Financing Receivables and Operating Leases - Credit Risk Profile of Gross Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Gross financing receivables
Gross financing receivables	$ 8,178	$ 7,844
Low
Gross financing receivables
Gross financing receivables	4,319	4,156
Moderate
Gross financing receivables
Gross financing receivables	3,724	3,556
High
Gross financing receivables
Gross financing receivables	$ 135	$ 132

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.

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)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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