Litigation and Contingencies (Details)	1 Months Ended				2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	72 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2004 EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2010 Inkjet Printer Litigation USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings USD ($)	May 31, 2010 India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Russia GPO and Related Investigations USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2006 Russia GPO and Related Investigations EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2011 ECT Proceedings Year	Jan. 31, 2011 ECT Proceedings contract	Oct. 31, 2011 ECT Proceedings Minimum Year	Oct. 31, 2011 ECT Proceedings Maximum Year
Copyright Levies
Levy assessed on a specific vendor on personal computers sold since March 2001 in Germany (euros per unit)	€ 12
Litigation and Contingencies
Total settlement agreement amount of credits		5,000,000
Recovery sought					370,000,000
Additional recovery sought				5,300,000
Loss contingency deposit to prevent interruption of business				16,700,000
Loss contingency deposit under demand notices				130,000
Amount of duty differential deposit under demand notices			38,000
Transaction of former subsidiary under investigation							35,000,000
Civil penalties per violation						500,000
Criminal penalties per violation, specific value						$ 2,000,000
Number of ECT contracts related to alleged improprieties									3
ETC Proceedings, period to suspend right to bid and contract (in years)								5
Length of sanctions (in years)										2	5