CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Net revenue:
Products	$ 3,227	$ 3,146	$ 3,185
Services and other	975	892	863
Total net revenue	4,202	4,038	4,048
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	1,464	1,496	1,568
Cost of services and other	541	501	504
Total costs	2,005	1,997	2,072
Research and development	329	330	358
Selling, general and administrative	1,253	1,189	1,199
Total costs and expenses	3,587	3,516	3,629
Income from operations	615	522	419
Interest income	11	7	9
Interest expense	(72)	(66)	(110)
Other income (expense), net	(10)	17	(89)
Income from continuing operations before taxes	544	480	229
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	82	42	(3)
Income from continuing operations	462	438	232
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax expense (benefit) of $0, $(2) and $100	0	(37)	317
Net income	$ 462	$ 401	$ 549
Net income per share - basic:
Income from continuing operations	$ 1.42	$ 1.32	$ 0.70
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.12)	0.95
Net income per share - basic	1.42	1.20	1.65
Net income per share - diluted:
Income from continuing operations	1.40	1.31	0.69
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00	(0.11)	0.93
Net income per share - diluted	$ 1.40	$ 1.20	$ 1.62
Weighted Averge Shares Used In Computing Net Income Per Share
Basic (in shares)	326	333	333
Diluted (in shares)	329	335	338
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.460	$ 0.400	$ 0.528