Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012
Net revenue:
Products	$ 17,375	$ 19,053	$ 53,103	$ 58,526
Services	9,741	10,503	29,722	31,526
Financing income	110	113	342	346
Total net revenue	27,226	29,669	83,167	90,398
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	13,397	14,524	40,669	44,754
Cost of services	7,385	8,216	23,036	24,682
Financing interest	77	80	238	238
Research and development	797	854	2,406	2,490
Selling, general and administrative	3,274	3,366	9,916	10,273
Amortization of purchased intangible assets	356	476	1,056	1,412
Impairment of goodwill and purchased intangible assets		9,188		9,188
Restructuring charges	81	1,795	619	1,888
Acquisition-related charges	4	3	19	42
Total operating expenses	25,371	38,502	77,959	94,967
Earnings (loss) from operations	1,855	(8,833)	5,208	(4,569)
Interest and other, net	(146)	(224)	(518)	(688)
Earnings (loss) before taxes	1,709	(9,057)	4,690	(5,257)
(Provision) benefit for taxes	(319)	200	(991)	(539)
Net earnings (loss)	$ 1,390	$ (8,857)	$ 3,699	$ (5,796)
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.72	$ (4.49)	$ 1.91	$ (2.93)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.71	$ (4.49)	$ 1.89	$ (2.93)
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.26	$ 0.55	$ 0.50
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,929	1,971	1,939	1,977
Diluted (in shares)	1,948	1,971	1,952	1,977