Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2011
Net revenue:
Products	$ 19,511	$ 22,194
Services	10,409	10,002
Financing income	116	106
Total net revenue	30,036	32,302
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	15,049	16,798
Cost of services	8,186	7,508
Financing interest	78	75
Research and development	786	798
Selling, general and administrative	3,367	3,117
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	466	425
Restructuring charges	40	158
Acquisition-related charges	22	29
Total operating expenses	27,994	28,908
Earnings from operations	2,042	3,394
Interest and other, net	(221)	(97)
Earnings before taxes	1,821	3,297
Provision for taxes	353	692
Net earnings	$ 1,468	$ 2,605
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.74	$ 1.19
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.73	$ 1.17
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.24	$ 0.16
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,981	2,182
Diluted (in shares)	1,998	2,226