Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 12,684	$ 12,246
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	10,436	9,961
Research and development	296	292
Selling, general and administrative	1,017	1,037
Restructuring and other charges	63	20
Acquisition-related charges	16	0
Amortization of intangible assets	0	8
Total costs and expenses	11,828	11,318
Earnings from continuing operations	856	928
Interest and other, net	(81)	(94)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	775	834
Provision for taxes	(164)	(184)
Net earnings from continuing operations	611	650
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	0	(58)
Net earnings	$ 611	$ 592
Basic
Continuing operations (usd per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.37
Discontinued operations (usd per share)	0.00	(0.04)
Total basic net earnings per share (usd per share)	0.36	0.33
Diluted
Continuing operations (usd per share)	0.36	0.36
Discontinued operations (usd per share)	0.00	(0.03)
Total diluted net earnings per share (usd per share)	0.36	0.33
Cash dividends declared per share (usd per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.25
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (shares)	1,704	1,776
Diluted (shares)	1,721	1,785