Taxes on Earnings (Detail 5) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Deferred Tax Assets
Loss and credit carryforwards	$ 1,859	$ 1,706
Inventory valuation	94	97
Intercompany transactions—royalty prepayments	5,237	5,598
Intercompany transactions—excluding royalty prepayments	160	190
Fixed assets	128	327
Warranty	164	171
Employee and retiree benefits	1,655	772
Accounts receivable allowance	32	38
Intangible assets	53	0
Restructuring	258	210
Deferred revenue	968	1,152
Other	436	241
Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities	11,044	10,502
Valuation allowance	(2,650)	(2,252)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	8,394	8,250
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Loss and credit carryforwards	(26)	0
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(3,708)	(3,362)
Inventory valuation	(1)	(24)
Intercompany transactions—royalty prepayments	0	0
Intercompany transactions—excluding royalty prepayments	0	(14)
Fixed assets	(128)	(362)
Warranty	0	(2)
Employee and retiree benefits	(65)	(48)
Accounts receivable allowance	0	(9)
Intangible assets	(176)	(349)
Deferred revenue	(3)	(196)
Other	0	0
Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities	(4,107)	(4,366)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	$ (4,107)	$ (4,366)