized over the development period with the measure of progress using the input method based on costs incurred to total cost (“cost-to-cost”) as the services are provided. For NRE contracts that do not meet the over time criteria under Topic 606, revenue is recognized at a point in time when the NRE services are complete. Material rights. Contracts with customers may also include material rights that are also performance obligations. These include the right to renew or receive products or services at a discounted price in the future. Revenue allocated to material rights is recognized when the customer exercises the right or the right expires. Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations Our contracts may contain more than one of the products and services listed above, each of which is separately accounted for as a distinct performance obligation. Allocation of consideration. We allocate total contract consideration to each distinct performance obligation in a bundled arrangement on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price reflects the price we would charge for a specific product or service if it were sold separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. Standalone selling price. When available, we use directly observable transactions to determine the standalone selling prices for performance obligations. Our estimates of standalone selling price for each performance obligation require judgment that considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to, historical discounting trends for products and services and pricing practices through different sales channels, gross margin objectives, internal costs, competitor pricing strategies, technology lifecycles and market conditions. We separately determine the standalone selling prices by product or service type. Additionally, we segment the standalone selling prices for products where the pricing strategies differ, and where there are differences in customers and circumstances that warrant segmentation. We also estimate the standalone selling price of our material rights. Lastly, we estimate the value of the customer’s option to purchase or receive additional products or services at a discounted price by estimating the incremental discount the customer would obtain when exercising the option and the likelihood that the option would be exercised. Other Policies and Judgments Contract modifications. We may modify contracts to offer customers additional products or services. Each of the additional products and services are generally considered distinct from those products or services transferred to the customer before the modification. We evaluate whether the contract price for the additional products and services reflects the standalone selling price as adjusted for facts and circumstances applicable to that contract. In these cases, we account for the additional products or services as a separate contract. In other cases where the pricing in the modification does not reflect the standalone selling price as adjusted for facts and circumstances applicable to that contract, we account for the additional products or services as part of the existing contract on a prospective basis, on a cumulative catch-up basis, or on a combination of both based on the nature of modification. In instances where the pricing in the modification offers the customer a credit for a prior arrangement, we adjust our variable consideration reserves for returns and other concessions. Right of return. Certain contracts contain a right of return that allows the customer to cancel all or a portion of the product or service and receive a credit. We estimate returns based on historical returns data which is constrained to an amount for which a material revenue reversal is not probable. We do not recognize revenue for products or services that are expected to be returned. Transition practical expedient elected. We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed. For contracts that were modified before the beginning of the earliest reporting period presented, we have not retrospectively restated the contract for those modifications in accordance with Topic 606. We have disclosed the aggregate effect of all modifications when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations for purposes of determining the transaction price and allocating the transaction price at transition. Disaggregation We have considered (1) information that is regularly reviewed by our Chief Executive Officer, who has been identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (the “CODM”) as defined by the authoritative guidance on segment reporting, in evaluating financial performance and (2) disclosures presented outside of our financial statements in our earnings releases and used in investor presentations to disaggregate revenues. The principal category we use to disaggregate revenues is the nature of our products and subscriptions and services, as presented in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. In addition, revenues by reportable segment are presented in Note 10 . “ Segment Information ”. The following tables present revenue disaggregated by type of revenue and by region for the periods presented: Fiscal Quarter Ended May 5, 2019 Americas Asia Pacific Europe, the Middle East and Africa Total (In millions) Products $ 608 $ 3,372 $ 438 $ 4,418 Subscriptions and services* 749 101 249 1,099 Total $ 1,357 $ 3,473 $ 687 $ 5,517 Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Americas Asia Pacific Europe, the Middle East and Africa Total (In millions) Products $ 1,225 $ 7,092 $ 740 $ 9,057 Subscriptions and services* 1,565 215 469 2,249 Total $ 2,790 $ 7,307 $ 1,209 $ 11,306 ________________________________ * Subscriptions and services predominantly includes software licenses with termination for convenience clauses. Contract Balances Contract assets and contract liabilities balances for the periods indicated below were as follows: Contract Assets Contract Liabilities (In millions) Opening balance November 5, 2018* $ 18 $ 272 Closing balance May 5, 2019 $ 210 $ 2,470 ________________________________ * We adopted Topic 606 immediately prior to the CA Merger. Accordingly, the opening balance does not include contract assets or contract liabilities associated with CA. Changes in our contract assets and contract liabilities primarily result from the timing difference between our performance and the customer’s payment. We fulfill our obligations under a contract with a customer by transferring products and services in exchange for consideration from the customer. We recognize a contract asset when we transfer products or services to a customer and the right to consideration is conditional on something other than the passage of time. Accounts receivable are recorded when the customer has been billed or the right to consideration is unconditional. We recognize contract liabilities when we have received consideration or an amount of consideration is due from the customer and we have a future obligation to transfer products or services. Contract liabilities include amounts billed or collected and advanced payments on contracts or arrangements which may include termination for convenience provisions. The amount of revenue recognized during the two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 that was included in the contract liabilities balance as of November 5, 2018 was $144 million . Remaining Performance Obligations Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied, or partially unsatisfied. It includes unearned revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods and does not include CA contracts where the customer is not committed. The customer is not considered committed when termination for convenience without payment of a substantive penalty exists. This has been extended to all CA customers, either contractually or through customary business practice. Additionally, as a practical expedient, we have not included contracts that have an original duration of one year or less nor have we included contracts with sales-based and usage-based royalties promised in exchange for a license of intellectual property. Because the substantial majority of our customer contracts allow our customers to terminate for convenience or have an original duration of one year or less, the total amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations as of May 5, 2019 was not significant. Since our customers generally do not exercise their termination for convenience rights and the majority of the contracts we execute for products, as well as subscription and services, have a duration of one year or less, our remaining performance obligations are not indicative of revenue for future periods. Contract Costs We have applied the practical expedient to expense commission costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less. As a result, no commission costs are capitalized. When costs are incurred to fulfill a contract that are not within the scope of another accounting literature, we recognize an asset. We have not incurred any such costs and, as a result, no costs to fulfill a contract have been capitalized. Topic 606 Adoption We applied Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method for all contracts not completed as of the date of adoption. For contracts that were modified before the effective date, we reflected the aggregate effect of all modifications when identifying the performance obligations and allocating the transaction price at transition, which did not have a material effect on the adjustment to retained earnings as of November 5, 2018. We adopted Topic 606 immediately prior to the CA Merger. Accordingly, the adoption adjustments presented below excluded CA. As a result of applying the modified retrospective method, the following adjustments were made to selected condensed consolidated balance sheet line items as of November 5, 2018: Balance Sheet Ending Balance as of November 4, 2018 Adjustments Due to Topic 606 Opening Balance as of November 5, 2018 (In millions) ASSETS Trade accounts receivable, net $ 3,325 $ 11 $ 3,336 Other current assets $ 366 $ 10 $ 376 Other long-term assets $ 707 $ 20 $ 727 LIABILITIES Other current liabilities $ 812 $ 35 $ 847 Other long-term liabilities $ 3,636 $ 6 $ 3,642 Impact of New Revenue Guidance on Net Revenue The following tables compare net revenue for the periods presented to the pro forma amounts had the previous guidance been in effect. No other amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 or in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 5, 2019 were significantly affected by the new revenue guidance. Fiscal Quarter Ended May 5, 2019 Statement of Operations Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect Effect of Change As Reported (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ 4,418 $ — $ 4,418 Subscriptions and services 1,040 59 1,099 Total net revenue $ 5,458 $ 59 $ 5,517 Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Statement of Operations Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect Effect of Change As Reported (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ 9,057 $ — $ 9,057 Subscriptions and services 2,046 203 2,249 Total net revenue $ 11,103 $ 203 $ 11,306

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Acquisitions Acquisition of CA, Inc. On November 5, 2018 , we acquired CA, which was a leading provider of information technology management software and solutions. We acquired CA to enhance our infrastructure software capabilities. We financed the CA Merger with the net proceeds from borrowings under the 2019 Term Loans, as defined in Note 7 . “ Borrowings ,” as well as with cash on hand of the combined companies. Purchase Consideration (In millions) Cash paid for outstanding CA common stock $ 18,402 Cash paid by Broadcom to retire CA’s term loan 274 Cash paid for vested CA equity awards 101 Fair value of partially vested assumed equity awards 67 Total purchase consideration 18,844 Less: cash acquired 2,750 Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired $ 16,094 All vested in-the-money CA stock options, after giving effect to any acceleration, and all outstanding deferred stock units were cashed out upon the completion of the CA Merger. We assumed all unvested CA equity awards held by continuing employees. The portion of the fair value of partially vested equity awards associated with prior service of CA employees represents a component of the total consideration as presented above and was valued based on our share price as of the CA Acquisition Date. We allocated the purchase price to tangible and identified intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The fair value of identified intangible assets acquired was based on estimates and assumptions made by management at the time of acquisition. As additional information becomes available, we may further revise our preliminary purchase price allocation during the remainder of the measurement period (which will not exceed 12 months from the CA Acquisition Date). Any such revisions or changes may be material. The following table presents our preliminary allocation of the total purchase price, net of cash acquired: Estimated Fair Value (In millions) Current assets $ 1,669 Goodwill 9,749 Intangible assets 12,045 Other long-term assets 245 Total assets acquired 23,708 Other current liabilities (1,966 ) Long-term debt (2,255 ) Other long-term liabilities (3,393 ) Total liabilities assumed (7,614 ) Fair value of net assets acquired $ 16,094 Goodwill is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce and anticipated synergies and economies of scale expected from the integration of the CA business. The synergies include certain cost savings, operating efficiencies, and other strategic benefits projected to be achieved as a result of the CA Merger. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Current assets included assets held-for-sale related to CA’s Veracode business, which was not aligned with our strategic objectives. On December 31, 2018, we sold this business to Thoma Bravo, LLC for cash consideration of $950 million , before working capital adjustments. We do not have any material continuing involvement with this business and have presented its results in discontinued operations. Current assets also included $80 million of real properties held-for-sale. Revenue attributable to CA has been included in our infrastructure software segment. Transaction costs related to the CA Merger of $11 million and $73 million , respectively, were included in selling, general and administrative expense for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 . Intangible Assets Fair Value Weighted-Average Amortization Periods (In millions) (In years) Developed technology $ 4,957 6 Customer contracts and related relationships 4,190 6 Order backlog 2,569 3 Trade name and other 137 5 Total identified finite-lived intangible assets 11,853 In-process research and development 192 N/A Total identified intangible assets $ 12,045 Developed technology relates to products used for mission critical business tools for processes and applications, as well as products used for cloud-based planning, development, management and security tools. We valued the developed technology using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. This method reflects the present value of the projected cash flows that are expected to be generated by the developed technology less charges representing the contribution of other assets to those cash flows. The economic useful life was determined based on the technology cycle related to each developed technology, as well as the cash flows over the forecast period. Customer contracts and related relationships represent the fair value of future projected revenue that will be derived from sales of products to existing customers of CA. Customer contracts and related relationships were valued using the with-and-without-method under the income approach. In the with-and-without method, the fair value was measured by the difference between the present values of the cash flows with and without the existing customers in place over the period of time necessary to reacquire the customers. The economic useful life was determined by evaluating many factors, including the useful life of other intangible assets, the length of time remaining on the acquired contracts and the historical customer turnover rates. Order backlog represents business under existing contractual obligations. The fair value of backlog was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach based on expected operating cash flows from future contractual revenue. The economic useful life was determined based on the expected life of the backlog and the cash flows over the forecast period. Trade name relates to the “CA” trade name. The fair value was determined by applying the relief-from-royalty method under the income approach. This method is based on the application of a royalty rate to forecasted revenue under the trade name. The economic useful life was determined based on the expected life of the trade name and the cash flows anticipated over the forecast period. The fair value of in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. This method reflects the present value of the projected cash flows that are expected to be generated by the IPR&D, less charges representing the contribution of other assets to those cash flows. We believe the amounts of purchased intangible assets recorded above represent the fair values of, and approximate the amounts a market participant would pay for, these intangible assets as of the CA Acquisition Date. The following table summarizes the details of IPR&D by category as of the CA Acquisition Date: Description IPR&D Percentage of Completion Estimated Cost to Complete Expected Release Date (By Fiscal Year) (Dollars in millions) Mainframe $ 178 67 % $ 138 2019 Enterprise Solutions $ 14 63 % $ 12 2019 Unaudited Pro Forma Information The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents combined results of operations for each of the periods presented, as if CA had been acquired as of the beginning of fiscal year 2018. The unaudited pro forma information includes adjustments to amortization and depreciation for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment acquired, adjustments to stock-based compensation expense, interest expense for the additional indebtedness incurred to complete the acquisition, restructuring charges related to the acquisition and transaction costs. For the two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 , non-recurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the CA Merger included acquisition costs of $180 million . The unaudited pro forma information presented below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of our consolidated results of operations of the combined business had the acquisition actually occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2018 or of the results of our future operations of the combined business. Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions) Pro forma net revenue* $ 5,289 $ 5,917 $ 10,850 $ 12,083 Pro forma net income attributable to common stock $ 558 $ 3,320 $ 1,353 $ 8,095 ________________________________ * Pro forma net revenue was presented under Topic 606 for fiscal year 2019 periods and under Topic 605 for fiscal year 2018 periods. Acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. On November 17, 2017, we acquired Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (“Brocade”). Brocade was a supplier of networking hardware, software and services, including Fibre Channel Storage Area Network solutions and Internet Protocol Networking solutions. We acquired Brocade to enhance our position as a provider of enterprise storage connectivity solutions, to broaden our portfolio for enterprise storage, and to increase our ability to address the evolving needs of our original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) customers. Unaudited Pro Forma Information The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents combined results of operations for each of the periods presented, as if Brocade had been acquired as of the beginning of our fiscal year ended October 29, 2017 (“fiscal year 2017”). The unaudited pro forma information includes adjustments to amortization and depreciation for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment acquired, adjustments to stock-based compensation expense, the purchase accounting effect on inventory acquired, restructuring charges related to the acquisition and transaction costs. The unaudited pro forma information presented below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of our consolidated results of operations of the combined business had the acquisition actually occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2017 or of the results of our future operations of the combined business. Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 6, May 6, (In millions) Pro forma net revenue* $ 5,017 $ 10,464 Pro forma net income attributable to common stock $ 3,744 $ 10,077 ________________________________ * Pro forma net revenue was presented under Topic 605 for fiscal year 2018 periods.

Supplemental Financial Informat

Supplemental Financial Information	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Supplemental Financial Information	Supplemental Financial Information Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents included $739 million and $1,406 million of time deposits as of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018 , respectively. As of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018 , cash equivalents also included $768 million and $202 million of money-market funds, respectively. For time deposits, carrying value approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of the instruments. The fair value of money-market funds, which was consistent with their carrying value, was determined using unadjusted prices in active, accessible markets for identical assets, and as such they were classified as Level 1 assets in the fair value hierarchy. Accounts Receivable Factoring We sell certain of our trade accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis to third-party financial institutions pursuant to factoring agreements. We account for these transactions as sales of receivables and present cash proceeds as cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Total trade accounts receivable sold under the factoring agreements were $90 million during both the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , and $57 million during both the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 . Factoring fees for the sales of receivables were recorded in other income, net and were not material for any period presented. Inventory May 5, November 4, (In millions) Finished goods $ 369 $ 483 Work-in-process 538 505 Raw materials 127 136 Total inventory $ 1,034 $ 1,124 Other Current Assets May 5, November 4, (In millions) Prepaid expenses $ 395 $ 243 Other (miscellaneous) 436 123 Total other current assets $ 831 $ 366 Other Current Liabilities May 5, November 4, (In millions) Contract liabilities $ 2,028 $ 164 Notional pooling liabilities 596 — Tax liabilities 290 162 Other (miscellaneous) 815 486 Total other current liabilities $ 3,729 $ 812 We use a notional pooling arrangement with an international bank to assist us in the management of global liquidity. Under this arrangement, we maintain either a cash deposit or borrowing position through local currency accounts, so long as the aggregate global pooling position is a notionally calculated net cash deposit. Other Long-Term Liabilities May 5, November 4, (In millions) Unrecognized tax benefits (a) (b) $ 3,356 $ 3,088 Deferred tax liabilities (a) 1,871 169 Contract liabilities 442 66 Other (miscellaneous) 561 313 Total other long-term liabilities $ 6,230 $ 3,636 ________________________________ (a) Refer to Note 9 . “ Income Taxes ” for additional information regarding these balances. (b) Includes accrued interest and penalties. Supplemental Cash Flow Information Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions) Cash paid for interest $ 189 $ 1 $ 612 $ 233 Cash paid for income taxes $ 425 $ 87 $ 520 $ 196 As of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018 , we had $35 million and $22 million , respectively, of unpaid purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable. Amounts reported as unpaid purchases are presented as cash outflows from investing activities for purchases of property, plant and equipment in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows in the period in which they are paid.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill Wired Infrastructure Wireless Communications Enterprise Storage Industrial & Other Semiconductor Solutions Infrastructure Software IP Licensing Total (In millions) Balance as of November 4, 2018 $ 17,705 $ 5,945 $ 3,112 $ 151 $ — $ — $ — $ 26,913 Reallocation due to change in segments (17,705 ) (5,945 ) (3,112 ) (151 ) 25,924 980 9 — CA Merger — — — — — 9,749 — 9,749 Balance as of May 5, 2019 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 25,924 $ 10,729 $ 9 $ 36,662 During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, we changed our organizational structure resulting in three reportable segments: semiconductor solutions, infrastructure software and IP licensing. As a result, we have reassigned the goodwill balance to reflect our new segment structure using a relative fair value allocation approach. Under this approach, the fair value of each segment was determined using a combination of the income approach and the market approach, and was compared to the fair value of the total business immediately prior to the reorganization to arrive at the reassigned goodwill balance. Intangible Assets Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value (In millions) As of May 5, 2019: Purchased technology $ 20,846 $ (8,465 ) $ 12,381 Customer contracts and related relationships 5,982 (1,335 ) 4,647 Order backlog 2,569 (454 ) 2,115 Trade names 712 (208 ) 504 Other 243 (72 ) 171 Intangible assets subject to amortization 30,352 (10,534 ) 19,818 IPR&D 370 — 370 Total $ 30,722 $ (10,534 ) $ 20,188 As of November 4, 2018: Purchased technology $ 15,806 $ (6,816 ) $ 8,990 Customer contracts and related relationships 1,792 (878 ) 914 Trade names 578 (170 ) 408 Other 239 (53 ) 186 Intangible assets subject to amortization 18,415 (7,917 ) 10,498 IPR&D 264 — 264 Total $ 18,679 $ (7,917 ) $ 10,762 Based on the amount of intangible assets subject to amortization at May 5, 2019 , the expected amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter was as follows: Fiscal Year: Expected Amortization Expense (In millions) 2019 (remainder) $ 2,618 2020 5,039 2021 4,135 2022 3,165 2023 2,160 Thereafter 2,701 Total $ 19,818 The weighted-average remaining amortization periods by intangible asset category were as follows: Amortizable intangible assets: May 5, (In years) Purchased technology 6 Customer contracts and related relationships 5 Order backlog 3 Trade names 10 Other 10

Net Income Per Share

Net Income Per Share	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income Per Share	Net Income Per Share Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stock by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted shares outstanding include the dilutive effect of in-the-money stock options, unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and employee stock purchase plan rights under the Broadcom Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (“ESPP”), collectively referred to as “equity awards”. Diluted shares outstanding also included shares issuable upon the exchange of LP Units for the fiscal year 2018 periods presented prior to the effective time of Mandatory Exchange. The dilutive effect of equity awards is calculated based on the average stock price for each fiscal period, using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options and purchasing shares under the ESPP and the amount of compensation cost for future service that we have not yet recognized are collectively assumed to be used to repurchase shares. The dilutive effect of LP Units was calculated using the if-converted method. The if-converted method assumed that the LP Units were converted at the beginning of the reporting period and included net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the fiscal year 2018 periods presented. The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net income per share computations for the periods presented: Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions, except per share data) Numerator - Basic: Income from continuing operations $ 693 $ 3,736 $ 1,174 $ 10,317 Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest — 15 — 352 Income from continuing operations attributable to common stock 693 3,721 1,174 9,965 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (2 ) (3 ) (12 ) (18 ) Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, attributable to noncontrolling interest — — — (1 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, attributable to common stock (2 ) (3 ) (12 ) (17 ) Net income attributable to common stock $ 691 $ 3,718 $ 1,162 $ 9,948 Numerator - Diluted: Income from continuing operations $ 693 $ 3,736 $ 1,174 $ 10,317 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (2 ) (3 ) (12 ) (18 ) Net income $ 691 $ 3,733 $ 1,162 $ 10,299 Denominator: Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic 397 421 399 415 Dilutive effect of equity awards 25 13 21 15 Exchange of noncontrolling interest — 14 — 18 Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted 422 448 420 448 Basic income per share: Income per share from continuing operations $ 1.75 $ 8.84 $ 2.94 $ 24.01 Loss per share from discontinued operations (0.01 ) (0.01 ) (0.03 ) (0.04 ) Net income per share $ 1.74 $ 8.83 $ 2.91 $ 23.97 Diluted income per share: Income per share from continuing operations $ 1.64 $ 8.34 $ 2.80 $ 23.03 Loss per share from discontinued operations — (0.01 ) (0.03 ) (0.04 ) Net income per share $ 1.64 $ 8.33 $ 2.77 $ 22.99

