Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 1,196,000,000	$ 3,005,000,000
Amount Outstanding	$ 2,005,000,000	$ 3,850,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt, weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	2.20%	3.20%
FS Commercial paper
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Amount Outstanding	$ 392,000,000	$ 401,000,000
Weighted-Average Interest Rate	(0.20%)	(0.10%)
Short term borrowings	$ 0	$ 0
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Amount Outstanding	$ 417,000,000	$ 444,000,000
Weighted-Average Interest Rate	2.50%	1.80%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other | Financial Services
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
Short term borrowings	$ 361,000,000	$ 390,000,000