Balance Sheet Detail (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2017

Balance Sheet Detail [Abstract]

Inventories

	January 29, 2017		October 30, 2016
	(In millions)
Inventories
Customer service spares	$	461	$	452
Raw materials	490		474
Work-in-process	387		393
Finished goods	943		731
	$	2,281	$	2,050

Other current assets

	January 29, 2017		October 30, 2016
	(In millions)
Other Current Assets
Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable	$	91	$	87
Prepaid expenses and other	206		188
	$	297	$	275

Property, plant and equipment, net

	Useful Life	January 29, 2017			October 30, 2016
	(In years)	(In millions)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Land and improvements		$	159		$	159
Buildings and improvements	3-30	1,269			1,261
Demonstration and manufacturing equipment	3-5	1,024			992
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment	3-15	552			547
Construction in progress		91			84
Gross property, plant and equipment		3,095			3,043
Accumulated depreciation		(2,146		)	(2,106		)
		$	949		$	937

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

	January 29, 2017		October 30, 2016
	(In millions)
Accounts Payable, Notes Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable	$	867	$	813
Notes payable, short-term	200		200
Compensation and employee benefits	367		517
Warranty	170		153
Dividends payable	108		108
Income taxes payable	59		101
Other accrued taxes	40		50
Interest payable	35		31
Other	293		283
	$	2,139	$	2,256

Customer deposits and deferred revenue

	January 29, 2017		October 30, 2016
	(In millions)
Customer Deposits and Deferred Revenue
Customer deposits	$	408	$	471
Deferred revenue	1,261		905
	$	1,669	$	1,376

Other liabilities

	January 29, 2017		October 30, 2016
	(In millions)
Other Liabilities
Deferred income taxes	$	2	$	1
Income taxes payable	350		337
Defined and postretirement benefit plans	179		182
Other	93		76
	$	624	$	596