Borrowings

Borrowings	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Borrowings	Borrowings Effective Interest Rate May 5, November 4, (In millions, except percentages) 2019 Senior Notes - fixed rate 3.125% notes due April 2021 3.607 % $ 2,000 $ — 3.125% notes due October 2022 3.527 % 1,500 — 3.625% notes due October 2024 3.980 % 2,000 — 4.250% notes due April 2026 4.544 % 2,500 — 4.750% notes due April 2029 4.953 % 3,000 — 11,000 — 2019 Term Loans - floating rate LIBOR plus 1.250% term loan due through November 2023 3.852 % 6,000 — 6,000 — 2017 Senior Notes - fixed rate 2.375% notes due January 2020 2.615 % 2,750 2,750 2.200% notes due January 2021 2.406 % 750 750 3.000% notes due January 2022 3.214 % 3,500 3,500 2.650% notes due January 2023 2.781 % 1,000 1,000 3.625% notes due January 2024 3.744 % 2,500 2,500 3.125% notes due January 2025 3.234 % 1,000 1,000 3.875% notes due January 2027 4.018 % 4,800 4,800 3.500% notes due January 2028 3.596 % 1,250 1,250 17,550 17,550 Assumed CA Senior Notes - fixed rate 5.375% notes due December 2019 3.433 % 750 — 3.600% notes due August 2020 3.540 % 400 — 3.600% notes due August 2022 4.071 % 500 — 4.500% notes due August 2023 4.099 % 250 — 4.700% notes due March 2027 5.153 % 350 — 2,250 — Commercial Paper Commercial paper 0.289 % (a) 1,000 — 1,000 — Assumed Brocade Convertible Notes - fixed rate 1.375% convertible notes due January 2020 0.628 % 37 37 37 37 Assumed BRCM Senior Notes - fixed rate 2.500% - 4.500% notes due August 2022 - August 2034 2.585% - 4.546% 22 22 Total principal amount outstanding 37,859 17,609 Less: Unaccreted discount/premium and unamortized debt issuance costs (311 ) (116 ) Total Debt $ 37,548 $ 17,493 ________________________________ (a) Represents the weighted average interest rate on outstanding commercial paper as of May 5, 2019 . Fiscal Year 2019 Financing Arrangements In connection with the CA Merger, we entered into a credit agreement (the “2019 Credit Agreement”), which provided for a $9 billion unsecured term A-3 facility and a $9 billion unsecured term A-5 facility, collectively referred to as the “2019 Term Loans”. Interest on our 2019 Term Loans was based on a floating rate and was payable monthly. Our obligations under the 2019 Credit Agreement were guaranteed on an unsecured basis by Broadcom Corporation (“BRCM”), Broadcom Cayman Finance Limited and Broadcom Technologies Inc., with a residual guarantee having been provided by Broadcom-Singapore pending its voluntary liquidation (commenced in the fiscal quarter ended February 3, 2019). The 2019 Credit Agreement also provided for a five-year $5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), of which $500 million was available for the issuance of multi-currency letters of credit. The issuance of letters of credit would reduce the aggregate amount otherwise available under the Revolving Facility for revolving loans. Subject to the terms of the 2019 Credit Agreement, we were permitted to borrow, repay and reborrow revolving loans at any time prior to the earlier of (a) November 2023 or (b) the date of termination in whole of the revolving lenders’ commitments under the 2019 Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. We had no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Facility on May 5, 2019 . In April 2019, we issued $11 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes (“2019 Senior Notes”). The 2019 Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by BRCM and Broadcom Technologies Inc. Each series of our 2019 Senior Notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. We may, at our option, redeem or purchase, in whole or in part any of the 2019 Senior Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the applicable 2019 Senior Notes, plus a corresponding make-whole premium as set forth in the indenture governing the 2019 Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase. In February 2019, we also established a commercial paper program pursuant to which we may issue unsecured commercial paper notes (“Commercial Paper”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2 billion outstanding at any time with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. Commercial Paper is sold under customary terms in the commercial paper market and may be issued at a discount from par or, alternatively, may be sold at par and bear interest at rates dictated by market conditions at the time of their issuance. The Revolving Facility supports our commercial paper program. Outstanding Commercial Paper borrowings reduce the amount that would otherwise be available for general corporate purposes under the Revolving Facility. As of May 5, 2019 , we had $1 billion of Commercial Paper outstanding with maturities generally less than sixty days. We intend to continuously replace our Commercial Paper upon maturity with newly issued commercial paper. In addition, we have the ability to finance the Commercial Paper borrowings on a long-term basis as they were supported by the Revolving Facility. These borrowings are now supported by our new revolving credit facility discussed below. As such, we have recorded Commercial Paper, net of discount, as long-term debt. We used the net proceeds from the 2019 Senior Notes and Commercial Paper to repay $12 billion of our 2019 Term Loans, including all of our term A-3 facility. As a result of our repayment of the 2019 Term Loans, we wrote off $26 million of debt issuance costs, which were included in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The 2019 Senior Notes are recorded as long-term debt, net of discount. The discount associated with the 2019 Senior Notes and Commercial Paper is amortized to interest expense over the respective terms of these borrowings. The unamortized discount and debt issuance costs balance on the 2019 Term Loans as of the modification date will be amortized to interest expense over the respective terms of the 2019 Senior Notes and Commercial Paper. On May 7, 2019, we entered into a new credit agreement, which provides for a $5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, a $2 billion unsecured term A-3 facility, a $2 billion unsecured term A-5 facility and a $2 billion unsecured term A-7 facility. This new credit agreement has substantially the same terms and conditions as the 2019 Credit Agreement, other than with respect to the maturity date of the facilities. The proceeds of the term A-3, A-5 and A-7 facilities were used to refinance the $6 billion of existing term loans outstanding under the 2019 Credit Agreement, which was terminated in connection with, and as a condition to, entering into the May 7, 2019 credit agreement. Our obligations under this new credit agreement are guaranteed on an unsecured basis by BRCM and Broadcom Technologies Inc. 2017 Senior Notes During fiscal year 2017, BRCM and Broadcom Cayman Finance Limited, collectively referred to as the “Subsidiary Issuers,” issued $17,550 million of senior unsecured notes (the “2017 Senior Notes”). The 2017 Senior Notes were fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by Broadcom (“Parent Guarantor”) and Broadcom-Singapore. During the fiscal quarter ended February 3, 2019, Broadcom-Singapore was placed in voluntary liquidation in Singapore. Broadcom Technologies Inc. (“Subsidiary Guarantor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom, became a guarantor of the 2017 Senior Notes and entered into supplemental indentures with the Subsidiary Issuers and the trustee of the 2017 Senior Notes. As a result, Broadcom-Singapore was released from its guarantee of the 2017 Senior Notes under each of their respective indentures in accordance with their terms. On May 15, 2019, Broadcom Cayman Finance Limited was merged into the Subsidiary Guarantor, with the Subsidiary Guarantor as the surviving entity. Assumed CA Senior Notes In connection with the CA Merger, we assumed $2,250 million in aggregate principal amount of CA’s outstanding senior unsecured notes (the “Assumed CA Senior Notes”). CA remains the sole obligor under the Assumed CA Senior Notes. We may redeem all or a portion of the Assumed CA Senior Notes at any time, subject to a specified make-whole premium as set forth in the indenture governing the Assumed CA Senior Notes. In the event of a change in control, each note holder will have the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of the holders’ notes in cash at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant interest payment date to receive interest due). Each series of the Assumed CA Senior Notes pays interest semi-annually. Fair Value of Debt As of May 5, 2019 , the estimated aggregate fair value of debt was $37,331 million . The fair value of our senior notes was determined using quoted prices from less active markets. The estimated fair value of our term A-5 facility approximated its carrying value due to its floating interest rate and consistency in our credit ratings. The estimated fair value of our Commercial Paper approximated its carrying value due to the short-term nature of these borrowings. All of our debt obligations are categorized as Level 2 instruments. Future Principal Payments of Debt The future scheduled principal payments of debt as of May 5, 2019 were as follows: Fiscal Year: Future Scheduled Principal Payments (In millions) 2019 (remainder) $ 1,000 2020 3,937 2021 3,650 2022 6,409 2023 2,150 Thereafter 20,713 Total $ 37,859 As of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018 , we accrued interest payable of $244 million and $165 million , respectively and were in compliance with all debt covenants.

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Stockholders’ Equity Redomiciliation Transaction For the period prior to the Redomiciliation Transaction, our stockholders’ equity reflected Broadcom-Singapore’s outstanding ordinary shares. On April 4, 2018, all Broadcom-Singapore outstanding ordinary shares were exchanged on a one -for-one basis for newly issued shares of Broadcom common stock and Broadcom-Singapore became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom. In conjunction with the Redomiciliation Transaction and pursuant to the Mandatory Exchange, all outstanding LP Units held by the limited partners were mandatorily exchanged for approximately 22 million newly issued shares of Broadcom common stock on a one -for-one basis. As a result, all limited partners of the Partnership became common stockholders of Broadcom. In addition, all related outstanding special preference shares of Broadcom-Singapore were automatically redeemed upon the Mandatory Exchange. Noncontrolling Interest Immediately prior to the Redomiciliation Transaction, the limited partners held a noncontrolling interest of approximately 5% in the Partnership through their ownership of LP Units. Accordingly, net income attributable to our common stock in our condensed consolidated statements of operations excluded the noncontrolling interest’s proportionate share of the results for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 . In addition, we presented the proportionate share of equity attributable to the noncontrolling interest as a separate component of total equity within our condensed consolidated statements of equity for the periods prior to the Redomiciliation Transaction. Dividends and Distributions Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions, except per share data) Cash dividends and distributions declared and paid per share/unit $ 2.65 $ 1.75 $ 5.30 $ 3.50 Cash dividends paid to stockholders $ 1,057 $ 727 $ 2,124 $ 1,444 Cash distributions paid to limited partners $ — $ 39 $ — $ 77 Stock Repurchase Program In December 2018, our Board of Directors increased our previously authorized $12 billion stock repurchase program to a total of $18 billion . This authorization covers repurchases through November 3, 2019 , the end of our fiscal year 2019. During the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , we repurchased and retired approximately 3 million and 17 million shares of our common stock for $830 million and $4,266 million , respectively, under this stock repurchase program. During both the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 , we repurchased and retired approximately 2 million shares of our common stock for $347 million under this stock repurchase program. As of May 5, 2019 , $6,476 million of the current authorization remained available under our stock repurchase program. Repurchases under our stock repurchase program may be effected through a variety of methods, including open market or privately negotiated purchases. The timing and number of shares of common stock repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general business and market conditions and alternative investment opportunities. We are not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares of common stock, and we may suspend or discontinue our stock repurchase program at any time. Stock-Based Compensation Expense Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions) Cost of products sold $ 29 $ 19 $ 55 $ 37 Cost of subscriptions and services 12 2 20 4 Research and development 371 205 682 408 Selling, general and administrative 132 70 252 146 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 544 $ 296 $ 1,009 $ 595 During the fiscal quarter ended February 3, 2019, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors approved a broad-based program of multi-year equity grants of time- and market-based RSUs (the “Multi-Year Equity Awards”) in lieu of our annual employee equity awards historically granted on March 15 of each year. Each Multi-Year Equity Award vests on the same basis as four annual grants made March 15 of each year, beginning in fiscal year 2019, with successive four-year vesting periods. Stock-based compensation expense related to the Multi-Year Equity Awards was $218 million and $325 million for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , including $32 million and $49 million of Multi-Year Equity Awards granted to employees acquired in the CA Merger, respectively. For the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , stock-based compensation expense included $23 million and $60 million , respectively, related to equity awards assumed in connection with the CA Merger. In addition to stock-based compensation expense presented above, for the two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , we recognized $75 million in restructuring charges for accelerated vesting of assumed equity awards held by employees terminated in connection with the CA Merger. As of May 5, 2019 , the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards was $6,238 million , which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average service period of 4.4 years . Equity Incentive Award Plans A summary of time- and market-based RSU activity is as follows: Number of RSUs Outstanding Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (In millions, except per share data) Balance as of November 4, 2018 18 $ 195.50 Assumed in CA Merger 1 $ 206.14 Granted 32 $ 177.72 Vested (6 ) $ 188.30 Forfeited (1 ) $ 175.01 Balance as of May 5, 2019 44 $ 184.63 The aggregate fair value of time- and market-based RSUs that vested during the two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 was $1,794 million , which represents the market value of our common stock on the date that the RSUs vested. The number of RSUs vested included shares of common stock that we withheld for settlement of employees’ tax obligations due upon the vesting of RSUs. A summary of time- and market-based stock option activity is as follows: Number of Options Outstanding Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (In years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In millions, except years and per share data) Balance as of November 4, 2018 8 $ 50.14 Exercised (3 ) $ 48.45 $ 642 Cancelled — * $ 44.84 Balance as of May 5, 2019 5 $ 51.11 1.59 $ 1,296 Fully vested as of May 5, 2019 5 $ 51.11 1.59 $ 1,296 ________________________________ * Represents fewer than 0.5 million shares.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes For the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , our benefit from income taxes was $36 million and $239 million , respectively, compared to $2,637 million and $8,423 million for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 , respectively. The benefit for the fiscal quarter ended May 5, 2019 was primarily due to $137 million of excess tax benefits from stock-based awards that vested or were exercised during the period, partially offset by $113 million of expense from a change in estimate of our fiscal year 2018 provision resulting from regulations issued related to the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Reform Act”). The benefit from income taxes for the corresponding 2018 fiscal quarter included the impact of the Redomiciliation Transaction and related internal reorganizations. This impact included tax benefits from the reduction of $1,063 million in unrecognized federal tax benefits related to a one-time transition tax (the “Transition Tax”), $431 million in the Transition Tax payable and $1,162 million from the remeasurement of withholding taxes on undistributed earnings, partially offset by a $91 million tax provision on foreign earnings and profits subject to U.S. tax. The benefit for the two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 was primarily due to $172 million of excess tax benefits from stock-based awards that vested or were exercised during the period, the recognition of gross uncertain tax benefits as a result of audit settlements and lapses of statutes of limitations, and the partial release of $54 million of our valuation allowance as a result of the CA Merger, partially offset by $113 million of expense from a change in estimate of our fiscal year 2018 provision resulting from regulations issued related to the 2017 Tax Reform Act. On December 22, 2017, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118. This guidance allowed registrants a “measurement period,” not to exceed one year from the date of enactment, to complete their accounting for the tax effects of the 2017 Tax Reform Act. We relied on this guidance to refine our estimates of the impact of the 2017 Tax Reform Act during the measurement period. The measurement period ended during our fiscal quarter ended February 3, 2019, and no adjustments were recorded. As a result, we consider our accounting for the tax effects of the 2017 Tax Reform Act to be complete based on our interpretation of the law and subsequently issued guidance. However, it is expected that the U.S. Treasury will continue to issue regulations and other guidance on the application of certain provisions of the 2017 Tax Reform Act that may impact our interpretation of the rules and our calculation of the tax impact of the Transition Tax or other provisions of the 2017 Tax Reform Act. We recorded income tax expense of $113 million during the fiscal quarter ended May 5, 2019 as a result of the issuance of such regulations during the period. The two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 also included the impact of several provisions of the 2017 Tax Reform Act that take effect for us for the first time in fiscal year 2019, including a new minimum tax on certain foreign earnings, known as Global Intangible Low-taxed Income (“GILTI”), a new incentive for foreign-derived intangible income, changes to the limitation on the deductibility of certain executive compensation, and new limitations on the deductibility of interest expense. We have elected to account for GILTI as a period cost rather than on a deferred basis. In connection with CA Merger in November 2018, we established $2,369 million of net deferred tax liabilities on the excess of the book basis over the tax basis of acquired identified intangible assets and investments in certain foreign subsidiaries that had not been indefinitely reinvested, partially offset by acquired tax attributes. The net deferred tax liabilities are based upon certain assumptions underlying our preliminary purchase price allocation. Upon finalization of the purchase price allocation, additional adjustments to the amount of our net deferred taxes may be required, provided we are within the measurement period. The benefit from income taxes for the corresponding 2018 fiscal period was principally a result of provisional income tax benefits realized from the enactment of the 2017 Tax Reform Act. The 2017 Tax Reform Act made significant changes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, a decrease in the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a participation exemption regime, and the transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of accumulated non-U.S. earnings of U.S. controlled foreign corporations as of December 31, 2017. As a result of the 2017 Tax Reform Act, we recorded a total provisional benefit of $7,303 million during the two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 . This provisional benefit included $91 million related to the remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities, which was based on the tax rates at which they were expected to be reversed in the future. The provisional benefit also included $7,212 million related to the Transition Tax, which was primarily due to a reduction of $10,392 million in our federal deferred income tax liabilities on accumulated non-U.S. earnings, partially offset by $2,116 million of federal provisional long-term Transition Tax payable and $1,116 million of unrecognized federal tax benefits related to the Transition Tax. We also recognized an income tax benefit for $127 million and $155 million of excess tax benefits from stock-based awards that vested or were exercised during the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018, respectively. Uncertain Tax Positions The balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits was $4,107 million and $4,030 million as of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018 , respectively. This increase was primarily due to the recognition of uncertain tax positions related to the CA Merger, which were initially estimated as of the CA Acquisition Date, offset by audit settlements and lapses of statutes of limitations. We continue to reevaluate these items with any adjustments to our preliminary estimates recognized, provided we are within the measurement period and we continue to collect information in order to determine their estimated values. Accrued interest and penalties are included in other long-term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018 , the combined amount of cumulative accrued interest and penalties was approximately $307 million and $190 million , respectively. As of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018 , approximately $4,414 million and $4,220 million , respectively, of the unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties, would affect our effective tax rate if favorably resolved. We are subject to U.S. income tax examination for fiscal years 2013 and later. Certain of our acquired companies are subject to tax examinations in major jurisdictions outside of the U.S. for fiscal years 2008 and later. It is possible that our existing unrecognized tax benefits may change up to $123 million as a result of lapses of the statute of limitations for certain audit periods and/or audit examinations expected to be completed within the next 12 months.

