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ACQUISITIONS (Intangible Assets Acquired) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
6 Months Ended
Oct. 17, 2025
Oct. 15, 2025
Apr. 30, 2026
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life     5 years
Spirent      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Excluding Goodwill   $ 528  
Synopsys Optical solutions group      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived $ 271    
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) 5    
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Excluding Goodwill 276    
Payments to Acquire in Process Research and Development 2    
Developed technology      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life     5 years
Developed technology | Spirent      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived   $ 370  
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life   6 years  
Developed technology | Synopsys Optical solutions group      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived $ 183    
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 6 years    
Customer relationships      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life     6 years
Customer relationships | Spirent      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived   $ 145  
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life   8 years  
Customer relationships | Synopsys Optical solutions group      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived $ 86    
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 8 years    
Backlog      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life     1 year
Backlog | Spirent      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived   $ 9  
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life   1 year  
Backlog | Synopsys Optical solutions group      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived $ 1    
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 2 years    
Trademarks and Trade Names | Spirent      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived   $ 4  
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life   1 year  
Trademarks and Trade Names | Synopsys Optical solutions group      
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Acquired [Line Items]      
Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Identifiable Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived $ 1    
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 1 year