Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity Statement - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Equity Attributable to the Company	Non- controlling Interests
Balance at Oct. 31, 2016		$ 31,518	$ 17	$ 35,248	$ 2,782	$ (6,599)	$ 31,448	$ 70
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2016			1,666,332
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Everett Transaction		(1,122)			(3,671)	2,579	(1,092)	(30)
Seattle Transaction		(6,031)			(6,182)	151	(6,031)
Net earnings		343			344		344	(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		974				974	974
Comprehensive income		1,317					1,318	(1)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)			66,618
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other		75		75			75
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)			(137,789)
Repurchases of common stock		(2,580)	$ (1)	(2,497)	(82)		(2,580)
Tax benefit from employee stock plans		137		137			137
Cash dividends declared		(429)			(429)		(429)
Stock-based compensation expense		620		620			620
Balance at Oct. 31, 2017		23,505	$ 16	33,583	(7,238)	(2,895)	23,466	39
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2017			1,595,161
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Activity related to separation and merger transactions		(22)			164	(186)	(22)
Net earnings		1,904			1,908		1,908	(4)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(137)				(137)	(137)
Comprehensive income		1,767					1,771	(4)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)			50,369
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other		27		27			27
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)			(222,227)
Repurchases of common stock		(3,579)	$ (2)	(3,577)			(3,579)
Cash dividends declared		(733)			(733)		(733)
Stock-based compensation expense		309		309			309
Balance at Oct. 31, 2018		$ 21,274	$ 14	30,342	(5,899)	(3,218)	21,239	35
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2018		1,423	1,423,303
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net earnings		$ 1,065			1,049		1,049	16
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(509)				(509)	(509)
Comprehensive income		556					540	16
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)			19,093
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other		52		52			52
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)			(148,027)
Repurchases of common stock		(2,221)	$ (1)	(2,220)			(2,221)
Cash dividends declared		(601)			(601)		(601)
Effects of adoption of accounting standard updates	[1]	(2,181)			(2,181)		(2,181)
Stock-based compensation expense		270		270			270
Balance at Oct. 31, 2019		$ 17,149	$ 13	$ 28,444	$ (7,632)	$ (3,727)	$ 17,098	$ 51
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2019		1,294	1,294,369

[1] For fiscal 2019, includes $2.3 billion related to an addition to accumulated deficit as a result of the adoption of an accounting standard update for Income Taxes and $124 million related to a reduction to accumulated deficit as a result of the adoption of the new revenue accounting standard.