Segment Information

Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	Segment Information Reportable Segments As a result of the CA Merger, which closed on November 5, 2018, we updated our organizational structure resulting in three reportable segments: semiconductor solutions, infrastructure software and IP licensing. Each segment represents components for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM in determining how to allocate resources and evaluate performance. The reportable segments are determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, customer base, homogeneity of products, technology, delivery channels and similar economic characteristics. Semiconductor solutions . We provide semiconductor solutions for managing the movement of data in data center, telecom, enterprise and embedded networking applications. We provide a broad variety of radio frequency semiconductor devices, wireless connectivity solutions and custom touch controllers for mobile applications. We also provide semiconductor solutions for enabling the set-top box and broadband access markets and for enabling secure movement of digital data to and from host machines, such as servers, personal computers and storage systems, to the underlying storage devices, such as hard disk drives and solid state drives. We also provide a broad variety of products for the general industrial and automotive markets. Infrastructure software. We provide a portfolio of mainframe, enterprise and storage area networking solutions, which enables customers to leverage the benefits of agility, automation, insights, resiliency and security in managing business processes and technology investments. IP licensing . We license a portion of our broad IP portfolio. Our CODM assesses the performance of each segment and allocates resources to those segments based on net revenue and operating results and does not evaluate our segments using discrete asset information. Operating results by segment include items that are directly attributable to each segment and also include shared expenses such as global operations, including manufacturing support, logistics and quality control, in addition to expenses associated with selling, general and administrative activities for the business, which are allocated primarily based on revenue, while facilities expenses are allocated primarily based on site-specific headcount. Unallocated Expenses Unallocated expenses include amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, impairment and disposal charges, acquisition-related costs, charges related to inventory step-up to fair value, and other costs, which are not used in evaluating the results of, or in allocating resources to, our segments. Acquisition-related costs also include transaction costs and any costs directly related to the acquisition and integration of acquired businesses. Depreciation expense directly attributable to each reportable segment is included in operating results for each segment. However, the CODM does not evaluate depreciation expense by operating segment and, therefore, it is not separately presented. There was no inter-segment revenue. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions) Net revenue: Semiconductor solutions $ 4,088 $ 4,537 $ 8,462 $ 9,492 Infrastructure software 1,413 447 2,816 775 IP licensing 16 30 28 74 Total net revenue $ 5,517 $ 5,014 $ 11,306 $ 10,341 Operating income (loss): Semiconductor solutions $ 1,900 $ 2,127 $ 3,937 $ 4,452 Infrastructure software 1,050 310 2,070 526 IP licensing (1 ) 15 (6 ) 41 Unallocated expenses (1,979 ) (1,251 ) (4,476 ) (2,875 ) Total operating income $ 970 $ 1,201 $ 1,525 $ 2,144 Significant Customer Information We sell our products through our direct sales force and a select network of distributors globally. Two customers accounted for 15% and 12% of our net accounts receivable balance at May 5, 2019 , and 20% and 14% of our net accounts receivable balance at November 4, 2018 . One customer accounted for 14% of our net revenue for each of the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019. Net revenue from this customer was included in our semiconductor solutions segment. A second customer accounted for 11% and 10% of our net revenue for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019, respectively. Net revenue from this customer was primarily included in our infrastructure software segment. No customer accounted for 10% or more of our net revenue for the fiscal quarter ended May 6, 2018 . During the two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 , one customer accounted for 12% of our net revenue. The majority of the revenue from this customer was included in our semiconductor solutions segment.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Commitments The following table summarizes contractual obligations and commitments as of May 5, 2019 that materially changed from the end of fiscal year 2018: Fiscal Year Total 2019 (remainder) 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter (In millions) Debt principal, interest and fees $ 44,996 $ 1,677 $ 5,214 $ 4,792 $ 7,441 $ 3,036 $ 22,836 Purchase commitments 877 780 64 33 — — — Other contractual commitments 222 97 92 21 7 5 — Operating lease obligations 806 62 108 90 60 52 434 Total $ 46,901 $ 2,616 $ 5,478 $ 4,936 $ 7,508 $ 3,093 $ 23,270 Debt Principal, Interest and Fees. Represents principal, estimated interest and fees on borrowings under the 2019 Senior Notes, Commercial Paper, term A-5 facility, Revolving Facility, 2017 Senior Notes, the Assumed CA Senior Notes, the Assumed BRCM Senior Notes, and the Assumed Brocade Convertible Notes. For our term A-5 facility, which was subject to a floating interest rate, the estimated interest was based on the rate in effect during the last month of the fiscal quarter ended May 5, 2019 . Purchase Commitments. Represents unconditional purchase obligations that include agreements to purchase goods or services, primarily inventory, that are enforceable and legally binding on us and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions, and the approximate timing of the transaction. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty. Other Contractual Commitments. Represents amounts payable pursuant to agreements related to information technology, human resources, and other service agreements. Operating Lease Obligations. Represents real property and equipment leased from third parties under non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expense was $59 million and $126 million for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , respectively. Rent expense was $56 million and $127 million for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 , respectively. Due to the inherent uncertainty with respect to the timing of future cash outflows associated with our unrecognized tax benefits at May 5, 2019 , we are unable to reliably estimate the timing of cash settlement with the respective taxing authorities. Therefore, $3,356 million of unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest classified within other long-term liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 5, 2019 have been excluded from the contractual obligations table above. Standby Letters of Credit As of May 5, 2019 and November 4, 2018 , we had standby letters of credit of $68 million and $14 million , respectively. Standby letters of credit are financial guarantees provided by third parties for leases, customs, taxes and certain self-insured risks. If the guarantees are called, we must reimburse the provider of the guarantees. Contingencies From time to time, we are involved in litigation that we believe is of the type common to companies engaged in our line of business, including commercial disputes, employment issues and disputes involving claims by third parties that our activities infringe their patent, copyright, trademark or other IP rights. Legal proceedings are often complex, may require the expenditure of significant funds and other resources, and the outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain, with material adverse outcomes possible. IP property claims generally involve the demand by a third-party that we cease the manufacture, use or sale of the allegedly infringing products, processes or technologies and/or pay substantial damages or royalties for past, present and future use of the allegedly infringing IP. Claims that our products or processes infringe or misappropriate any third-party IP rights (including claims arising through our contractual indemnification of our customers) often involve highly complex, technical issues, the outcome of which is inherently uncertain. Moreover, from time to time, we pursue litigation to assert our IP rights. Regardless of the merit or resolution of any such litigation, complex IP litigation is generally costly and diverts the efforts and attention of our management and technical personnel. Lawsuits Relating to the Acquisition of Emulex Corporation On April 8, 2015, a putative class action complaint was filed in the U.S. Central District Court, entitled Gary Varjabedian, et al. v. Emulex Corporation, et al., No. 8:15-cv-554-CJC-JCG. The complaint names as defendants Emulex Corporation (“Emulex”), its directors, AT Wireless and Emerald Merger Sub, and purported to assert claims under Sections 14(d), 14(e) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the board of directors of Emulex failed to provide material information and/or omitted material information from the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC on April 7, 2015 by Emulex, together with the exhibits and annexes thereto. The complaint sought to enjoin the tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Emulex common stock, as well as certain other equitable relief and attorneys’ fees and costs. On July 28, 2015, the U.S. Central District Court issued an order appointing the lead plaintiff and approving lead counsel for the putative class. On September 9, 2015, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint seeking rescission of the merger, unspecified money damages, other equitable relief and attorneys’ fees and costs. On October 13, 2015, defendants moved to dismiss the first amended complaint, which the U.S. Central District Court granted with prejudice on January 13, 2016. Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit Court”) on January 15, 2016. The appeal is captioned Gary Varjabedian, et al. v. Emulex Corporation, et al., No. 16-55088. On June 27, 2016, the Plaintiff-Appellant filed his opening brief, on August 17 and August 22, 2016, the Defendants-Appellees filed their answering briefs, and on October 5, 2016 Plaintiff-Appellant filed his reply brief. The Ninth Circuit Court heard oral arguments on October 5, 2017. On April 20, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court issued an opinion affirming in part and reversing in part the decision of the U.S. Central District Court and remanding Plaintiff-Appellant’s claims under Sections 14(e) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act to the U.S. Central District Court for reconsideration. On May 4, 2018, the Defendants-Appellees filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc with the Ninth Circuit Court. On July 13, 2018, Plaintiff-Appellant filed an Opposition to the Petition for Rehearing En Banc. On September 6, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court issued an order denying the Petition for Rehearing En Banc. On October 11, 2018, Defendants-Appellees filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court (the “U.S. Supreme Court”). On January 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari. On April 23, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as having been improvidently granted. On May 28, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court remanded the case back to the U.S. Central District Court. We believe these claims are all without merit and intend to vigorously defend these actions. Other Matters In addition to the matters discussed above, we are currently engaged in a number of legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. Contingency Assessment We do not believe, based on currently available facts and circumstances, that the final outcome of any pending legal proceedings or ongoing regulatory investigations, taken individually or as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements. However, lawsuits may involve complex questions of fact and law and may require the expenditure of significant funds and other resources to defend. The results of litigation or regulatory investigations are inherently uncertain, and material adverse outcomes are possible. From time to time, we may enter into confidential discussions regarding the potential settlement of such lawsuits. Any settlement of pending litigation could require us to incur substantial costs and other ongoing expenses, such as future royalty payments in the case of an intellectual property dispute. During the periods presented, no material amounts have been accrued or disclosed in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements with respect to loss contingencies associated with any other legal proceedings or regulatory investigations, as potential losses for such matters are not considered probable and ranges of losses are not reasonably estimable. These matters are subject to many uncertainties and the ultimate outcomes are not predictable. There can be no assurances that the actual amounts required to satisfy any liabilities arising from the matters described above will not have a material adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements. Other Indemnifications As is customary in our industry and as provided for in local law in the U.S. and other jurisdictions, many of our standard contracts provide remedies to our customers and others with whom we enter into contracts, such as defense, settlement, or payment of judgment for IP claims related to the use of our products. From time to time, we indemnify customers, as well as our suppliers, contractors, lessors, lessees, companies that purchase our businesses or assets and others with whom we enter into contracts, against combinations of loss, expense, or liability arising from various triggering events related to the sale and the use of our products, the use of their goods and services, the use of facilities and state of our owned facilities, the state of the assets and businesses that we sell and other matters covered by such contracts, usually up to a specified maximum amount. In addition, from time to time we also provide protection to these parties against claims related to undiscovered liabilities, additional product liabilities or environmental obligations. In our experience, claims made under such indemnifications are rare and the associated estimated fair value of the liability is not material.

Restructuring, Impairment and D

Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges	Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges Restructuring Charges The following is a summary of significant restructuring expense recognized in continuing operations, primarily in operating expenses: • During the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, we initiated cost reduction activities associated with the CA Merger. As a result, we recognized $81 million and $675 million of restructuring expense primarily related to employee termination and lease and other exit costs during the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , respectively. • During the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, we initiated cost reduction activities associated with the acquisition of Brocade. As a result, we recognized $2 million of restructuring expense during the two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 and $35 million and $143 million for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 , respectively, primarily related to employee termination costs. • We initiated cost reduction activities associated with the acquisition of BRCM and recognized $3 million of restructuring expense during the two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 and $14 million and $45 million for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 , respectively. These restructuring expenses primarily related to employee termination costs for the two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 and lease and other exit costs for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 . We have substantially completed the restructuring activities related to the acquisition of BRCM. Employee Termination Costs Leases and Other Exit Costs Total (In millions) Balance as of November 4, 2018 $ 16 $ 6 $ 22 Liabilities assumed from CA 29 38 67 Restructuring charges 546 134 680 Utilization (418 ) (101 ) (519 ) Balance as of May 5, 2019 (a) $ 173 $ 77 $ 250 _________________________________ (a) The majority of the employee termination costs balance is expected to be paid in fiscal year 2019. The majority of the leases and other exit costs balance is expected to be paid through fiscal year 2023. Impairment and Disposal Charges During the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 , we incurred impairment and disposal charges of $5 million and $35 million , respectively. During the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 6, 2018 , we incurred impairment and disposal charges of $6 million and $12 million

Condensed Consolidating Financi

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	Condensed Consolidating Financial Information The following information sets forth the condensed consolidating financial information for the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Subsidiary Issuers, and our other subsidiaries (collectively, the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) for the periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for under the equity method; accordingly, entries necessary to consolidate the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantor, the Subsidiary Issuers and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries are reflected in the eliminations column. In the opinion of management, separate complete financial statements of the Subsidiary Issuers would not provide additional material information that would be useful in assessing their financial composition. See Note 7 . “ Borrowings ” for more information regarding the 2017 Senior Notes and the change in guarantors that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. We have applied the impacts of the change in guarantors retrospectively to all periods presented. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 301 $ — $ 890 $ 4,137 $ — $ 5,328 Trade accounts receivable, net — — — 3,484 — 3,484 Inventory — — — 1,034 — 1,034 Intercompany receivable 457 — 761 297 (1,515 ) — Intercompany loan receivable — — 10,088 8,289 (18,377 ) — Other current assets 131 — 59 641 — 831 Total current assets 889 — 11,798 17,882 (19,892 ) 10,677 Long-term assets: Property, plant and equipment, net — — 768 1,886 — 2,654 Goodwill — — 1,360 35,302 — 36,662 Intangible assets, net — — 81 20,107 — 20,188 Investment in subsidiaries 51,867 34,273 45,921 — (132,061 ) — Intercompany loan receivable, long-term — — — 925 (925 ) — Other long-term assets 29 — 58 648 — 735 Total assets $ 52,785 $ 34,273 $ 59,986 $ 76,750 $ (152,878 ) $ 70,916 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 27 $ — $ 48 $ 684 $ — $ 759 Employee compensation and benefits — — 103 375 — 478 Current portion of long-term debt — — 2,750 787 — 3,537 Intercompany payable 296 — 97 1,122 (1,515 ) — Intercompany loan payable 12,513 — 4,710 1,154 (18,377 ) — Other current liabilities 51 — 177 3,501 — 3,729 Total current liabilities 12,887 — 7,885 7,623 (19,892 ) 8,503 Long-term liabilities: Long-term debt 17,793 — 14,718 1,500 — 34,011 Deferred tax liabilities — 12 (348 ) 2,207 — 1,871 Intercompany loan payable, long-term — — 925 — (925 ) — Unrecognized tax benefits — — 2,314 1,042 — 3,356 Other long-term liabilities (67 ) 53 218 799 — 1,003 Total liabilities 30,613 65 25,712 13,171 (20,817 ) 48,744 Total stockholders’ equity 22,172 34,208 34,274 63,579 (132,061 ) 22,172 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 52,785 $ 34,273 $ 59,986 $ 76,750 $ (152,878 ) $ 70,916 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet November 4, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ — $ 2,461 $ 1,831 $ — $ 4,292 Trade accounts receivable, net — — — 3,325 — 3,325 Inventory — — — 1,124 — 1,124 Intercompany receivable 56 — 182 67 (305 ) — Intercompany loan receivable — — 9,780 4,713 (14,493 ) — Other current assets 52 — 37 277 — 366 Total current assets 108 — 12,460 11,337 (14,798 ) 9,107 Long-term assets: Property, plant and equipment, net — — 772 1,863 — 2,635 Goodwill — — 1,360 25,553 — 26,913 Intangible assets, net — — 84 10,678 — 10,762 Investment in subsidiaries 35,268 35,268 46,745 — (117,281 ) — Intercompany loan receivable, long-term — — — 991 (991 ) — Other long-term assets — — 250 457 — 707 Total assets $ 35,376 $ 35,268 $ 61,671 $ 50,879 $ (133,070 ) $ 50,124 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 19 $ — $ 44 $ 748 $ — $ 811 Employee compensation and benefits — — 272 443 — 715 Intercompany payable 9 — 58 238 (305 ) — Intercompany loan payable 8,691 — 4,713 1,089 (14,493 ) — Other current liabilities — — 219 593 — 812 Total current liabilities 8,719 — 5,306 3,111 (14,798 ) 2,338 Long-term liabilities: Long-term debt — — 17,456 37 — 17,493 Deferred tax liabilities — — (47 ) 216 — 169 Intercompany loan payable, long-term — — 991 — (991 ) — Unrecognized tax benefits — — 2,563 525 — 3,088 Other long-term liabilities — — 131 248 — 379 Total liabilities 8,719 — 26,400 4,137 (15,789 ) 23,467 Total stockholders’ equity 26,657 35,268 35,271 46,742 (117,281 ) 26,657 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 35,376 $ 35,268 $ 61,671 $ 50,879 $ (133,070 ) $ 50,124 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Fiscal Quarter Ended May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 4,418 $ — $ 4,418 Subscriptions and services — — — 1,099 — 1,099 Intercompany revenue — — 420 — (420 ) — Total net revenue — — 420 5,517 (420 ) 5,517 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 35 1,422 — 1,457 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 4 131 — 135 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 35 (35 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 826 — 826 Restructuring charges — — — 10 — 10 Total cost of revenue — — 39 2,424 (35 ) 2,428 Gross margin — — 381 3,093 (385 ) 3,089 Research and development — — 463 688 — 1,151 Intercompany operating expense — — — 385 (385 ) — Selling, general and administrative 19 — 82 318 — 419 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 473 — 473 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 1 75 — 76 Total operating expenses 19 — 546 1,939 (385 ) 2,119 Operating income (loss) (19 ) — (165 ) 1,154 — 970 Interest expense (201 ) — (147 ) (28 ) — (376 ) Intercompany interest expense (106 ) — (42 ) (9 ) 157 — Other income, net 1 — 7 55 — 63 Intercompany interest income — — 81 76 (157 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net 527 — — (527 ) — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries 202 — (266 ) 721 — 657 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (59 ) 41 (75 ) 57 — (36 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries 261 (41 ) (191 ) 664 — 693 Earnings in subsidiaries 430 589 781 — (1,800 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 691 548 590 664 (1,800 ) 693 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (2 ) — (2 ) Net income $ 691 $ 548 $ 590 $ 662 $ (1,800 ) $ 691 Comprehensive income $ 691 $ 548 $ 590 $ 662 $ (1,800 ) $ 691 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Fiscal Quarter Ended May 6, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 4,749 $ — $ 4,749 Subscriptions and services — — — 265 — 265 Intercompany revenue — — 566 — (566 ) — Total net revenue — — 566 5,014 (566 ) 5,014 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 32 1,640 — 1,672 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 3 21 — 24 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 37 (37 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 765 — 765 Restructuring charges — — — 2 — 2 Total cost of revenue — — 35 2,465 (37 ) 2,463 Gross margin — — 531 2,549 (529 ) 2,551 Research and development — — 407 529 — 936 Intercompany operating expense — — — 529 (529 ) — Selling, general and administrative 2 — 72 220 — 294 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 67 — 67 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 11 42 — 53 Total operating expenses 2 — 490 1,387 (529 ) 1,350 Operating income (loss) (2 ) — 41 1,162 — 1,201 Interest expense — — (148 ) — — (148 ) Intercompany interest expense — — (81 ) (519 ) 600 — Other income, net — — 28 18 — 46 Intercompany interest income — — 519 81 (600 ) — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 359 742 — 1,099 Benefit from income taxes — — (2,521 ) (116 ) — (2,637 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 2,880 858 — 3,736 Earnings in subsidiaries 3,720 3,735 855 — (8,310 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 3,718 3,735 3,735 858 (8,310 ) 3,736 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — (2 ) (1 ) — (3 ) Net income 3,718 3,735 3,733 857 (8,310 ) 3,733 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 15 — — — 15 Net income attributable to common stock $ 3,718 $ 3,720 $ 3,733 $ 857 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,718 Net income $ 3,718 $ 3,735 $ 3,733 $ 857 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,733 Other comprehensive income (loss) — — (9 ) 1 — (8 ) Comprehensive income 3,718 3,735 3,724 858 (8,310 ) 3,725 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 15 — — — 15 Comprehensive income attributable to common stock $ 3,718 $ 3,720 $ 3,724 $ 858 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,710 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 9,057 $ — $ 9,057 Subscriptions and services — — — 2,249 — 2,249 Intercompany revenue — — 817 — (817 ) — Total net revenue — — 817 11,306 (817 ) 11,306 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 66 2,945 — 3,011 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 7 266 — 273 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 58 (58 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 1,659 — 1,659 Restructuring charges — — (7 ) 73 — 66 Total cost of revenue — — 66 5,001 (58 ) 5,009 Gross margin — — 751 6,305 (759 ) 6,297 Research and development — — 910 1,374 — 2,284 Intercompany operating expense — — — 759 (759 ) — Selling, general and administrative 71 — 163 656 — 890 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 949 — 949 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 9 640 — 649 Total operating expenses 71 — 1,082 4,378 (759 ) 4,772 Operating income (loss) (71 ) — (331 ) 1,927 — 1,525 Interest expense (376 ) — (295 ) (50 ) — (721 ) Intercompany interest expense (192 ) — (83 ) (17 ) 292 — Other income, net — — 16 115 — 131 Intercompany interest income — — 160 132 (292 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net 604 — — (604 ) — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (35 ) — (533 ) 1,503 — 935 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (83 ) 65 (252 ) 31 — (239 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries 48 (65 ) (281 ) 1,472 — 1,174 Earnings in subsidiaries 1,114 2,068 2,350 — (5,532 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 1,162 2,003 2,069 1,472 (5,532 ) 1,174 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (12 ) — (12 ) Net income $ 1,162 $ 2,003 $ 2,069 $ 1,460 $ (5,532 ) $ 1,162 Comprehensive income $ 1,162 $ 2,003 $ 2,069 $ 1,460 $ (5,532 ) $ 1,162 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 6, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 9,857 $ — $ 9,857 Subscriptions and services — — — 484 — 484 Intercompany revenue — — 1,150 — (1,150 ) — Total net revenue — — 1,150 10,341 (1,150 ) 10,341 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 61 3,487 — 3,548 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 6 41 — 47 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 71 (71 ) — Purchase accounting effect on inventory — — — 70 — 70 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 1,480 — 1,480 Restructuring charges — — 2 15 — 17 Total cost of revenue — — 69 5,164 (71 ) 5,162 Gross margin — — 1,081 5,177 (1,079 ) 5,179 Research and development — — 813 1,048 — 1,861 Intercompany operating expense — — — 1,079 (1,079 ) — Selling, general and administrative 2 — 157 426 — 585 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 406 — 406 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 44 139 — 183 Total operating expenses 2 — 1,014 3,098 (1,079 ) 3,035 Operating income (loss) (2 ) — 67 2,079 — 2,144 Interest expense — — (329 ) (2 ) — (331 ) Intercompany interest expense — — (140 ) (1,093 ) 1,233 — Other income, net — — 47 34 — 81 Intercompany interest income — — 1,093 140 (1,233 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net — — (57 ) 57 — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 681 1,215 — 1,894 Benefit from income taxes — — (7,981 ) (442 ) — (8,423 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 8,662 1,657 — 10,317 Earnings in subsidiaries 9,950 10,301 1,493 — (21,744 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 9,948 10,301 10,155 1,657 (21,744 ) 10,317 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — (2 ) (16 ) — (18 ) Net income 9,948 10,301 10,153 1,641 (21,744 ) 10,299 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 351 — — — 351 Net income attributable to common stock $ 9,948 $ 9,950 $ 10,153 $ 1,641 $ (21,744 ) $ 9,948 Net income $ 9,948 $ 10,301 $ 10,153 $ 1,641 $ (21,744 ) $ 10,299 Other comprehensive income — — — 1 — 1 Comprehensive income 9,948 10,301 10,153 1,642 (21,744 ) 10,300 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 351 — — — 351 Comprehensive income attributable to common stock $ 9,948 $ 9,950 $ 10,153 $ 1,642 $ (21,744 ) $ 9,949 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 1,162 $ 2,003 $ 2,069 $ 1,460 $ (5,532 ) $ 1,162 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (1,378 ) (2,003 ) (2,895 ) 4,381 5,532 3,637 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (216 ) — (826 ) 5,841 — 4,799 Cash flows from investing activities: Net change in intercompany loans 800 — (309 ) (5,737 ) 5,246 — Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (17,865 ) — — 1,838 — (16,027 ) Proceeds from sales of businesses — — — 957 — 957 Purchases of property, plant and equipment — — (86 ) (146 ) 8 (224 ) Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment — — 8 — (8 ) — Purchases of investments (5 ) — — — — (5 ) Proceeds from sales of investments — — — 3 — 3 Other — — — (3 ) — (3 ) Net cash used in investing activities (17,070 ) — (387 ) (3,088 ) 5,246 (15,299 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Dividend and distribution payments (2,124 ) — — — — (2,124 ) Net intercompany borrowings 6,050 — (68 ) (736 ) (5,246 ) — Proceeds from long-term borrowings 28,793 — — — — 28,793 Repayment of debt (12,000 ) — — — — (12,000 ) Other borrowings 997 — — 578 — 1,575 Payment of debt issuance costs (46 ) — — — — (46 ) Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program (4,266 ) — — — — (4,266 ) Issuance of common stock 183 — — — — 183 Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards — — (290 ) (287 ) — (577 ) Other — — — (2 ) — (2 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 17,587 — (358 ) (447 ) (5,246 ) 11,536 Net change in cash and cash equivalents 301 — (1,571 ) 2,306 — 1,036 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period — — 2,461 1,831 — 4,292 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 301 $ — $ 890 $ 4,137 $ — $ 5,328 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 6, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 9,948 $ 10,301 $ 10,153 $ 1,641 $ (21,744 ) $ 10,299 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (9,611 ) (10,301 ) (10,518 ) 2,156 21,973 (6,301 ) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 337 — (365 ) 3,797 229 3,998 Cash flows from investing activities: Intercompany contributions paid — — (9,099 ) (3,002 ) 12,101 — Distributions received from subsidiaries — — — 1,521 (1,521 ) — Net change in intercompany loans — — 8,346 2,154 (10,500 ) — Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired — — — (4,786 ) — (4,786 ) Proceeds from sales of businesses — — — 782 — 782 Purchases of property, plant and equipment — — (114 ) (295 ) — (409 ) Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment — — 1 237 — 238 Purchases of investments — — (50 ) (199 ) — (249 ) Proceeds from sales of investments — — 54 — — 54 Other — — — (12 ) — (12 ) Net cash used in investing activities — — (862 ) (3,600 ) 80 (4,382 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Intercompany contributions received — — 3,231 9,099 (12,330 ) — Net intercompany borrowings — — (2,125 ) (8,375 ) 10,500 — Repayment of debt — — — (856 ) — (856 ) Dividend and distribution payments — — (1,521 ) (1,521 ) 1,521 (1,521 ) Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program (347 ) — — — — (347 ) Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards — — — (2 ) — (2 ) Issuance of common stock 10 — — 104 — 114 Other — — — (21 ) — (21 ) Net cash used in financing activities (337 ) — (415 ) (1,572 ) (309 ) (2,633 ) Net change in cash and cash equivalents — — (1,642 ) (1,375 ) — (3,017 ) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period — — 7,555 3,649 — 11,204 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ — $ — $ 5,913 $ 2,274 $ — $ 8,187

