CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Net revenue:
Products	$ 787	$ 750	$ 1,582	$ 1,559
Services and other	232	213	465	430
Total net revenue	1,019	963	2,047	1,989
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	357	359	722	749
Cost of services and other	132	124	258	247
Total costs	489	483	980	996
Research and development	81	81	159	169
Selling, general and administrative	318	292	622	602
Total costs and expenses	888	856	1,761	1,767
Income from operations	131	107	286	222
Interest income	3	2	5	4
Interest expense	(18)	(17)	(36)	(33)
Other income (expense), net	1	4	4	16
Income from continuing operations before taxes	117	96	259	209
Provision for income taxes	26	4	45	24
Income from continuing operations	91	92	214	185
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $0, $0, $0 and $(2)	0	(5)	0	(35)
Net income	$ 91	$ 87	$ 214	$ 150
Net income per share - basic
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.65	$ 0.55
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.02)	0.00	(0.10)
Net income per share - basic	0.28	0.26	0.65	0.45
Net income per share - diluted
Income from continuing operations	0.28	0.27	0.65	0.55
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.10)
Net income per share - diluted	$ 0.28	$ 0.26	$ 0.65	$ 0.45
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic (in shares)	326	334	327	335
Diluted (in shares)	328	337	330	337
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.115	$ 0.100	$ 0.230	$ 0.200