Financing Receivables and Operating Leases - Summary of the Aging and Non-accrual Status of Gross Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Billed:
Current 1-30 days	$ 325	$ 389
Past due 31-60 days	64	54
Past due 61-90 days	13	14
Past due 90 days	69	68
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables	7,037	7,508
Financing receivables, gross	7,508	8,033
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status	187	163
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest	$ 115	$ 120

Financing receivables that are less than 61 days past due but more than 30 days past due.

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Financing receivables that are less than 91 days past due but more than 60 days past due.

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Financing receivables that are equal to or greater than 91 days past due.

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Sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables that are unbilled at the end of the of the reporting period.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=d3e5111-111524

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Financing receivables that are current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953401-111524

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=d3e5111-111524

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)
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