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	Subsequent Event Cash Dividends Declared On June 12, 2019 , our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.65 per share, payable on July 2, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 24, 2019 .

Overview, Basis of Presentati_2

Overview, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Fiscal periods	We operate on a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to October 31 in a 52-week year and the first Sunday in November in a 53-week year. Our fiscal year ending November 3, 2019 (“fiscal year 2019 ”) is a 52-week fiscal year. The first quarter of our fiscal year 2019 ended on February 3, 2019, the second quarter ended on May 5, 2019 and the third quarter ends on August 4, 2019. Our fiscal year ended November 4, 2018 (“fiscal year 2018 ”) was a 53-week fiscal year, with the first fiscal quarter containing 14 weeks.
Basis of presentation	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Broadcom and our subsidiaries, and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. The financial information included herein is unaudited, and reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of our management, of a normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. The November 4, 2018 condensed consolidated balance sheet data were derived from Broadcom’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The operating results for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for fiscal year 2019 , or for any other future period.
Use of estimates	Use of estimates. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could affect the results of operations reported in future periods.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period condensed consolidated statement of operations and statement of cash flows to conform to current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net income or net cash activities.
Recent accounting guidance	Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance In the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance issued in March 2017 that requires an employer to present the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. Other components of the net periodic benefit cost are presented separately from the service cost component. We adopted the guidance using a permitted practical expedient that uses the amounts disclosed in the pension and other post-retirement benefit plans note for the prior comparative periods as the estimation basis for applying the retrospective presentation requirements. The adoption did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated statements of operations presented herein. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, we adopted the guidance issued in January 2016 that changes the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. This guidance requires the remeasurement of equity investments not accounted for under the equity method to be measured at fair value and any changes in fair value recognized in net income. The guidance allows for election of a measurement alternative for equity securities without readily determinable fair values to be measured at cost less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes. We adopted this guidance using the modified retrospective method for our marketable equity securities and a prospective approach for non-marketable equity securities using the measurement alternative. Upon adoption, we recognized an $8 million increase to retained earnings and a $1 million increase to accumulated other comprehensive loss. During the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019, we also recognized $40 million and $67 million , respectively, of unrealized gains on equity securities within other income, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). We adopted Topic 606 effective November 5, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Reporting periods prior to the adoption of the new revenue standard are presented in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 605, Revenue Recognition (“Topic 605”), while reporting periods after adoption are presented in accordance with the new revenue standard. The cumulative effect adjustment as of November 5, 2018 to retained earnings was not significant. See Note 2 . “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers ” for further information related to adoption of the new revenue standard, including our updated revenue accounting policies and accounting policies for costs to obtain and fulfill a contract with a customer. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our accounting policies in accordance with Topic 605. Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance related to the accounting for leases, which among other things, requires a lessee to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for operating leases. This guidance will be effective for the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020. The new guidance is required to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. We are evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Net income per share	Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stock by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted shares outstanding include the dilutive effect of in-the-money stock options, unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and employee stock purchase plan rights under the Broadcom Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (“ESPP”), collectively referred to as “equity awards”. Diluted shares outstanding also included shares issuable upon the exchange of LP Units for the fiscal year 2018 periods presented prior to the effective time of Mandatory Exchange. The dilutive effect of equity awards is calculated based on the average stock price for each fiscal period, using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options and purchasing shares under the ESPP and the amount of compensation cost for future service that we have not yet recognized are collectively assumed to be used to repurchase shares. The dilutive effect of LP Units was calculated using the if-converted method. The if-converted method assumed that the LP Units were converted at the beginning of the reporting period and included net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the fiscal year 2018 periods presented.
Segment reporting	Each segment represents components for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the CODM in determining how to allocate resources and evaluate performance. The reportable segments are determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, customer base, homogeneity of products, technology, delivery channels and similar economic characteristics.

Revenue from Contracts with C_2

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue from Contracts with Customers	We account for a contract with a customer when both parties have approved the contract and are committed to perform their respective obligations, each party’s rights can be identified, payment terms can be identified, the contract has commercial substance, and it is probable we will collect substantially all of the consideration we are entitled to. Revenue is recognized when, or as, performance obligations are satisfied by transferring control of a promised product or service to a customer. Nature of Products and Services Our products and services can be broadly categorized as sales of products and subscriptions and services. The following is a description of the principal activities from which we generate revenue. Products. Under Topic 606, we recognize revenue from sales to direct customers and distributors when control transfers to the customer. Rebates and incentives offered to distributors, which are earned when sales to end customers are completed, are estimated at the point of revenue recognition. We have elected to exclude from the transaction price any taxes collected from a customer and to account for shipping and handling activities performed after a customer obtains control of the product as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer the product. Subscriptions and services. Our subscriptions and services revenue consists of sales and royalties from software arrangements, support services, professional services, transfer of IP, and non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) arrangements. Revenue from software arrangements primarily consists of fees, which may be paid either at contract inception or in installments over the contract term, that provide customers with a right to use the software, access general support and maintenance, and utilize our professional services. Our software licenses have standalone functionality from which customers derive benefit, and the customer obtains control of the software when it is delivered or made available for download. We believe that for the majority of software arrangements, customers derive significant benefit from the ongoing support we provide. Our CA-related subscriptions and services arrangements permit our customers to unilaterally terminate or cancel these arrangements at any time at the customer’s convenience, referred to as termination for convenience provisions, without substantive termination penalty and receive a pro-rata refund of any prepaid fees. Accordingly, we account for arrangements with these termination for convenience provisions as a series of daily contracts, resulting in a ratable revenue recognition of software revenue over the contractual period. Support services consist primarily of telephone support and the provision of unspecified updates and upgrades on a when-and-if-available basis. Support services represent stand-ready obligations for which revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement. Professional services consist of implementation, consulting, customer education and customer training services. The obligation to provide professional services is generally satisfied over time, with the customer simultaneously receiving and consuming the benefits as we satisfy our performance obligations. Rights to our IP are either sold or licensed to a customer. IP revenue recognition is dependent on the nature and terms of each agreement. We recognize IP revenue upon delivery of the IP if there are no substantive future obligations to perform under the arrangement. Sales-based or usage-based royalties from the license of IP are recognized at the later of the period the sales or usages occur or the satisfaction of the performance obligation to which some or all of the sales-based or usage-based royalties have been allocated. There are two main categories of NRE contracts which we enter into with our customers: (a) NRE contracts in which we develop a custom chip and (b) NRE contracts in which we accelerate our development of a new chip upon the customer’s request. The majority of our NRE contract revenues meet the over time criteria under Topic 606. As such, revenue is recognized over the development period with the measure of progress using the input method based on costs incurred to total cost (“cost-to-cost”) as the services are provided. For NRE contracts that do not meet the over time criteria under Topic 606, revenue is recognized at a point in time when the NRE services are complete. Material rights. Contracts with customers may also include material rights that are also performance obligations. These include the right to renew or receive products or services at a discounted price in the future. Revenue allocated to material rights is recognized when the customer exercises the right or the right expires. Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations Our contracts may contain more than one of the products and services listed above, each of which is separately accounted for as a distinct performance obligation. Allocation of consideration. We allocate total contract consideration to each distinct performance obligation in a bundled arrangement on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price reflects the price we would charge for a specific product or service if it were sold separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. Standalone selling price. When available, we use directly observable transactions to determine the standalone selling prices for performance obligations. Our estimates of standalone selling price for each performance obligation require judgment that considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to, historical discounting trends for products and services and pricing practices through different sales channels, gross margin objectives, internal costs, competitor pricing strategies, technology lifecycles and market conditions. We separately determine the standalone selling prices by product or service type. Additionally, we segment the standalone selling prices for products where the pricing strategies differ, and where there are differences in customers and circumstances that warrant segmentation. We also estimate the standalone selling price of our material rights. Lastly, we estimate the value of the customer’s option to purchase or receive additional products or services at a discounted price by estimating the incremental discount the customer would obtain when exercising the option and the likelihood that the option would be exercised. Other Policies and Judgments Contract modifications. We may modify contracts to offer customers additional products or services. Each of the additional products and services are generally considered distinct from those products or services transferred to the customer before the modification. We evaluate whether the contract price for the additional products and services reflects the standalone selling price as adjusted for facts and circumstances applicable to that contract. In these cases, we account for the additional products or services as a separate contract. In other cases where the pricing in the modification does not reflect the standalone selling price as adjusted for facts and circumstances applicable to that contract, we account for the additional products or services as part of the existing contract on a prospective basis, on a cumulative catch-up basis, or on a combination of both based on the nature of modification. In instances where the pricing in the modification offers the customer a credit for a prior arrangement, we adjust our variable consideration reserves for returns and other concessions. Right of return. Certain contracts contain a right of return that allows the customer to cancel all or a portion of the product or service and receive a credit. We estimate returns based on historical returns data which is constrained to an amount for which a material revenue reversal is not probable. We do not recognize revenue for products or services that are expected to be returned. Transition practical expedient elected. We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed. For contracts that were modified before the beginning of the earliest reporting period presented, we have not retrospectively restated the contract for those modifications in accordance with Topic 606. We have disclosed the aggregate effect of all modifications when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations for purposes of determining the transaction price and allocating the transaction price at transition.

Revenue from Contracts with C_3

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Disaggregation	The following tables present revenue disaggregated by type of revenue and by region for the periods presented: Fiscal Quarter Ended May 5, 2019 Americas Asia Pacific Europe, the Middle East and Africa Total (In millions) Products $ 608 $ 3,372 $ 438 $ 4,418 Subscriptions and services* 749 101 249 1,099 Total $ 1,357 $ 3,473 $ 687 $ 5,517 Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Americas Asia Pacific Europe, the Middle East and Africa Total (In millions) Products $ 1,225 $ 7,092 $ 740 $ 9,057 Subscriptions and services* 1,565 215 469 2,249 Total $ 2,790 $ 7,307 $ 1,209 $ 11,306 ________________________________ * Subscriptions and services predominantly includes software licenses with termination for convenience clauses.
Contract balances	Contract assets and contract liabilities balances for the periods indicated below were as follows: Contract Assets Contract Liabilities (In millions) Opening balance November 5, 2018* $ 18 $ 272 Closing balance May 5, 2019 $ 210 $ 2,470 ________________________________ * We adopted Topic 606 immediately prior to the CA Merger. Accordingly, the opening balance does not include contract assets or contract liabilities associated with CA.
Financial statement impact of adopting Topic 606	We adopted Topic 606 immediately prior to the CA Merger. Accordingly, the adoption adjustments presented below excluded CA. As a result of applying the modified retrospective method, the following adjustments were made to selected condensed consolidated balance sheet line items as of November 5, 2018: Balance Sheet Ending Balance as of November 4, 2018 Adjustments Due to Topic 606 Opening Balance as of November 5, 2018 (In millions) ASSETS Trade accounts receivable, net $ 3,325 $ 11 $ 3,336 Other current assets $ 366 $ 10 $ 376 Other long-term assets $ 707 $ 20 $ 727 LIABILITIES Other current liabilities $ 812 $ 35 $ 847 Other long-term liabilities $ 3,636 $ 6 $ 3,642 Impact of New Revenue Guidance on Net Revenue The following tables compare net revenue for the periods presented to the pro forma amounts had the previous guidance been in effect. No other amounts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 5, 2019 or in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 5, 2019 were significantly affected by the new revenue guidance. Fiscal Quarter Ended May 5, 2019 Statement of Operations Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect Effect of Change As Reported (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ 4,418 $ — $ 4,418 Subscriptions and services 1,040 59 1,099 Total net revenue $ 5,458 $ 59 $ 5,517 Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Statement of Operations Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect Effect of Change As Reported (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ 9,057 $ — $ 9,057 Subscriptions and services 2,046 203 2,249 Total net revenue $ 11,103 $ 203 $ 11,306

Acquisitions (Tables)

Acquisitions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
CA Technologies, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	(In millions) Cash paid for outstanding CA common stock $ 18,402 Cash paid by Broadcom to retire CA’s term loan 274 Cash paid for vested CA equity awards 101 Fair value of partially vested assumed equity awards 67 Total purchase consideration 18,844 Less: cash acquired 2,750 Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired $ 16,094
Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	The following table presents our preliminary allocation of the total purchase price, net of cash acquired: Estimated Fair Value (In millions) Current assets $ 1,669 Goodwill 9,749 Intangible assets 12,045 Other long-term assets 245 Total assets acquired 23,708 Other current liabilities (1,966 ) Long-term debt (2,255 ) Other long-term liabilities (3,393 ) Total liabilities assumed (7,614 ) Fair value of net assets acquired $ 16,094
Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class	Fair Value Weighted-Average Amortization Periods (In millions) (In years) Developed technology $ 4,957 6 Customer contracts and related relationships 4,190 6 Order backlog 2,569 3 Trade name and other 137 5 Total identified finite-lived intangible assets 11,853 In-process research and development 192 N/A Total identified intangible assets $ 12,045
Schedule of Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination	The following table summarizes the details of IPR&D by category as of the CA Acquisition Date: Description IPR&D Percentage of Completion Estimated Cost to Complete Expected Release Date (By Fiscal Year) (Dollars in millions) Mainframe $ 178 67 % $ 138 2019 Enterprise Solutions $ 14 63 % $ 12 2019
Schedule of Pro Forma Information	Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions) Pro forma net revenue* $ 5,289 $ 5,917 $ 10,850 $ 12,083 Pro forma net income attributable to common stock $ 558 $ 3,320 $ 1,353 $ 8,095 ________________________________ * Pro forma net revenue was presented under Topic 606 for fiscal year 2019 periods and under Topic 605 for fiscal year 2018 periods.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Pro Forma Information	Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 6, May 6, (In millions) Pro forma net revenue* $ 5,017 $ 10,464 Pro forma net income attributable to common stock $ 3,744 $ 10,077 ________________________________ * Pro forma net revenue was presented under Topic 605 for fiscal year 2018 periods.

