CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Net revenue:
Products	$ 798	$ 787	$ 2,380	$ 2,346
Services and other	246	227	711	657
Total net revenue	1,044	1,014	3,091	3,003
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	362	373	1,084	1,122
Cost of services and other	140	128	398	375
Total costs	502	501	1,482	1,497
Research and development	86	79	245	248
Selling, general and administrative	310	290	932	892
Total costs and expenses	898	870	2,659	2,637
Income from operations	146	144	432	366
Interest income	3	2	8	6
Interest expense	(17)	(17)	(53)	(50)
Other income (expense), net	2	(1)	6	15
Income from continuing operations before taxes	134	128	393	337
Provision for income taxes	10	15	57	39
Income from continuing operations	124	113	336	298
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $0, $0, $0 and $(2)	0	(2)	0	(37)
Net income	$ 124	$ 111	$ 336	$ 261
Net income per share - basic
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.38	$ 0.34	$ 1.03	$ 0.89
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.11)
Net income per share - basic	0.38	0.33	1.03	0.78
Net income per share - diluted
Income from continuing operations	0.38	0.34	1.02	0.89
Loss from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.11)
Net income per share - diluted	$ 0.38	$ 0.33	$ 1.02	$ 0.78
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic (in shares)	325	332	326	334
Diluted (in shares)	328	334	329	336
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.115	$ 0.100	$ 0.345	$ 0.300