Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Net revenue:
Net revenue	$ 11,588	$ 12,977	$ 23,834	$ 26,835
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	9,338	10,415	19,299	21,588
Research and development	301	305	593	609
Selling, general and administrative	1,002	1,228	2,039	2,450
Restructuring charges	100	7	120	21
Amortization of intangible assets	6	25	14	52
Total costs and expenses	10,747	11,980	22,065	24,720
Earnings from continuing operations	841	997	1,769	2,115
Interest and other, net	(5)	(78)	(99)	(199)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	836	919	1,670	1,916
Provision for taxes	(176)	(186)	(360)	(413)
Net earnings from continuing operations	660	733	1,310	1,503
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	(31)	278	(89)	874
Net earnings	$ 629	$ 1,011	$ 1,221	$ 2,377
Basic
Continuing operations	$ 0.38	$ 0.41	$ 0.75	$ 0.82
Discontinued operations	(0.01)	0.15	(0.05)	0.48
Total basic net earnings per share	0.37	0.56	0.70	1.30
Diluted
Continuing operations	0.38	0.40	0.75	0.81
Discontinued operations	(0.02)	0.15	(0.06)	0.48
Total diluted net earnings per share	$ 0.36	$ 0.55	0.69	1.29
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)	1,720	1,814	1,748	1,824
Diluted (in shares)	1,731	1,836	1,758	1,848