Supplemental Financial Inform_2

Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Summary of Inventory	May 5, November 4, (In millions) Finished goods $ 369 $ 483 Work-in-process 538 505 Raw materials 127 136 Total inventory $ 1,034 $ 1,124
Summary of Other Current Assets	May 5, November 4, (In millions) Prepaid expenses $ 395 $ 243 Other (miscellaneous) 436 123 Total other current assets $ 831 $ 366
Summary of Other Current Liabilities	May 5, November 4, (In millions) Contract liabilities $ 2,028 $ 164 Notional pooling liabilities 596 — Tax liabilities 290 162 Other (miscellaneous) 815 486 Total other current liabilities $ 3,729 $ 812
Summary of Other Long-Term Liabilities	May 5, November 4, (In millions) Unrecognized tax benefits (a) (b) $ 3,356 $ 3,088 Deferred tax liabilities (a) 1,871 169 Contract liabilities 442 66 Other (miscellaneous) 561 313 Total other long-term liabilities $ 6,230 $ 3,636 ________________________________ (a) Refer to Note 9 . “ Income Taxes ” for additional information regarding these balances. (b) Includes accrued interest and penalties.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions) Cash paid for interest $ 189 $ 1 $ 612 $ 233 Cash paid for income taxes $ 425 $ 87 $ 520 $ 196

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill	Wired Infrastructure Wireless Communications Enterprise Storage Industrial & Other Semiconductor Solutions Infrastructure Software IP Licensing Total (In millions) Balance as of November 4, 2018 $ 17,705 $ 5,945 $ 3,112 $ 151 $ — $ — $ — $ 26,913 Reallocation due to change in segments (17,705 ) (5,945 ) (3,112 ) (151 ) 25,924 980 9 — CA Merger — — — — — 9,749 — 9,749 Balance as of May 5, 2019 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 25,924 $ 10,729 $ 9 $ 36,662
Schedule of Finite- and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets	Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value (In millions) As of May 5, 2019: Purchased technology $ 20,846 $ (8,465 ) $ 12,381 Customer contracts and related relationships 5,982 (1,335 ) 4,647 Order backlog 2,569 (454 ) 2,115 Trade names 712 (208 ) 504 Other 243 (72 ) 171 Intangible assets subject to amortization 30,352 (10,534 ) 19,818 IPR&D 370 — 370 Total $ 30,722 $ (10,534 ) $ 20,188 As of November 4, 2018: Purchased technology $ 15,806 $ (6,816 ) $ 8,990 Customer contracts and related relationships 1,792 (878 ) 914 Trade names 578 (170 ) 408 Other 239 (53 ) 186 Intangible assets subject to amortization 18,415 (7,917 ) 10,498 IPR&D 264 — 264 Total $ 18,679 $ (7,917 ) $ 10,762
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining Amortization Expense	Based on the amount of intangible assets subject to amortization at May 5, 2019 , the expected amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter was as follows: Fiscal Year: Expected Amortization Expense (In millions) 2019 (remainder) $ 2,618 2020 5,039 2021 4,135 2022 3,165 2023 2,160 Thereafter 2,701 Total $ 19,818
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: May 5, (In years) Purchased technology 6 Customer contracts and related relationships 5 Order backlog 3 Trade names 10 Other 10

Net Income Per Share (Tables)

Net Income Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net income per share computations for the periods presented: Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions, except per share data) Numerator - Basic: Income from continuing operations $ 693 $ 3,736 $ 1,174 $ 10,317 Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest — 15 — 352 Income from continuing operations attributable to common stock 693 3,721 1,174 9,965 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (2 ) (3 ) (12 ) (18 ) Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, attributable to noncontrolling interest — — — (1 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, attributable to common stock (2 ) (3 ) (12 ) (17 ) Net income attributable to common stock $ 691 $ 3,718 $ 1,162 $ 9,948 Numerator - Diluted: Income from continuing operations $ 693 $ 3,736 $ 1,174 $ 10,317 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (2 ) (3 ) (12 ) (18 ) Net income $ 691 $ 3,733 $ 1,162 $ 10,299 Denominator: Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic 397 421 399 415 Dilutive effect of equity awards 25 13 21 15 Exchange of noncontrolling interest — 14 — 18 Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted 422 448 420 448 Basic income per share: Income per share from continuing operations $ 1.75 $ 8.84 $ 2.94 $ 24.01 Loss per share from discontinued operations (0.01 ) (0.01 ) (0.03 ) (0.04 ) Net income per share $ 1.74 $ 8.83 $ 2.91 $ 23.97 Diluted income per share: Income per share from continuing operations $ 1.64 $ 8.34 $ 2.80 $ 23.03 Loss per share from discontinued operations — (0.01 ) (0.03 ) (0.04 ) Net income per share $ 1.64 $ 8.33 $ 2.77 $ 22.99

Borrowings (Tables)

Borrowings (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of debt	Effective Interest Rate May 5, November 4, (In millions, except percentages) 2019 Senior Notes - fixed rate 3.125% notes due April 2021 3.607 % $ 2,000 $ — 3.125% notes due October 2022 3.527 % 1,500 — 3.625% notes due October 2024 3.980 % 2,000 — 4.250% notes due April 2026 4.544 % 2,500 — 4.750% notes due April 2029 4.953 % 3,000 — 11,000 — 2019 Term Loans - floating rate LIBOR plus 1.250% term loan due through November 2023 3.852 % 6,000 — 6,000 — 2017 Senior Notes - fixed rate 2.375% notes due January 2020 2.615 % 2,750 2,750 2.200% notes due January 2021 2.406 % 750 750 3.000% notes due January 2022 3.214 % 3,500 3,500 2.650% notes due January 2023 2.781 % 1,000 1,000 3.625% notes due January 2024 3.744 % 2,500 2,500 3.125% notes due January 2025 3.234 % 1,000 1,000 3.875% notes due January 2027 4.018 % 4,800 4,800 3.500% notes due January 2028 3.596 % 1,250 1,250 17,550 17,550 Assumed CA Senior Notes - fixed rate 5.375% notes due December 2019 3.433 % 750 — 3.600% notes due August 2020 3.540 % 400 — 3.600% notes due August 2022 4.071 % 500 — 4.500% notes due August 2023 4.099 % 250 — 4.700% notes due March 2027 5.153 % 350 — 2,250 — Commercial Paper Commercial paper 0.289 % (a) 1,000 — 1,000 — Assumed Brocade Convertible Notes - fixed rate 1.375% convertible notes due January 2020 0.628 % 37 37 37 37 Assumed BRCM Senior Notes - fixed rate 2.500% - 4.500% notes due August 2022 - August 2034 2.585% - 4.546% 22 22 Total principal amount outstanding 37,859 17,609 Less: Unaccreted discount/premium and unamortized debt issuance costs (311 ) (116 ) Total Debt $ 37,548 $ 17,493 ________________________________ (a) Represents the weighted average interest rate on outstanding commercial paper as of May 5, 2019 .
Schedule of future principal payments of debt	The future scheduled principal payments of debt as of May 5, 2019 were as follows: Fiscal Year: Future Scheduled Principal Payments (In millions) 2019 (remainder) $ 1,000 2020 3,937 2021 3,650 2022 6,409 2023 2,150 Thereafter 20,713 Total $ 37,859

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Summary of Dividends and Distributions	Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions, except per share data) Cash dividends and distributions declared and paid per share/unit $ 2.65 $ 1.75 $ 5.30 $ 3.50 Cash dividends paid to stockholders $ 1,057 $ 727 $ 2,124 $ 1,444 Cash distributions paid to limited partners $ — $ 39 $ — $ 77
Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense	Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions) Cost of products sold $ 29 $ 19 $ 55 $ 37 Cost of subscriptions and services 12 2 20 4 Research and development 371 205 682 408 Selling, general and administrative 132 70 252 146 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 544 $ 296 $ 1,009 $ 595
Summary of RSU Activity	A summary of time- and market-based RSU activity is as follows: Number of RSUs Outstanding Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (In millions, except per share data) Balance as of November 4, 2018 18 $ 195.50 Assumed in CA Merger 1 $ 206.14 Granted 32 $ 177.72 Vested (6 ) $ 188.30 Forfeited (1 ) $ 175.01 Balance as of May 5, 2019 44 $ 184.63
Summary of Stock Option Activity	A summary of time- and market-based stock option activity is as follows: Number of Options Outstanding Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (In years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In millions, except years and per share data) Balance as of November 4, 2018 8 $ 50.14 Exercised (3 ) $ 48.45 $ 642 Cancelled — * $ 44.84 Balance as of May 5, 2019 5 $ 51.11 1.59 $ 1,296 Fully vested as of May 5, 2019 5 $ 51.11 1.59 $ 1,296 ________________________________ * Represents fewer than 0.5 million shares.

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Reporting	Fiscal Quarter Ended Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, May 6, May 5, May 6, (In millions) Net revenue: Semiconductor solutions $ 4,088 $ 4,537 $ 8,462 $ 9,492 Infrastructure software 1,413 447 2,816 775 IP licensing 16 30 28 74 Total net revenue $ 5,517 $ 5,014 $ 11,306 $ 10,341 Operating income (loss): Semiconductor solutions $ 1,900 $ 2,127 $ 3,937 $ 4,452 Infrastructure software 1,050 310 2,070 526 IP licensing (1 ) 15 (6 ) 41 Unallocated expenses (1,979 ) (1,251 ) (4,476 ) (2,875 ) Total operating income $ 970 $ 1,201 $ 1,525 $ 2,144

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of Contractual Obligations and Commitments	The following table summarizes contractual obligations and commitments as of May 5, 2019 that materially changed from the end of fiscal year 2018: Fiscal Year Total 2019 (remainder) 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter (In millions) Debt principal, interest and fees $ 44,996 $ 1,677 $ 5,214 $ 4,792 $ 7,441 $ 3,036 $ 22,836 Purchase commitments 877 780 64 33 — — — Other contractual commitments 222 97 92 21 7 5 — Operating lease obligations 806 62 108 90 60 52 434 Total $ 46,901 $ 2,616 $ 5,478 $ 4,936 $ 7,508 $ 3,093 $ 23,270

Restructuring, Impairment and_2

Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost	Employee Termination Costs Leases and Other Exit Costs Total (In millions) Balance as of November 4, 2018 $ 16 $ 6 $ 22 Liabilities assumed from CA 29 38 67 Restructuring charges 546 134 680 Utilization (418 ) (101 ) (519 ) Balance as of May 5, 2019 (a) $ 173 $ 77 $ 250 _________________________________ (a) The majority of the employee termination costs balance is expected to be paid in fiscal year 2019. The majority of the leases and other exit costs balance is expected to be paid through fiscal year 2023.

Condensed Consolidating Finan_2

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 301 $ — $ 890 $ 4,137 $ — $ 5,328 Trade accounts receivable, net — — — 3,484 — 3,484 Inventory — — — 1,034 — 1,034 Intercompany receivable 457 — 761 297 (1,515 ) — Intercompany loan receivable — — 10,088 8,289 (18,377 ) — Other current assets 131 — 59 641 — 831 Total current assets 889 — 11,798 17,882 (19,892 ) 10,677 Long-term assets: Property, plant and equipment, net — — 768 1,886 — 2,654 Goodwill — — 1,360 35,302 — 36,662 Intangible assets, net — — 81 20,107 — 20,188 Investment in subsidiaries 51,867 34,273 45,921 — (132,061 ) — Intercompany loan receivable, long-term — — — 925 (925 ) — Other long-term assets 29 — 58 648 — 735 Total assets $ 52,785 $ 34,273 $ 59,986 $ 76,750 $ (152,878 ) $ 70,916 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 27 $ — $ 48 $ 684 $ — $ 759 Employee compensation and benefits — — 103 375 — 478 Current portion of long-term debt — — 2,750 787 — 3,537 Intercompany payable 296 — 97 1,122 (1,515 ) — Intercompany loan payable 12,513 — 4,710 1,154 (18,377 ) — Other current liabilities 51 — 177 3,501 — 3,729 Total current liabilities 12,887 — 7,885 7,623 (19,892 ) 8,503 Long-term liabilities: Long-term debt 17,793 — 14,718 1,500 — 34,011 Deferred tax liabilities — 12 (348 ) 2,207 — 1,871 Intercompany loan payable, long-term — — 925 — (925 ) — Unrecognized tax benefits — — 2,314 1,042 — 3,356 Other long-term liabilities (67 ) 53 218 799 — 1,003 Total liabilities 30,613 65 25,712 13,171 (20,817 ) 48,744 Total stockholders’ equity 22,172 34,208 34,274 63,579 (132,061 ) 22,172 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 52,785 $ 34,273 $ 59,986 $ 76,750 $ (152,878 ) $ 70,916 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet November 4, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ — $ 2,461 $ 1,831 $ — $ 4,292 Trade accounts receivable, net — — — 3,325 — 3,325 Inventory — — — 1,124 — 1,124 Intercompany receivable 56 — 182 67 (305 ) — Intercompany loan receivable — — 9,780 4,713 (14,493 ) — Other current assets 52 — 37 277 — 366 Total current assets 108 — 12,460 11,337 (14,798 ) 9,107 Long-term assets: Property, plant and equipment, net — — 772 1,863 — 2,635 Goodwill — — 1,360 25,553 — 26,913 Intangible assets, net — — 84 10,678 — 10,762 Investment in subsidiaries 35,268 35,268 46,745 — (117,281 ) — Intercompany loan receivable, long-term — — — 991 (991 ) — Other long-term assets — — 250 457 — 707 Total assets $ 35,376 $ 35,268 $ 61,671 $ 50,879 $ (133,070 ) $ 50,124 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 19 $ — $ 44 $ 748 $ — $ 811 Employee compensation and benefits — — 272 443 — 715 Intercompany payable 9 — 58 238 (305 ) — Intercompany loan payable 8,691 — 4,713 1,089 (14,493 ) — Other current liabilities — — 219 593 — 812 Total current liabilities 8,719 — 5,306 3,111 (14,798 ) 2,338 Long-term liabilities: Long-term debt — — 17,456 37 — 17,493 Deferred tax liabilities — — (47 ) 216 — 169 Intercompany loan payable, long-term — — 991 — (991 ) — Unrecognized tax benefits — — 2,563 525 — 3,088 Other long-term liabilities — — 131 248 — 379 Total liabilities 8,719 — 26,400 4,137 (15,789 ) 23,467 Total stockholders’ equity 26,657 35,268 35,271 46,742 (117,281 ) 26,657 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 35,376 $ 35,268 $ 61,671 $ 50,879 $ (133,070 ) $ 50,124
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Fiscal Quarter Ended May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 4,418 $ — $ 4,418 Subscriptions and services — — — 1,099 — 1,099 Intercompany revenue — — 420 — (420 ) — Total net revenue — — 420 5,517 (420 ) 5,517 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 35 1,422 — 1,457 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 4 131 — 135 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 35 (35 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 826 — 826 Restructuring charges — — — 10 — 10 Total cost of revenue — — 39 2,424 (35 ) 2,428 Gross margin — — 381 3,093 (385 ) 3,089 Research and development — — 463 688 — 1,151 Intercompany operating expense — — — 385 (385 ) — Selling, general and administrative 19 — 82 318 — 419 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 473 — 473 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 1 75 — 76 Total operating expenses 19 — 546 1,939 (385 ) 2,119 Operating income (loss) (19 ) — (165 ) 1,154 — 970 Interest expense (201 ) — (147 ) (28 ) — (376 ) Intercompany interest expense (106 ) — (42 ) (9 ) 157 — Other income, net 1 — 7 55 — 63 Intercompany interest income — — 81 76 (157 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net 527 — — (527 ) — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries 202 — (266 ) 721 — 657 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (59 ) 41 (75 ) 57 — (36 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries 261 (41 ) (191 ) 664 — 693 Earnings in subsidiaries 430 589 781 — (1,800 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 691 548 590 664 (1,800 ) 693 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (2 ) — (2 ) Net income $ 691 $ 548 $ 590 $ 662 $ (1,800 ) $ 691 Comprehensive income $ 691 $ 548 $ 590 $ 662 $ (1,800 ) $ 691 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Fiscal Quarter Ended May 6, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 4,749 $ — $ 4,749 Subscriptions and services — — — 265 — 265 Intercompany revenue — — 566 — (566 ) — Total net revenue — — 566 5,014 (566 ) 5,014 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 32 1,640 — 1,672 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 3 21 — 24 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 37 (37 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 765 — 765 Restructuring charges — — — 2 — 2 Total cost of revenue — — 35 2,465 (37 ) 2,463 Gross margin — — 531 2,549 (529 ) 2,551 Research and development — — 407 529 — 936 Intercompany operating expense — — — 529 (529 ) — Selling, general and administrative 2 — 72 220 — 294 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 67 — 67 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 11 42 — 53 Total operating expenses 2 — 490 1,387 (529 ) 1,350 Operating income (loss) (2 ) — 41 1,162 — 1,201 Interest expense — — (148 ) — — (148 ) Intercompany interest expense — — (81 ) (519 ) 600 — Other income, net — — 28 18 — 46 Intercompany interest income — — 519 81 (600 ) — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 359 742 — 1,099 Benefit from income taxes — — (2,521 ) (116 ) — (2,637 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 2,880 858 — 3,736 Earnings in subsidiaries 3,720 3,735 855 — (8,310 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 3,718 3,735 3,735 858 (8,310 ) 3,736 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — (2 ) (1 ) — (3 ) Net income 3,718 3,735 3,733 857 (8,310 ) 3,733 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 15 — — — 15 Net income attributable to common stock $ 3,718 $ 3,720 $ 3,733 $ 857 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,718 Net income $ 3,718 $ 3,735 $ 3,733 $ 857 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,733 Other comprehensive income (loss) — — (9 ) 1 — (8 ) Comprehensive income 3,718 3,735 3,724 858 (8,310 ) 3,725 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 15 — — — 15 Comprehensive income attributable to common stock $ 3,718 $ 3,720 $ 3,724 $ 858 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,710 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 9,057 $ — $ 9,057 Subscriptions and services — — — 2,249 — 2,249 Intercompany revenue — — 817 — (817 ) — Total net revenue — — 817 11,306 (817 ) 11,306 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 66 2,945 — 3,011 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 7 266 — 273 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 58 (58 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 1,659 — 1,659 Restructuring charges — — (7 ) 73 — 66 Total cost of revenue — — 66 5,001 (58 ) 5,009 Gross margin — — 751 6,305 (759 ) 6,297 Research and development — — 910 1,374 — 2,284 Intercompany operating expense — — — 759 (759 ) — Selling, general and administrative 71 — 163 656 — 890 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 949 — 949 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 9 640 — 649 Total operating expenses 71 — 1,082 4,378 (759 ) 4,772 Operating income (loss) (71 ) — (331 ) 1,927 — 1,525 Interest expense (376 ) — (295 ) (50 ) — (721 ) Intercompany interest expense (192 ) — (83 ) (17 ) 292 — Other income, net — — 16 115 — 131 Intercompany interest income — — 160 132 (292 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net 604 — — (604 ) — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (35 ) — (533 ) 1,503 — 935 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (83 ) 65 (252 ) 31 — (239 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries 48 (65 ) (281 ) 1,472 — 1,174 Earnings in subsidiaries 1,114 2,068 2,350 — (5,532 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 1,162 2,003 2,069 1,472 (5,532 ) 1,174 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (12 ) — (12 ) Net income $ 1,162 $ 2,003 $ 2,069 $ 1,460 $ (5,532 ) $ 1,162 Comprehensive income $ 1,162 $ 2,003 $ 2,069 $ 1,460 $ (5,532 ) $ 1,162 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 6, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 9,857 $ — $ 9,857 Subscriptions and services — — — 484 — 484 Intercompany revenue — — 1,150 — (1,150 ) — Total net revenue — — 1,150 10,341 (1,150 ) 10,341 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 61 3,487 — 3,548 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 6 41 — 47 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 71 (71 ) — Purchase accounting effect on inventory — — — 70 — 70 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 1,480 — 1,480 Restructuring charges — — 2 15 — 17 Total cost of revenue — — 69 5,164 (71 ) 5,162 Gross margin — — 1,081 5,177 (1,079 ) 5,179 Research and development — — 813 1,048 — 1,861 Intercompany operating expense — — — 1,079 (1,079 ) — Selling, general and administrative 2 — 157 426 — 585 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 406 — 406 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 44 139 — 183 Total operating expenses 2 — 1,014 3,098 (1,079 ) 3,035 Operating income (loss) (2 ) — 67 2,079 — 2,144 Interest expense — — (329 ) (2 ) — (331 ) Intercompany interest expense — — (140 ) (1,093 ) 1,233 — Other income, net — — 47 34 — 81 Intercompany interest income — — 1,093 140 (1,233 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net — — (57 ) 57 — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 681 1,215 — 1,894 Benefit from income taxes — — (7,981 ) (442 ) — (8,423 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 8,662 1,657 — 10,317 Earnings in subsidiaries 9,950 10,301 1,493 — (21,744 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 9,948 10,301 10,155 1,657 (21,744 ) 10,317 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — (2 ) (16 ) — (18 ) Net income 9,948 10,301 10,153 1,641 (21,744 ) 10,299 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 351 — — — 351 Net income attributable to common stock $ 9,948 $ 9,950 $ 10,153 $ 1,641 $ (21,744 ) $ 9,948 Net income $ 9,948 $ 10,301 $ 10,153 $ 1,641 $ (21,744 ) $ 10,299 Other comprehensive income — — — 1 — 1 Comprehensive income 9,948 10,301 10,153 1,642 (21,744 ) 10,300 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 351 — — — 351 Comprehensive income attributable to common stock $ 9,948 $ 9,950 $ 10,153 $ 1,642 $ (21,744 ) $ 9,949
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Fiscal Quarter Ended May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 4,418 $ — $ 4,418 Subscriptions and services — — — 1,099 — 1,099 Intercompany revenue — — 420 — (420 ) — Total net revenue — — 420 5,517 (420 ) 5,517 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 35 1,422 — 1,457 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 4 131 — 135 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 35 (35 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 826 — 826 Restructuring charges — — — 10 — 10 Total cost of revenue — — 39 2,424 (35 ) 2,428 Gross margin — — 381 3,093 (385 ) 3,089 Research and development — — 463 688 — 1,151 Intercompany operating expense — — — 385 (385 ) — Selling, general and administrative 19 — 82 318 — 419 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 473 — 473 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 1 75 — 76 Total operating expenses 19 — 546 1,939 (385 ) 2,119 Operating income (loss) (19 ) — (165 ) 1,154 — 970 Interest expense (201 ) — (147 ) (28 ) — (376 ) Intercompany interest expense (106 ) — (42 ) (9 ) 157 — Other income, net 1 — 7 55 — 63 Intercompany interest income — — 81 76 (157 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net 527 — — (527 ) — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries 202 — (266 ) 721 — 657 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (59 ) 41 (75 ) 57 — (36 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries 261 (41 ) (191 ) 664 — 693 Earnings in subsidiaries 430 589 781 — (1,800 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 691 548 590 664 (1,800 ) 693 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (2 ) — (2 ) Net income $ 691 $ 548 $ 590 $ 662 $ (1,800 ) $ 691 Comprehensive income $ 691 $ 548 $ 590 $ 662 $ (1,800 ) $ 691 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Fiscal Quarter Ended May 6, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 4,749 $ — $ 4,749 Subscriptions and services — — — 265 — 265 Intercompany revenue — — 566 — (566 ) — Total net revenue — — 566 5,014 (566 ) 5,014 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 32 1,640 — 1,672 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 3 21 — 24 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 37 (37 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 765 — 765 Restructuring charges — — — 2 — 2 Total cost of revenue — — 35 2,465 (37 ) 2,463 Gross margin — — 531 2,549 (529 ) 2,551 Research and development — — 407 529 — 936 Intercompany operating expense — — — 529 (529 ) — Selling, general and administrative 2 — 72 220 — 294 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 67 — 67 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 11 42 — 53 Total operating expenses 2 — 490 1,387 (529 ) 1,350 Operating income (loss) (2 ) — 41 1,162 — 1,201 Interest expense — — (148 ) — — (148 ) Intercompany interest expense — — (81 ) (519 ) 600 — Other income, net — — 28 18 — 46 Intercompany interest income — — 519 81 (600 ) — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 359 742 — 1,099 Benefit from income taxes — — (2,521 ) (116 ) — (2,637 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 2,880 858 — 3,736 Earnings in subsidiaries 3,720 3,735 855 — (8,310 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 3,718 3,735 3,735 858 (8,310 ) 3,736 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — (2 ) (1 ) — (3 ) Net income 3,718 3,735 3,733 857 (8,310 ) 3,733 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 15 — — — 15 Net income attributable to common stock $ 3,718 $ 3,720 $ 3,733 $ 857 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,718 Net income $ 3,718 $ 3,735 $ 3,733 $ 857 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,733 Other comprehensive income (loss) — — (9 ) 1 — (8 ) Comprehensive income 3,718 3,735 3,724 858 (8,310 ) 3,725 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 15 — — — 15 Comprehensive income attributable to common stock $ 3,718 $ 3,720 $ 3,724 $ 858 $ (8,310 ) $ 3,710 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 9,057 $ — $ 9,057 Subscriptions and services — — — 2,249 — 2,249 Intercompany revenue — — 817 — (817 ) — Total net revenue — — 817 11,306 (817 ) 11,306 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 66 2,945 — 3,011 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 7 266 — 273 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 58 (58 ) — Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 1,659 — 1,659 Restructuring charges — — (7 ) 73 — 66 Total cost of revenue — — 66 5,001 (58 ) 5,009 Gross margin — — 751 6,305 (759 ) 6,297 Research and development — — 910 1,374 — 2,284 Intercompany operating expense — — — 759 (759 ) — Selling, general and administrative 71 — 163 656 — 890 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 949 — 949 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 9 640 — 649 Total operating expenses 71 — 1,082 4,378 (759 ) 4,772 Operating income (loss) (71 ) — (331 ) 1,927 — 1,525 Interest expense (376 ) — (295 ) (50 ) — (721 ) Intercompany interest expense (192 ) — (83 ) (17 ) 292 — Other income, net — — 16 115 — 131 Intercompany interest income — — 160 132 (292 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net 604 — — (604 ) — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (35 ) — (533 ) 1,503 — 935 Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (83 ) 65 (252 ) 31 — (239 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries 48 (65 ) (281 ) 1,472 — 1,174 Earnings in subsidiaries 1,114 2,068 2,350 — (5,532 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 1,162 2,003 2,069 1,472 (5,532 ) 1,174 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (12 ) — (12 ) Net income $ 1,162 $ 2,003 $ 2,069 $ 1,460 $ (5,532 ) $ 1,162 Comprehensive income $ 1,162 $ 2,003 $ 2,069 $ 1,460 $ (5,532 ) $ 1,162 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 6, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Net revenue: Products $ — $ — $ — $ 9,857 $ — $ 9,857 Subscriptions and services — — — 484 — 484 Intercompany revenue — — 1,150 — (1,150 ) — Total net revenue — — 1,150 10,341 (1,150 ) 10,341 Cost of revenue: Cost of products sold — — 61 3,487 — 3,548 Cost of subscriptions and services — — 6 41 — 47 Intercompany cost of products sold — — — 71 (71 ) — Purchase accounting effect on inventory — — — 70 — 70 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 1,480 — 1,480 Restructuring charges — — 2 15 — 17 Total cost of revenue — — 69 5,164 (71 ) 5,162 Gross margin — — 1,081 5,177 (1,079 ) 5,179 Research and development — — 813 1,048 — 1,861 Intercompany operating expense — — — 1,079 (1,079 ) — Selling, general and administrative 2 — 157 426 — 585 Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets — — — 406 — 406 Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges — — 44 139 — 183 Total operating expenses 2 — 1,014 3,098 (1,079 ) 3,035 Operating income (loss) (2 ) — 67 2,079 — 2,144 Interest expense — — (329 ) (2 ) — (331 ) Intercompany interest expense — — (140 ) (1,093 ) 1,233 — Other income, net — — 47 34 — 81 Intercompany interest income — — 1,093 140 (1,233 ) — Intercompany other income (expense), net — — (57 ) 57 — — Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 681 1,215 — 1,894 Benefit from income taxes — — (7,981 ) (442 ) — (8,423 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries (2 ) — 8,662 1,657 — 10,317 Earnings in subsidiaries 9,950 10,301 1,493 — (21,744 ) — Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries 9,948 10,301 10,155 1,657 (21,744 ) 10,317 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — (2 ) (16 ) — (18 ) Net income 9,948 10,301 10,153 1,641 (21,744 ) 10,299 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 351 — — — 351 Net income attributable to common stock $ 9,948 $ 9,950 $ 10,153 $ 1,641 $ (21,744 ) $ 9,948 Net income $ 9,948 $ 10,301 $ 10,153 $ 1,641 $ (21,744 ) $ 10,299 Other comprehensive income — — — 1 — 1 Comprehensive income 9,948 10,301 10,153 1,642 (21,744 ) 10,300 Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 351 — — — 351 Comprehensive income attributable to common stock $ 9,948 $ 9,950 $ 10,153 $ 1,642 $ (21,744 ) $ 9,949
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows	Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 5, 2019 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 1,162 $ 2,003 $ 2,069 $ 1,460 $ (5,532 ) $ 1,162 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (1,378 ) (2,003 ) (2,895 ) 4,381 5,532 3,637 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (216 ) — (826 ) 5,841 — 4,799 Cash flows from investing activities: Net change in intercompany loans 800 — (309 ) (5,737 ) 5,246 — Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (17,865 ) — — 1,838 — (16,027 ) Proceeds from sales of businesses — — — 957 — 957 Purchases of property, plant and equipment — — (86 ) (146 ) 8 (224 ) Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment — — 8 — (8 ) — Purchases of investments (5 ) — — — — (5 ) Proceeds from sales of investments — — — 3 — 3 Other — — — (3 ) — (3 ) Net cash used in investing activities (17,070 ) — (387 ) (3,088 ) 5,246 (15,299 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Dividend and distribution payments (2,124 ) — — — — (2,124 ) Net intercompany borrowings 6,050 — (68 ) (736 ) (5,246 ) — Proceeds from long-term borrowings 28,793 — — — — 28,793 Repayment of debt (12,000 ) — — — — (12,000 ) Other borrowings 997 — — 578 — 1,575 Payment of debt issuance costs (46 ) — — — — (46 ) Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program (4,266 ) — — — — (4,266 ) Issuance of common stock 183 — — — — 183 Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards — — (290 ) (287 ) — (577 ) Other — — — (2 ) — (2 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 17,587 — (358 ) (447 ) (5,246 ) 11,536 Net change in cash and cash equivalents 301 — (1,571 ) 2,306 — 1,036 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period — — 2,461 1,831 — 4,292 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 301 $ — $ 890 $ 4,137 $ — $ 5,328 Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Two Fiscal Quarters Ended May 6, 2018 Parent Guarantor Subsidiary Guarantor Subsidiary Issuers Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Totals (In millions) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 9,948 $ 10,301 $ 10,153 $ 1,641 $ (21,744 ) $ 10,299 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (9,611 ) (10,301 ) (10,518 ) 2,156 21,973 (6,301 ) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 337 — (365 ) 3,797 229 3,998 Cash flows from investing activities: Intercompany contributions paid — — (9,099 ) (3,002 ) 12,101 — Distributions received from subsidiaries — — — 1,521 (1,521 ) — Net change in intercompany loans — — 8,346 2,154 (10,500 ) — Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired — — — (4,786 ) — (4,786 ) Proceeds from sales of businesses — — — 782 — 782 Purchases of property, plant and equipment — — (114 ) (295 ) — (409 ) Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment — — 1 237 — 238 Purchases of investments — — (50 ) (199 ) — (249 ) Proceeds from sales of investments — — 54 — — 54 Other — — — (12 ) — (12 ) Net cash used in investing activities — — (862 ) (3,600 ) 80 (4,382 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Intercompany contributions received — — 3,231 9,099 (12,330 ) — Net intercompany borrowings — — (2,125 ) (8,375 ) 10,500 — Repayment of debt — — — (856 ) — (856 ) Dividend and distribution payments — — (1,521 ) (1,521 ) 1,521 (1,521 ) Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program (347 ) — — — — (347 ) Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards — — — (2 ) — (2 ) Issuance of common stock 10 — — 104 — 114 Other — — — (21 ) — (21 ) Net cash used in financing activities (337 ) — (415 ) (1,572 ) (309 ) (2,633 ) Net change in cash and cash equivalents — — (1,642 ) (1,375 ) — (3,017 ) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period — — 7,555 3,649 — 11,204 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ — $ — $ 5,913 $ 2,274 $ — $ 8,187

