Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012
Net revenue:
Products	$ 18,270	$ 19,511
Services	9,971	10,409
Financing income	118	116
Total net revenue	28,359	30,036
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	14,031	15,049
Cost of services	7,918	8,186
Financing interest	80	78
Research and development	794	786
Selling, general and administrative	3,300	3,367
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	350	466
Restructuring charges	130	40
Acquisition-related charges	4	22
Total operating expenses	26,607	27,994
Earnings from operations	1,752	2,042
Interest and other, net	(179)	(221)
Earnings before taxes	1,573	1,821
Provision for taxes	(341)	(353)
Net earnings	$ 1,232	$ 1,468
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.74
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.73
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.24
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,953	1,981
Diluted (in shares)	1,956	1,998