Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013
Net revenue:
Products	$ 18,770	$ 18,270
Services	9,281	9,971
Financing income	103	118
Total net revenue	28,154	28,359
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	14,525	14,031
Cost of services	7,139	7,918
Financing interest	72	80
Research and development	811	794
Selling, general and administrative	3,210	3,300
Amortization of intangible assets	283	350
Restructuring charges	114	130
Acquisition-related charges	3	4
Total operating expenses	26,157	26,607
Earnings from operations	1,997	1,752
Interest and other, net	(163)	(179)
Earnings before taxes	1,834	1,573
Provision for taxes	(409)	(341)
Net earnings	$ 1,425	$ 1,232
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.63
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.74	$ 0.63
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.26
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,907	1,953
Diluted (in shares)	1,935	1,956