Overview, Basis of Presentati_3

Overview, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Textuals) (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 05, 2018USD ($)	May 05, 2019USD ($)	May 05, 2019USD ($)segment	Feb. 03, 2019USD ($)
Number of reportable segments | segment			3
Fiscal period end			52- or 53-week
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 | Other income, net
Unrealized gains on equity securities		$ 40	$ 67
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 | Retained earnings
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement				$ 8
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 | Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement				$ 1
CA Technologies, Inc.
Purchase consideration transferred, net of cash	$ 16,094

Revenue from Contracts with C_4

Revenue from Contracts with Customers 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
		May 05, 2019		May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019		May 06, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		$ 5,517		$ 5,014	$ 11,306		$ 10,341
Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		1,357			2,790
Asia Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		3,473			7,307
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		687			1,209
Products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		4,418		4,749	9,057		9,857
Products | Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		608			1,225
Products | Asia Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		3,372			7,092
Products | Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		438			740
Subscriptions and services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		1,099	[1]	$ 265	2,249	[1]	$ 484
Subscriptions and services | Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	749			1,565
Subscriptions and services | Asia Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	101			215
Subscriptions and services | Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	$ 249			$ 469
[1]	Subscriptions and services predominantly includes software licenses with termination for convenience clauses.

Revenue from Contracts with C_5

Revenue from Contracts with Customers 2 (Details) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019USD ($)
Contract Assets
Opening balance November 5, 2018	$ 18	[1]
Closing balance May 5, 2019	210
Contract Liabilities
Opening balance November 5, 2018	272	[1]
Closing balance May 5, 2019	$ 2,470
[1]	We adopted Topic 606 immediately prior to the CA Merger. Accordingly, the opening balance does not include contract assets or contract liabilities associated with CA.

Revenue from Contracts with C_6

Revenue from Contracts with Customers 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019	Nov. 05, 2018	Nov. 04, 2018
ASSETS
Trade accounts receivable, net	$ 3,484		$ 3,325
Other current assets	831		366
Other long-term assets	735		707
LIABILITIES
Other current liabilities	3,729		812
Other long-term liabilities	$ 6,230		3,636
Ending Balance as of November 4, 2018
ASSETS
Trade accounts receivable, net			3,325
Other current assets			366
Other long-term assets			707
LIABILITIES
Other current liabilities			812
Other long-term liabilities			$ 3,636
Adjustments Due to Topic 606
ASSETS
Trade accounts receivable, net		$ 11
Other current assets		10
Other long-term assets		20
LIABILITIES
Other current liabilities		35
Other long-term liabilities		6
Opening Balance as of November 5, 2018
ASSETS
Trade accounts receivable, net		3,336
Other current assets		376
Other long-term assets		727
LIABILITIES
Other current liabilities		847
Other long-term liabilities		$ 3,642

Revenue from Contracts with C_7

Revenue from Contracts with Customers 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019		May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019		May 06, 2018
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 5,517		$ 5,014	$ 11,306		$ 10,341
Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	4,418		4,749	9,057		9,857
Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	1,099	[1]	$ 265	2,249	[1]	$ 484
Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	5,458			11,103
Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	4,418			9,057
Pro forma as if the previous accounting was in effect | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	1,040			2,046
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	59			203
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	59			203
As Reported
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	5,517			11,306
As Reported | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	4,418			9,057
As Reported | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 1,099			$ 2,249
[1]	Subscriptions and services predominantly includes software licenses with termination for convenience clauses.

Revenue from Contracts with C_8

Revenue from Contracts with Customers 5 (Textuals) (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue recognized during period that was included in contract liabilities at beginning of period	$ 144
Capitalized commission costs	$ 0

Acquisitions 1 (Details)

Acquisitions 1 (Details) - CA Technologies, Inc. $ in Millions	Nov. 05, 2018USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid for outstanding CA common stock	$ 18,402
Cash paid by Broadcom to retire CA’s term loan	274
Cash paid for vested CA equity awards	101
Fair value of partially vested assumed equity awards	67
Total purchase consideration	18,844
Less: cash acquired	2,750
Total purchase consideration, net of cash acquired	$ 16,094

Acquisitions 2 (Details)

Acquisitions 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 05, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 05, 2018	Nov. 04, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 36,662	$ 36,662			$ 26,913
Real properties held-for-sale included in current assets				$ 80
Veracode Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration for disposal of business			$ 950
CA Technologies, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets				1,669
Goodwill				9,749
Intangible assets				12,045
Other long-term assets				245
Total assets acquired				23,708
Other current liabilities				(1,966)
Long-term debt				(2,255)
Other long-term liabilities				(3,393)
Total liabilities assumed				(7,614)
Fair value of net assets acquired				$ 16,094
CA Technologies, Inc. | Selling, general and administrative expense
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs	$ 11	$ 73

Acquisitions 3 (Details)

Acquisitions 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 05, 2018	May 05, 2019
Customer contracts and related relationships
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average amortization periods (in years)		5 years
Order backlog
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average amortization periods (in years)		3 years
CA Technologies, Inc.
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified finite-lived intangible assets	$ 11,853
Total identified intangible assets	12,045
CA Technologies, Inc. | In-process research and development
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified indefinite-lived intangible assets	192
CA Technologies, Inc. | Developed technology
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified finite-lived intangible assets	$ 4,957
Weighted-average amortization periods (in years)	6 years
CA Technologies, Inc. | Customer contracts and related relationships
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified finite-lived intangible assets	$ 4,190
Weighted-average amortization periods (in years)	6 years
CA Technologies, Inc. | Order backlog
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified finite-lived intangible assets	$ 2,569
Weighted-average amortization periods (in years)	3 years
CA Technologies, Inc. | Trade name and other
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified finite-lived intangible assets	$ 137
Weighted-average amortization periods (in years)	5 years

Acquisitions 4 (Details)

Acquisitions 4 (Details) - CA Technologies, Inc. - In-process research and development $ in Millions	Nov. 05, 2018USD ($)
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 192
Mainframe
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 178
Percentage of completion	67.00%
Estimated cost to complete	$ 138
Expected release date (by fiscal year)	2019
Enterprise Solutions
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identified indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 14
Percentage of completion	63.00%
Estimated cost to complete	$ 12
Expected release date (by fiscal year)	2019

Acquisitions 5 (Details)

Acquisitions 5 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
CA Technologies, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Pro forma net revenue	[1]	$ 5,289	$ 5,917	$ 10,850	$ 12,083
Pro forma net income attributable to common stock		$ 558	3,320	$ 1,353	8,095
Acquisition costs					180
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Pro forma net revenue	[2]		5,017		10,464
Pro forma net income attributable to common stock			$ 3,744		$ 10,077
[1]	Pro forma net revenue was presented under Topic 606 for fiscal year 2019 periods and under Topic 605 for fiscal year 2018 periods.
[2]	Pro forma net revenue was presented under Topic 605 for fiscal year 2018 periods.

Supplemental Financial Inform_3

Supplemental Financial Information (Cash Equivalents) (Details) - Cash Equivalents - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Time deposits	$ 739	$ 1,406
Money-market funds	$ 768	$ 202

Supplemental Financial Inform_4

Supplemental Financial Information (Accounts Receivable Factoring) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
Accounts Receivable Factoring [Abstract]
Accounts receivable factored	$ 90	$ 57	$ 90	$ 57

Supplemental Financial Inform_5

Supplemental Financial Information (Inventory) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 369	$ 483
Work-in-process	538	505
Raw materials	127	136
Total inventory	$ 1,034	$ 1,124

Supplemental Financial Inform_6

Supplemental Financial Information (Other Current Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]
Prepaid expenses	$ 395	$ 243
Other (miscellaneous)	436	123
Total other current assets	$ 831	$ 366

Supplemental Financial Inform_7

Supplemental Financial Information (Other Current Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Contract liabilities	$ 2,028	$ 164
Notional pooling liabilities	596	0
Tax liabilities	290	162
Other (miscellaneous)	815	486
Total other current liabilities	$ 3,729	$ 812

Supplemental Financial Inform_8

Supplemental Financial Information (Other Long-Term Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefits	[1],[2]	$ 3,356	$ 3,088
Deferred tax liabilities	[2]	1,871	169
Contract liabilities		442	66
Other (miscellaneous)		561	313
Total other long-term liabilities		$ 6,230	$ 3,636
[1]	Includes accrued interest and penalties.
[2]	Refer to Note 9 . “ Income Taxes ” for additional information regarding these balances.

