Goodwill, Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life		1 year
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life		15 years
Display and Adjacent Markets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill reclassification	$ 31
Applied Global Services [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill reclassification	$ (31)