Financial Instruments (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Portion of the hedging instruments gain or loss excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value, cash flow or net investment hedges			$ 0	$ 0
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings
Gain (Loss) recognized in income on derivatives not designated as hedges	$ 127	$ 6	258	38
Interest rate contracts \| Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative	(26)	(17)	35	(63)
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Related Hedged Item	26	17	(35)	63
Foreign currency contracts \| Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings
Gain (Loss) recognized in income on derivatives not designated as hedges	127	11	263	51
Other derivatives \| Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings
Gain (Loss) recognized in income on derivatives not designated as hedges		(5)	(5)	(13)
Cash flow hedges
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	292	134	905	(105)
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	159	(125)	1,049	(335)
Gain expected to be reclassified from Accumulated OCI into earnings in next 12 months			89
Cash flow hedges \| Foreign currency contracts \| Net revenue
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	326	155	979	19
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	177	(103)	1,044	(229)
Cash flow hedges \| Foreign currency contracts \| Cost of products
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	(67)	(6)	(207)	(84)
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(44)	(12)	(113)	(56)
Cash flow hedges \| Foreign currency contracts \| Other operating expenses
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	1	3	(1)	14
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)			(7)	(7)
Cash flow hedges \| Foreign currency contracts \| Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	32	(18)	134	(54)
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	26	(10)	125	(43)
Net investment hedges \| Foreign currency contracts \| Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivative (Effective portion)	$ 85	$ (7)	$ 208	$ (8)

The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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The effective portion of net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

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