Supplemental Financial Inform_9

Supplemental Financial Information (Supplemental Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	Nov. 04, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Cash paid for interest	$ 189	$ 1	$ 612	$ 233
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 425	$ 87	520	$ 196
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid			$ 35		$ 22

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_2

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Goodwill Rollforward) (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019USD ($)segment
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	3
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018	$ 26,913
Reallocation due to change in segments	0
Balance as of May 5, 2019	36,662
CA Technologies, Inc.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
CA Merger	9,749
Wired Infrastructure
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018	17,705
Reallocation due to change in segments	(17,705)
Balance as of May 5, 2019	0
Wired Infrastructure | CA Technologies, Inc.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
CA Merger	0
Wireless Communications
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018	5,945
Reallocation due to change in segments	(5,945)
Balance as of May 5, 2019	0
Wireless Communications | CA Technologies, Inc.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
CA Merger	0
Enterprise Storage
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018	3,112
Reallocation due to change in segments	(3,112)
Balance as of May 5, 2019	0
Enterprise Storage | CA Technologies, Inc.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
CA Merger	0
Industrial & Other
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018	151
Reallocation due to change in segments	(151)
Balance as of May 5, 2019	0
Industrial & Other | CA Technologies, Inc.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
CA Merger	0
Semiconductor Solutions
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018	0
Reallocation due to change in segments	25,924
Balance as of May 5, 2019	25,924
Semiconductor Solutions | CA Technologies, Inc.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
CA Merger	0
Infrastructure Software
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018	0
Reallocation due to change in segments	980
Balance as of May 5, 2019	10,729
Infrastructure Software | CA Technologies, Inc.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
CA Merger	9,749
IP Licensing
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018	0
Reallocation due to change in segments	9
Balance as of May 5, 2019	9
IP Licensing | CA Technologies, Inc.
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
CA Merger	$ 0

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_3

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	$ 30,352	$ 18,415
Accumulated amortization	(10,534)	(7,917)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net book value	19,818	10,498
Intangible assets, gross	30,722	18,679
Intangible assets, net book value	20,188	10,762
IPR&D
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
IPR&D	370	264
Purchased technology
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	20,846	15,806
Accumulated amortization	(8,465)	(6,816)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net book value	12,381	8,990
Customer contracts and related relationships
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	5,982	1,792
Accumulated amortization	(1,335)	(878)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net book value	4,647	914
Order backlog
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	2,569
Accumulated amortization	(454)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net book value	2,115
Trade names
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	712	578
Accumulated amortization	(208)	(170)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net book value	504	408
Other
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	243	239
Accumulated amortization	(72)	(53)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net book value	$ 171	$ 186

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_4

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Intangible Asset Amortization) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018
Finite-lived intangible assets future amortization expense
2019 (remainder)	$ 2,618
2020	5,039
2021	4,135
2022	3,165
2023	2,160
Thereafter	2,701
Finite-lived intangible assets, net book value	$ 19,818	$ 10,498

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_5

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Intangible Asset Life) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019
Purchased technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining amortization period (in years)	6 years
Customer contracts and related relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining amortization period (in years)	5 years
Order backlog
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining amortization period (in years)	3 years
Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining amortization period (in years)	10 years
Other
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining amortization period (in years)	10 years

Net Income Per Share (Details)

Net Income Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
Numerator - Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$ 693	$ 3,736	$ 1,174	$ 10,317
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	15	0	352
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stock	693	3,721	1,174	9,965
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2)	(3)	(12)	(18)
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	(1)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, attributable to common stock	(2)	(3)	(12)	(17)
Net income attributable to common stock	691	3,718	1,162	9,948
Numerator - Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	693	3,736	1,174	10,317
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2)	(3)	(12)	(18)
Net income	$ 691	$ 3,733	$ 1,162	$ 10,299
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic	397	421	399	415
Dilutive effect of equity awards	25	13	21	15
Exchange of noncontrolling interest	0	14	0	18
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted	422	448	420	448
Basic income per share:
Income per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.75	$ 8.84	$ 2.94	$ 24.01
Loss per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.03)	(0.04)
Net income per share (in dollars per share)	1.74	8.83	2.91	23.97
Diluted income per share:
Income per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.64	8.34	2.80	23.03
Loss per share from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	(0.01)	(0.03)	(0.04)
Net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.64	$ 8.33	$ 2.77	$ 22.99

Borrowings (Details)

Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		May 07, 2019	May 05, 2019	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	Nov. 05, 2018	Nov. 04, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 37,859	$ 37,859			$ 17,609
Unaccreted discount, premium and unamortized debt issuance costs			(311)	(311)			(116)
Total debt			37,548	37,548			17,493
Debt repayment				12,000	$ 856
Accrued interest payable			244	244			$ 165
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated aggregate fair value of debt			37,331	37,331
Interest Expense
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of debt issuance costs			26
2019 Credit Agreement | Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility			5,000	5,000
Revolving credit facility available for issuance of multi-currency letters of credit			500	500
Outstanding borrowings			$ 0	$ 0
New Credit Agreement | Revolving Facility | Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility		$ 5,000
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	[1]		0.289%	0.289%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Commercial paper, Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 2,000	$ 2,000
April 2021 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.125%	3.125%
Effective interest rate			3.607%	3.607%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 2,000	$ 2,000
October 2022 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.125%	3.125%
Effective interest rate			3.527%	3.527%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 1,500	$ 1,500
October 2024 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.625%	3.625%
Effective interest rate			3.98%	3.98%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 2,000	$ 2,000
April 2026 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			4.25%	4.25%
Effective interest rate			4.544%	4.544%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 2,500	$ 2,500
April 2029 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			4.75%	4.75%
Effective interest rate			4.953%	4.953%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 3,000	$ 3,000
2019 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 11,000	$ 11,000
Redemption price, Percentage				100.00%
Term Loan through November 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating interest rate, LIBOR plus			1.25%	1.25%
Effective interest rate			3.852%	3.852%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 6,000	$ 6,000
2019 Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding			6,000	$ 6,000
2019 Term Loans | 2019 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repayment			$ 12,000
2019 Term Loans | 2019 Credit Agreement | Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repayment		6,000
January 2020 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			2.375%	2.375%			2.375%
Effective interest rate			2.615%	2.615%			2.615%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 2,750	$ 2,750			$ 2,750
January 2021 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			2.20%	2.20%			2.20%
Effective interest rate			2.406%	2.406%			2.406%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 750	$ 750			$ 750
January 2022 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.00%	3.00%			3.00%
Effective interest rate			3.214%	3.214%			3.214%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 3,500	$ 3,500			$ 3,500
January 2023 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			2.65%	2.65%			2.65%
Effective interest rate			2.781%	2.781%			2.781%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 1,000	$ 1,000			$ 1,000
January 2024 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.625%	3.625%			3.625%
Effective interest rate			3.744%	3.744%			3.744%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 2,500	$ 2,500			$ 2,500
January 2025 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.125%	3.125%			3.125%
Effective interest rate			3.234%	3.234%			3.234%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 1,000	$ 1,000			$ 1,000
January 2027 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.875%	3.875%			3.875%
Effective interest rate			4.018%	4.018%			4.018%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 4,800	$ 4,800			$ 4,800
January 2028 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.50%	3.50%			3.50%
Effective interest rate			3.596%	3.596%			3.596%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 1,250	$ 1,250			$ 1,250
2017 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 17,550	$ 17,550			$ 17,550
December 2019 Senior Notes | CA Technologies, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			5.375%	5.375%
Effective interest rate			3.433%	3.433%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 750	$ 750
August 2020 Senior Notes | CA Technologies, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.60%	3.60%
Effective interest rate			3.54%	3.54%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 400	$ 400
August 2022 Senior Notes | CA Technologies, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.60%	3.60%
Effective interest rate			4.071%	4.071%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 500	$ 500
August 2023 Senior Notes | CA Technologies, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			4.50%	4.50%
Effective interest rate			4.099%	4.099%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 250	$ 250
March 2027 Senior Notes | CA Technologies, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			4.70%	4.70%
Effective interest rate			5.153%	5.153%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 350	$ 350
Assumed CA Senior Notes | CA Technologies, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 2,250	$ 2,250
Change In control repurchase percentage on Assumed Senior Notes			101.00%	101.00%
January 2020 Convertible Notes | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			1.375%	1.375%			1.375%
Effective interest rate			0.628%	0.628%			0.628%
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 37	$ 37			$ 37
Assumed Brocade Convertible Notes | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding			37	37			37
August 2022 - August 2034 Senior Notes | Broadcom Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding			$ 22	$ 22			$ 22
August 2022 - August 2034 Senior Notes | Broadcom Corporation | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			2.50%	2.50%			2.50%
Effective interest rate			2.585%	2.585%			2.585%
August 2022 - August 2034 Senior Notes | Broadcom Corporation | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			4.50%	4.50%			4.50%
Effective interest rate			4.546%	4.546%			4.546%
Term A-3 Facility | 2019 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding						$ 9,000
Term A-3 Facility | New Credit Agreement | Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding		2,000
Term A-5 Facility | 2019 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding						$ 9,000
Term A-5 Facility | New Credit Agreement | Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding		2,000
Term A-7 Facility | New Credit Agreement | Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal amount outstanding		$ 2,000
[1]	Represents the weighted average interest rate on outstanding commercial paper as of May 5, 2019 .

Borrowings (Future Principal Pa

Borrowings (Future Principal Payments) (Details) $ in Millions	May 05, 2019USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2019 (remainder)	$ 1,000
2020	3,937
2021	3,650
2022	6,409
2023	2,150
Thereafter	20,713
Total	$ 37,859

Stockholders' Equity (Additiona

Stockholders' Equity (Additional Information) (Details) shares in Millions	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019shares	May 06, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock issued upon the conversion of exchangeable Limited Partnership Units	22
Limited Partnership Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest percentage		5.00%
Ordinary Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share exchange ratio	1
Limited Partnership Units
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share exchange ratio	1

Stockholders' Equity (Dividends

Stockholders' Equity (Dividends and Distributions) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends and distributions declared and paid per share/unit	$ 2.65	$ 1.75	$ 5.30	$ 3.50
Cash dividends paid to stockholders	$ 1,057	$ 727	$ 2,124	$ 1,444
Cash distributions paid to limited partners	$ 0	$ 39	$ 0	$ 77

Stockholders' Equity (Stock Rep

Stockholders' Equity (Stock Repurchase Program) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	Nov. 04, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Stock repurchase program, Authorized amount	$ 18,000		$ 18,000		$ 12,000
Stock repurchase program, Expiration date			Nov. 3, 2019
Stock repurchase program, Common stock repurchased and retired, Shares	3	2	17	2
Stock repurchase program, Common stock repurchased and retired, Amount	$ 830	$ 347	$ 4,266	$ 347
Stock repurchase program, Remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 6,476		$ 6,476

Stockholders' Equity (Stock-bas

Stockholders' Equity (Stock-based Compensation Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 544	$ 296	$ 1,009	$ 595
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based awards	6,238		$ 6,238
Unrecognized compensation cost, Remaining weighted-average service period expected to be recognized			4 years 5 months
CA Technologies, Inc.
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Restructuring charges for accelerated vesting of assumed equity awards held by employees terminated in connection with CA Merger			$ 75
Multi-Year Equity Awards
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	218		325
Multi-Year Equity Awards | CA Technologies, Inc.
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	23		60
Multi-Year Equity Awards granted to employees acquired in CA Merger | CA Technologies, Inc.
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	32		49
Cost of products sold
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	29	19	55	37
Cost of subscriptions and services
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	12	2	20	4
Research and development
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	371	205	682	408
Selling, general and administrative
Employee Service Stock-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 132	$ 70	$ 252	$ 146

Stockholders' Equity (RSU Activ

Stockholders' Equity (RSU Activity) (Details) - RSUs $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate fair value of RSUs vested | $	$ 1,794
RSUs, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance (shares) | shares	18
Granted (shares) | shares	32
Vested (shares) | shares	(6)
Forfeited (shares) | shares	(1)
Ending balance (shares) | shares	44
RSUs, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Beginning balance, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ / shares	$ 195.50
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ / shares	177.72
Vested, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ / shares	188.30
Forfeited, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ / shares	175.01
Ending balance, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ / shares	$ 184.63
CA Technologies, Inc.
RSUs, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Assumed in CA Merger (shares) | shares	1
RSUs, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Assumed in CA Merger, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ / shares	$ 206.14

Stockholders' Equity (Stock Opt

Stockholders' Equity (Stock Option Activity) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Stock-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Threshold for reporting in the equity award activity table	0.5
Employee Stock Options
Options Outstanding, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance (shares)	8
Exercised (shares)	(3)
Cancelled (shares)	0	[1]
Ending Balance (shares)	5
Fully vested (shares)	5
Options, Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share
Beginning balance, Weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 50.14
Exercised, Weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	48.45
Cancelled, Weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	44.84
Ending balance, Weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	51.11
Fully vested, Weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 51.11
Additional Option Disclosures
Outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	1 year 7 months 2 days
Fully vested, Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	1 year 7 months 2 days
Exercised, Aggregate intrinsic value | $	$ 642
Outstanding, Aggregate intrinsic value | $	1,296
Fully vested, Aggregate intrinsic value | $	$ 1,296
[1]	Represents fewer than 0.5 million shares.

Income Taxes (Details)

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	Nov. 04, 2018	Nov. 05, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Benefit from income taxes	$ (36)	$ (2,637)	$ (239)	$ (8,423)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards vested or exercised	137	127	172	155
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Tax expense from change in estimate of fiscal year 2018 provision	113
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Incomplete accounting, Unrecognized tax benefit related to accumulated foreign earnings provisional income tax payable		1,063
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Incomplete accounting, Related to transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings provisional income tax payable		431
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Provisional tax benefit				7,303
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Remeasurement of deferred assets and liabilities				91
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Transition Tax benefit				7,212
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Incomplete accounting transition tax for deferred income tax liabilities on foreign earnings				10,392
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Transition Tax for accumulated foreign earnings, Provisional income tax payable				2,116
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Unrecognized tax benefit related to Transition Tax for accumulated foreign earnings, Provisional income tax payable				$ 1,116
Unrecognized tax benefits	4,107		4,107		$ 4,030
Unrecognized tax benefits, Accrued interest and penalties	307		307		190
Unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties, that would impact effective tax rate	4,414		4,414		$ 4,220
Possible change of existing unrecognized tax benefits	$ 123		$ 123
Pre Tax Reform Tax Rate
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
U.S. corporate tax rate, Percent					35.00%
Latest Tax Year Tax Rate
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
U.S. corporate tax rate, Percent			21.00%
CA Technologies, Inc.
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Partial release of valuation allowance			$ 54
Net deferred tax liabilities						$ 2,369
Remeasurement of Withholding Taxes on Undistributed Earnings
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Increase (decrease) in deferred tax liabilities		1,162
U.S. Tax Provision on Accumulated Foreign Earnings and Profit
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Increase (decrease) in deferred tax liabilities		$ 91

Segment Information (Details)

Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019USD ($)Customer	May 06, 2018USD ($)Customer	May 05, 2019USD ($)segmentCustomer	May 06, 2018USD ($)Customer	Nov. 04, 2018Customer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment			3
Total net revenue	$ 5,517	$ 5,014	$ 11,306	$ 10,341
Total operating income	$ 970	$ 1,201	$ 1,525	$ 2,144
Customer Concentration Risk | Trade accounts receivable, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, Number of major customers | Customer			2		2
Customer Concentration Risk | Trade accounts receivable, net | Major Customer One
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, Percentage			15.00%		20.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Trade accounts receivable, net | Major Customer Two
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, Percentage			12.00%		14.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Net revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, Number of major customers | Customer	2	0	2	1
Customer Concentration Risk | Net revenue | Major Customer One
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, Percentage	14.00%		14.00%	12.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Net revenue | Major Customer Two
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, Percentage	11.00%		10.00%
Semiconductor solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ 4,088	$ 4,537	$ 8,462	$ 9,492
Total operating income	1,900	2,127	3,937	4,452
Infrastructure software
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	1,413	447	2,816	775
Total operating income	1,050	310	2,070	526
IP licensing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	16	30	28	74
Total operating income	(1)	15	(6)	41
Unallocated expenses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total operating income	$ (1,979)	$ (1,251)	$ (4,476)	$ (2,875)

Commitments and Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	Nov. 04, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Operating leases, Rent expense		$ 59	$ 56	$ 126	$ 127
Unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest	[1],[2]	3,356		3,356		$ 3,088
Standby letters of credit		68		68		$ 14
Debt principal, interest and fees
Debt principal, interest and fees, Total		44,996		44,996
Debt principal, interest and fees, Due in 2019 (remainder)		1,677		1,677
Debt principal, interest and fees, Due in 2020		5,214		5,214
Debt principal, interest and fees, Due in 2021		4,792		4,792
Debt principal, interest and fees, Due in 2022		7,441		7,441
Debt principal, interest and fees, Due in 2023		3,036		3,036
Debt principal, interest and fees, Thereafter		22,836		22,836
Purchase commitments
Purchase commitments, Total		877		877
Purchase commitments, Due in 2019 (remainder)		780		780
Purchase commitments, Due in 2020		64		64
Purchase commitments, Due in 2021		33		33
Purchase commitments, Due in 2022		0		0
Purchase commitments, Due in 2023		0		0
Purchase commitments, Thereafter		0		0
Other contractual commitments
Other contractual commitments, Total		222		222
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2019 (remainder)		97		97
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2020		92		92
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2021		21		21
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2022		7		7
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2023		5		5
Other contractual commitments, Thereafter		0		0
Operating lease obligations
Operating lease obligations, Total		806		806
Operating lease obligations, Due in 2019 (remainder)		62		62
Operating lease obligations, Due in 2020		108		108
Operating lease obligations, Due in 2021		90		90
Operating lease obligations, Due in 2022		60		60
Operating lease obligations, Due in 2023		52		52
Operating lease obligations, Thereafter		434		434
Contractual obligations
Contractual obligations, Total		46,901		46,901
Contractual obligations, Due in 2019 (remainder)		2,616		2,616
Contractual obligations, Due in 2020		5,478		5,478
Contractual obligations, Due in 2021		4,936		4,936
Contractual obligations, Due in 2022		7,508		7,508
Contractual obligations, Due in 2023		3,093		3,093
Contractual obligations, Thereafter		$ 23,270		$ 23,270
[1]	Includes accrued interest and penalties.
[2]	Refer to Note 9 . “ Income Taxes ” for additional information regarding these balances.

Restructuring, Impairment and_3

Restructuring, Impairment and Disposal Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring expense				$ 680
Impairment and disposal charges		$ 5	$ 6	35	$ 12
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018				22
Liabilities assumed from CA				67
Restructuring charges				680
Utilization				(519)
Balance as of May 5, 2019	[1]	250		250
Employee Termination Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring expense				$ 546
Expected completion date				Nov. 3, 2019
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018				$ 16
Liabilities assumed from CA				29
Restructuring charges				546
Utilization				(418)
Balance as of May 5, 2019	[1]	173		173
Leases and Other Exit Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring expense				$ 134
Expected completion date				Oct. 29, 2023
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance as of November 4, 2018				$ 6
Liabilities assumed from CA				38
Restructuring charges				134
Utilization				(101)
Balance as of May 5, 2019	[1]	77		77
CA Technologies, Inc.
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring expense		81		675
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring charges		$ 81		675
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring expense			35	2	143
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring charges			35	2	143
Broadcom
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring expense			14	3	45
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring charges			$ 14	$ 3	$ 45
[1]	The majority of the employee termination costs balance is expected to be paid in fiscal year 2019. The majority of the leases and other exit costs balance is expected to be paid through fiscal year 2023.

