Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013
Net revenue:
Products	$ 18,190	$ 17,375	$ 54,712	$ 53,103
Services	9,295	9,741	28,030	29,722
Financing income	100	110	306	342
Total net revenue	27,585	27,226	83,048	83,167
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	13,913	13,397	41,902	40,669
Cost of services	6,991	7,385	21,301	23,036
Financing interest	70	77	211	238
Research and development	887	797	2,571	2,406
Selling, general and administrative	3,388	3,274	9,989	9,916
Amortization of intangible assets	227	356	774	1,056
Restructuring charges	649	81	1,015	619
Acquisition-related charges	2	4	8	19
Total operating expenses	26,127	25,371	77,771	77,959
Earnings from operations	1,458	1,855	5,277	5,208
Interest and other, net	(145)	(146)	(482)	(518)
Earnings before taxes	1,313	1,709	4,795	4,690
Provision for taxes	(328)	(319)	(1,112)	(991)
Net earnings	$ 985	$ 1,390	$ 3,683	$ 3,699
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.72	$ 1.95	$ 1.91
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.71	$ 1.93	$ 1.89
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.29	$ 0.61	$ 0.55
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,870	1,929	1,889	1,939
Diluted (in shares)	1,899	1,948	1,913	1,952