Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Net revenue:
Products	$ 11,732	$ 13,356
Services	514	502
Total net revenue	12,246	13,858
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	9,626	10,851
Cost of services	335	322
Research and development	292	304
Selling, general and administrative	1,037	1,222
Amortization of intangible assets	8	27
Restructuring charges	20	14
Total operating expenses	11,318	12,740
Earnings from continuing operations before interest and taxes	928	1,118
Interest and other, net	(94)	(121)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	834	997
Provision for taxes	(184)	(227)
Earnings from continuing operations	650	770
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes	(58)	596
Net earnings	$ 592	$ 1,366
Basic
Continuing operations	$ 0.37	$ 0.42
Discontinued operations	(0.04)	0.33
Total basic net earnings per share	0.33	0.75
Diluted
Continuing operations	0.36	0.41
Discontinued operations	(0.03)	0.32
Total diluted net earnings per share	0.33	0.73
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.32
Weighted average- shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,776	1,833
Diluted (in shares)	1,785	1,861