Condensed Consolidating Finan_3

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		May 05, 2019	Nov. 04, 2018	May 06, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 5,328	$ 4,292	$ 8,187	$ 11,204
Trade accounts receivable, net		3,484	3,325
Inventory		1,034	1,124
Intercompany receivable		0	0
Intercompany loan receivable		0	0
Other current assets		831	366
Total current assets		10,677	9,107
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,654	2,635
Goodwill		36,662	26,913
Intangible assets, net		20,188	10,762
Investment in subsidiaries		0	0
Intercompany loan receivable, long-term		0	0
Other long-term assets		735	707
Total assets		70,916	50,124
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		759	811
Employee compensation and benefits		478	715
Current portion of long-term debt		3,537	0
Intercompany payable		0	0
Intercompany loan payable		0	0
Other current liabilities		3,729	812
Total current liabilities		8,503	2,338
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt		34,011	17,493
Deferred tax liabilities	[1]	1,871	169
Intercompany loan payable, long-term		0	0
Unrecognized tax benefits	[1],[2]	3,356	3,088
Other long-term liabilities		1,003	379
Total liabilities		48,744	23,467
Total stockholders' equity		22,172	26,657
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		70,916	50,124
Eliminations
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net		0	0
Inventory		0	0
Intercompany receivable		(1,515)	(305)
Intercompany loan receivable		(18,377)	(14,493)
Other current assets		0	0
Total current assets		(19,892)	(14,798)
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net		0	0
Goodwill		0	0
Intangible assets, net		0	0
Investment in subsidiaries		(132,061)	(117,281)
Intercompany loan receivable, long-term		(925)	(991)
Other long-term assets		0	0
Total assets		(152,878)	(133,070)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		0	0
Employee compensation and benefits		0	0
Current portion of long-term debt		0
Intercompany payable		(1,515)	(305)
Intercompany loan payable		(18,377)	(14,493)
Other current liabilities		0	0
Total current liabilities		(19,892)	(14,798)
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt		0	0
Deferred tax liabilities		0	0
Intercompany loan payable, long-term		(925)	(991)
Unrecognized tax benefits		0	0
Other long-term liabilities		0	0
Total liabilities		(20,817)	(15,789)
Total stockholders' equity		(132,061)	(117,281)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		(152,878)	(133,070)
Parent Guarantor
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		301	0	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net		0	0
Inventory		0	0
Intercompany receivable		457	56
Intercompany loan receivable		0	0
Other current assets		131	52
Total current assets		889	108
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net		0	0
Goodwill		0	0
Intangible assets, net		0	0
Investment in subsidiaries		51,867	35,268
Intercompany loan receivable, long-term		0	0
Other long-term assets		29	0
Total assets		52,785	35,376
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		27	19
Employee compensation and benefits		0	0
Current portion of long-term debt		0
Intercompany payable		296	9
Intercompany loan payable		12,513	8,691
Other current liabilities		51	0
Total current liabilities		12,887	8,719
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt		17,793	0
Deferred tax liabilities		0	0
Intercompany loan payable, long-term		0	0
Unrecognized tax benefits		0	0
Other long-term liabilities		(67)	0
Total liabilities		30,613	8,719
Total stockholders' equity		22,172	26,657
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		52,785	35,376
Subsidiary Guarantor
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0	0
Trade accounts receivable, net		0	0
Inventory		0	0
Intercompany receivable		0	0
Intercompany loan receivable		0	0
Other current assets		0	0
Total current assets		0	0
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net		0	0
Goodwill		0	0
Intangible assets, net		0	0
Investment in subsidiaries		34,273	35,268
Intercompany loan receivable, long-term		0	0
Other long-term assets		0	0
Total assets		34,273	35,268
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		0	0
Employee compensation and benefits		0	0
Current portion of long-term debt		0
Intercompany payable		0	0
Intercompany loan payable		0	0
Other current liabilities		0	0
Total current liabilities		0	0
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt		0	0
Deferred tax liabilities		12	0
Intercompany loan payable, long-term		0	0
Unrecognized tax benefits		0	0
Other long-term liabilities		53	0
Total liabilities		65	0
Total stockholders' equity		34,208	35,268
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		34,273	35,268
Subsidiary Issuers
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		890	2,461	5,913	7,555
Trade accounts receivable, net		0	0
Inventory		0	0
Intercompany receivable		761	182
Intercompany loan receivable		10,088	9,780
Other current assets		59	37
Total current assets		11,798	12,460
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net		768	772
Goodwill		1,360	1,360
Intangible assets, net		81	84
Investment in subsidiaries		45,921	46,745
Intercompany loan receivable, long-term		0	0
Other long-term assets		58	250
Total assets		59,986	61,671
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		48	44
Employee compensation and benefits		103	272
Current portion of long-term debt		2,750
Intercompany payable		97	58
Intercompany loan payable		4,710	4,713
Other current liabilities		177	219
Total current liabilities		7,885	5,306
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt		14,718	17,456
Deferred tax liabilities		(348)	(47)
Intercompany loan payable, long-term		925	991
Unrecognized tax benefits		2,314	2,563
Other long-term liabilities		218	131
Total liabilities		25,712	26,400
Total stockholders' equity		34,274	35,271
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		59,986	61,671
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		4,137	1,831	$ 2,274	$ 3,649
Trade accounts receivable, net		3,484	3,325
Inventory		1,034	1,124
Intercompany receivable		297	67
Intercompany loan receivable		8,289	4,713
Other current assets		641	277
Total current assets		17,882	11,337
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,886	1,863
Goodwill		35,302	25,553
Intangible assets, net		20,107	10,678
Investment in subsidiaries		0	0
Intercompany loan receivable, long-term		925	991
Other long-term assets		648	457
Total assets		76,750	50,879
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		684	748
Employee compensation and benefits		375	443
Current portion of long-term debt		787
Intercompany payable		1,122	238
Intercompany loan payable		1,154	1,089
Other current liabilities		3,501	593
Total current liabilities		7,623	3,111
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt		1,500	37
Deferred tax liabilities		2,207	216
Intercompany loan payable, long-term		0	0
Unrecognized tax benefits		1,042	525
Other long-term liabilities		799	248
Total liabilities		13,171	4,137
Total stockholders' equity		63,579	46,742
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$ 76,750	$ 50,879
[1]	Refer to Note 9 . “ Income Taxes ” for additional information regarding these balances.
[2]	Includes accrued interest and penalties.

Condensed Consolidating Finan_4

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019		Feb. 03, 2019	May 06, 2018	Feb. 04, 2018	May 05, 2019		May 06, 2018
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 5,517			$ 5,014		$ 11,306		$ 10,341
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold	1,457			1,672		3,011		3,548
Cost of subscriptions and services	135			24		273		47
Intercompany cost of products sold	0			0		0		0
Purchase accounting effect on inventory	0			0		0		70
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	826			765		1,659		1,480
Restructuring charges	10			2		66		17
Total cost of revenue	2,428			2,463		5,009		5,162
Gross margin	3,089			2,551		6,297		5,179
Research and development	1,151			936		2,284		1,861
Intercompany operating expense	0			0		0		0
Selling, general and administrative	419			294		890		585
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	473			67		949		406
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges	76			53		649		183
Total operating expenses	2,119			1,350		4,772		3,035
Operating income (loss)	970			1,201		1,525		2,144
Interest expense	(376)			(148)		(721)		(331)
Intercompany interest expense	0			0		0		0
Other income, net	63			46		131		81
Intercompany interest income	0			0		0		0
Intercompany other income (expense), net	0					0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries	657			1,099		935		1,894
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(36)			(2,637)		(239)		(8,423)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries	693			3,736		1,174		10,317
Earnings in subsidiaries	0			0		0		0
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries	693			3,736		1,174		10,317
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2)			(3)		(12)		(18)
Net income	691		$ 471	3,733	$ 6,566	1,162		10,299
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0			15		0		351
Net income attributable to common stock	691			3,718		1,162		9,948
Comprehensive Income
Net income	691		$ 471	3,733	6,566	1,162		10,299
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0			(8)	$ 9	0		1
Comprehensive income	691			3,725		1,162		10,300
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling Interest	0			15		0		351
Comprehensive income attributable to common stock	691			3,710		1,162		9,949
Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	4,418			4,749		9,057		9,857
Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	1,099	[1]		265		2,249	[1]	484
Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Eliminations
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	(420)			(566)		(817)		(1,150)
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold	0			0		0		0
Cost of subscriptions and services	0			0		0		0
Intercompany cost of products sold	(35)			(37)		(58)		(71)
Purchase accounting effect on inventory								0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0			0		0		0
Restructuring charges	0			0		0		0
Total cost of revenue	(35)			(37)		(58)		(71)
Gross margin	(385)			(529)		(759)		(1,079)
Research and development	0			0		0		0
Intercompany operating expense	(385)			(529)		(759)		(1,079)
Selling, general and administrative	0			0		0		0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0			0		0		0
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges	0			0		0		0
Total operating expenses	(385)			(529)		(759)		(1,079)
Operating income (loss)	0			0		0		0
Interest expense	0			0		0		0
Intercompany interest expense	157			600		292		1,233
Other income, net	0			0		0		0
Intercompany interest income	(157)			(600)		(292)		(1,233)
Intercompany other income (expense), net	0					0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries	0			0		0		0
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	0			0		0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries	0			0		0		0
Earnings in subsidiaries	(1,800)			(8,310)		(5,532)		(21,744)
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries	(1,800)			(8,310)		(5,532)		(21,744)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0			0		0		0
Net income	(1,800)			(8,310)		(5,532)		(21,744)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest				0				0
Net income attributable to common stock				(8,310)				(21,744)
Comprehensive Income
Net income	(1,800)			(8,310)		(5,532)		(21,744)
Other comprehensive income (loss)				0				0
Comprehensive income	(1,800)			(8,310)		(5,532)		(21,744)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling Interest				0				0
Comprehensive income attributable to common stock				(8,310)				(21,744)
Eliminations | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Eliminations | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Eliminations | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	(420)			(566)		(817)		(1,150)
Parent Guarantor
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold	0			0		0		0
Cost of subscriptions and services	0			0		0		0
Intercompany cost of products sold	0			0		0		0
Purchase accounting effect on inventory								0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0			0		0		0
Restructuring charges	0			0		0		0
Total cost of revenue	0			0		0		0
Gross margin	0			0		0		0
Research and development	0			0		0		0
Intercompany operating expense	0			0		0		0
Selling, general and administrative	19			2		71		2
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0			0		0		0
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges	0			0		0		0
Total operating expenses	19			2		71		2
Operating income (loss)	(19)			(2)		(71)		(2)
Interest expense	(201)			0		(376)		0
Intercompany interest expense	(106)			0		(192)		0
Other income, net	1			0		0		0
Intercompany interest income	0			0		0		0
Intercompany other income (expense), net	527					604		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries	202			(2)		(35)		(2)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(59)			0		(83)		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries	261			(2)		48		(2)
Earnings in subsidiaries	430			3,720		1,114		9,950
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries	691			3,718		1,162		9,948
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0			0		0		0
Net income	691			3,718		1,162		9,948
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest				0				0
Net income attributable to common stock				3,718				9,948
Comprehensive Income
Net income	691			3,718		1,162		9,948
Other comprehensive income (loss)				0				0
Comprehensive income	691			3,718		1,162		9,948
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling Interest				0				0
Comprehensive income attributable to common stock				3,718				9,948
Parent Guarantor | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Parent Guarantor | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Parent Guarantor | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Subsidiary Guarantor
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold	0			0		0		0
Cost of subscriptions and services	0			0		0		0
Intercompany cost of products sold	0			0		0		0
Purchase accounting effect on inventory								0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0			0		0		0
Restructuring charges	0			0		0		0
Total cost of revenue	0			0		0		0
Gross margin	0			0		0		0
Research and development	0			0		0		0
Intercompany operating expense	0			0		0		0
Selling, general and administrative	0			0		0		0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0			0		0		0
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges	0			0		0		0
Total operating expenses	0			0		0		0
Operating income (loss)	0			0		0		0
Interest expense	0			0		0		0
Intercompany interest expense	0			0		0		0
Other income, net	0			0		0		0
Intercompany interest income	0			0		0		0
Intercompany other income (expense), net	0					0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries	0			0		0		0
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	41			0		65		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries	(41)			0		(65)		0
Earnings in subsidiaries	589			3,735		2,068		10,301
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries	548			3,735		2,003		10,301
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0			0		0		0
Net income	548			3,735		2,003		10,301
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest				15				351
Net income attributable to common stock				3,720				9,950
Comprehensive Income
Net income	548			3,735		2,003		10,301
Other comprehensive income (loss)				0				0
Comprehensive income	548			3,735		2,003		10,301
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling Interest				15				351
Comprehensive income attributable to common stock				3,720				9,950
Subsidiary Guarantor | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Subsidiary Guarantor | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Subsidiary Guarantor | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Subsidiary Issuers
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	420			566		817		1,150
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold	35			32		66		61
Cost of subscriptions and services	4			3		7		6
Intercompany cost of products sold	0			0		0		0
Purchase accounting effect on inventory								0
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0			0		0		0
Restructuring charges	0			0		(7)		2
Total cost of revenue	39			35		66		69
Gross margin	381			531		751		1,081
Research and development	463			407		910		813
Intercompany operating expense	0			0		0		0
Selling, general and administrative	82			72		163		157
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0			0		0		0
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges	1			11		9		44
Total operating expenses	546			490		1,082		1,014
Operating income (loss)	(165)			41		(331)		67
Interest expense	(147)			(148)		(295)		(329)
Intercompany interest expense	(42)			(81)		(83)		(140)
Other income, net	7			28		16		47
Intercompany interest income	81			519		160		1,093
Intercompany other income (expense), net	0					0		(57)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries	(266)			359		(533)		681
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(75)			(2,521)		(252)		(7,981)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries	(191)			2,880		(281)		8,662
Earnings in subsidiaries	781			855		2,350		1,493
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries	590			3,735		2,069		10,155
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0			(2)		0		(2)
Net income	590			3,733		2,069		10,153
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest				0				0
Net income attributable to common stock				3,733				10,153
Comprehensive Income
Net income	590			3,733		2,069		10,153
Other comprehensive income (loss)				(9)				0
Comprehensive income	590			3,724		2,069		10,153
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling Interest				0				0
Comprehensive income attributable to common stock				3,724				10,153
Subsidiary Issuers | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Subsidiary Issuers | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	0			0		0		0
Subsidiary Issuers | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	420			566		817		1,150
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	5,517			5,014		11,306		10,341
Cost of revenue:
Cost of products sold	1,422			1,640		2,945		3,487
Cost of subscriptions and services	131			21		266		41
Intercompany cost of products sold	35			37		58		71
Purchase accounting effect on inventory								70
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	826			765		1,659		1,480
Restructuring charges	10			2		73		15
Total cost of revenue	2,424			2,465		5,001		5,164
Gross margin	3,093			2,549		6,305		5,177
Research and development	688			529		1,374		1,048
Intercompany operating expense	385			529		759		1,079
Selling, general and administrative	318			220		656		426
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	473			67		949		406
Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges	75			42		640		139
Total operating expenses	1,939			1,387		4,378		3,098
Operating income (loss)	1,154			1,162		1,927		2,079
Interest expense	(28)			0		(50)		(2)
Intercompany interest expense	(9)			(519)		(17)		(1,093)
Other income, net	55			18		115		34
Intercompany interest income	76			81		132		140
Intercompany other income (expense), net	(527)					(604)		57
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and earnings in subsidiaries	721			742		1,503		1,215
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	57			(116)		31		(442)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before earnings in subsidiaries	664			858		1,472		1,657
Earnings in subsidiaries	0			0		0		0
Income from continuing operations and earnings in subsidiaries	664			858		1,472		1,657
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2)			(1)		(12)		(16)
Net income	662			857		1,460		1,641
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest				0				0
Net income attributable to common stock				857				1,641
Comprehensive Income
Net income	662			857		1,460		1,641
Other comprehensive income (loss)				1				1
Comprehensive income	662			858		1,460		1,642
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling Interest				0				0
Comprehensive income attributable to common stock				858				1,642
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	4,418			4,749		9,057		9,857
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Subscriptions and services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	1,099			265		2,249		484
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Intercompany revenue
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 0			$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
[1]	Subscriptions and services predominantly includes software licenses with termination for convenience clauses.

Condensed Consolidating Finan_5

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	May 05, 2019	Feb. 03, 2019	May 06, 2018	Feb. 04, 2018	May 05, 2019	May 06, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 691	$ 471	$ 3,733	$ 6,566	$ 1,162	$ 10,299
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:					3,637	(6,301)
Net cash provided by operating activities					4,799	3,998
Cash flows from investing activities:
Intercompany contributions paid						0
Distributions received from subsidiaries						0
Net change in intercompany loans					0	0
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired					(16,027)	(4,786)
Proceeds from sales of businesses					957	782
Purchases of property, plant and equipment					(224)	(409)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment					0	238
Purchases of investments					(5)	(249)
Proceeds from sales of investments					3	54
Other					(3)	(12)
Net cash used in investing activities					(15,299)	(4,382)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividend and distribution payments					(2,124)	(1,521)
Intercompany contributions received						0
Net intercompany borrowings					0	0
Proceeds from long-term borrowings					28,793	0
Repayment of debt					(12,000)	(856)
Other borrowings					1,575	0
Payment of debt issuance costs					(46)	0
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program	(830)		(347)		(4,266)	(347)
Issuance of common stock					183	114
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards					(577)	(2)
Other					(2)	(21)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					11,536	(2,633)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents					1,036	(3,017)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		4,292		11,204	4,292	11,204
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	5,328		8,187		5,328	8,187
Eliminations
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	(1,800)		(8,310)		(5,532)	(21,744)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:					5,532	21,973
Net cash provided by operating activities					0	229
Cash flows from investing activities:
Intercompany contributions paid						12,101
Distributions received from subsidiaries						(1,521)
Net change in intercompany loans					5,246	(10,500)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired					0	0
Proceeds from sales of businesses					0	0
Purchases of property, plant and equipment					8	0
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment					(8)	0
Purchases of investments					0	0
Proceeds from sales of investments					0	0
Other					0	0
Net cash used in investing activities					5,246	80
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividend and distribution payments					0	1,521
Intercompany contributions received						(12,330)
Net intercompany borrowings					(5,246)	10,500
Proceeds from long-term borrowings					0
Repayment of debt					0	0
Other borrowings					0
Payment of debt issuance costs					0
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program					0	0
Issuance of common stock					0	0
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards					0	0
Other					0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(5,246)	(309)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents					0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		0		0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0		0		0	0
Parent Guarantor
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	691		3,718		1,162	9,948
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:					(1,378)	(9,611)
Net cash provided by operating activities					(216)	337
Cash flows from investing activities:
Intercompany contributions paid						0
Distributions received from subsidiaries						0
Net change in intercompany loans					800	0
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired					(17,865)	0
Proceeds from sales of businesses					0	0
Purchases of property, plant and equipment					0	0
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment					0	0
Purchases of investments					(5)	0
Proceeds from sales of investments					0	0
Other					0	0
Net cash used in investing activities					(17,070)	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividend and distribution payments					(2,124)	0
Intercompany contributions received						0
Net intercompany borrowings					6,050	0
Proceeds from long-term borrowings					28,793
Repayment of debt					(12,000)	0
Other borrowings					997
Payment of debt issuance costs					(46)
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program					(4,266)	(347)
Issuance of common stock					183	10
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards					0	0
Other					0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					17,587	(337)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents					301	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		0		0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	301		0		301	0
Subsidiary Guarantor
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	548		3,735		2,003	10,301
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:					(2,003)	(10,301)
Net cash provided by operating activities					0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Intercompany contributions paid						0
Distributions received from subsidiaries						0
Net change in intercompany loans					0	0
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired					0	0
Proceeds from sales of businesses					0	0
Purchases of property, plant and equipment					0	0
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment					0	0
Purchases of investments					0	0
Proceeds from sales of investments					0	0
Other					0	0
Net cash used in investing activities					0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividend and distribution payments					0	0
Intercompany contributions received						0
Net intercompany borrowings					0	0
Proceeds from long-term borrowings					0
Repayment of debt					0	0
Other borrowings					0
Payment of debt issuance costs					0
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program					0	0
Issuance of common stock					0	0
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards					0	0
Other					0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents					0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		0		0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0		0		0	0
Subsidiary Issuers
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	590		3,733		2,069	10,153
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:					(2,895)	(10,518)
Net cash provided by operating activities					(826)	(365)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Intercompany contributions paid						(9,099)
Distributions received from subsidiaries						0
Net change in intercompany loans					(309)	8,346
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired					0	0
Proceeds from sales of businesses					0	0
Purchases of property, plant and equipment					(86)	(114)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment					8	1
Purchases of investments					0	(50)
Proceeds from sales of investments					0	54
Other					0	0
Net cash used in investing activities					(387)	(862)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividend and distribution payments					0	(1,521)
Intercompany contributions received						3,231
Net intercompany borrowings					(68)	(2,125)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings					0
Repayment of debt					0	0
Other borrowings					0
Payment of debt issuance costs					0
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program					0	0
Issuance of common stock					0	0
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards					(290)	0
Other					0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(358)	(415)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents					(1,571)	(1,642)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		2,461		7,555	2,461	7,555
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	890		5,913		890	5,913
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	662		857		1,460	1,641
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:					4,381	2,156
Net cash provided by operating activities					5,841	3,797
Cash flows from investing activities:
Intercompany contributions paid						(3,002)
Distributions received from subsidiaries						1,521
Net change in intercompany loans					(5,737)	2,154
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired					1,838	(4,786)
Proceeds from sales of businesses					957	782
Purchases of property, plant and equipment					(146)	(295)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment					0	237
Purchases of investments					0	(199)
Proceeds from sales of investments					3	0
Other					(3)	(12)
Net cash used in investing activities					(3,088)	(3,600)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividend and distribution payments					0	(1,521)
Intercompany contributions received						9,099
Net intercompany borrowings					(736)	(8,375)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings					0
Repayment of debt					0	(856)
Other borrowings					578
Payment of debt issuance costs					0
Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program					0	0
Issuance of common stock					0	104
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards					(287)	(2)
Other					(2)	(21)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities					(447)	(1,572)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents					2,306	(1,375)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$ 1,831		$ 3,649	1,831	3,649
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 4,137		$ 2,274		$ 4,137	$ 2,274

Subsequent Events - Cash Divide

Subsequent Events - Cash Dividends (Details) - Subsequent Event - $ / shares	Jul. 02, 2019	Jun. 24, 2019	Jun. 12, 2019
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends payable, Date declared			Jun. 12, 2019
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)			$ 2.65
Dividends payable, Date to be paid	Jul. 2, 2019
Dividends payable, Date of record		Jun. 24, 2019