INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES - Transferred to Keysight (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred tax assets	$ 595	$ 417
Deferred tax liabilities	145	128
Income tax payable transferred	$ 137	$ 165
Keysight Spin-off [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred tax assets			$ 237
Deferred tax liabilities			37
Income tax payable transferred			40
Other long-term liabilities transferred			8
Prepaid taxes transferred			19
prepaid taxes long term transferred			$ 3