Balance Sheet Detail (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2022

Balance Sheet Detail [Abstract]

Inventories

	January 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	(In millions)
Inventories
Customer service spares	$	1,228	$	1,251
Raw materials	1,351		1,136
Work-in-process	974		873
Finished goods	973		1,049
	$	4,526	$	4,309

Other current assets

	January 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	(In millions)
Other Current Assets
Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable	$	384	$	593
Prepaid expenses and other	655		793
	$	1,039	$	1,386

Property, plant and equipment, net

	Useful Life	January 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	(In years)	(In millions)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Land and improvements		$	334	$	334
Buildings and improvements	3-30	1,847		1,780
Demonstration and manufacturing equipment	3-5	1,914		1,820
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment	3-5	698		720
Construction in progress		308		326
Gross property, plant and equipment		5,101		4,980
Accumulated depreciation		(3,127)		(3,046)
		$	1,974	$	1,934

Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets

	January 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	(In millions)
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets
Non-current deferred income taxes	$	1,590	$	1,623
Operating lease right-of-use assets	296		294
Income tax receivables and other assets	262		229
	$	2,148	$	2,146

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

	January 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	(In millions)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable	$	1,502	$	1,472
Compensation and employee benefits	487		924
Warranty	254		242
Dividends payable	212		214
Income taxes payable	721		734
Other accrued taxes	17		24
Interest payable	55		39
Operating lease liabilities, current	76		73
Other	543		546
	$	3,867	$	4,268

Other liabilities

	January 30, 2022		October 31, 2021
	(In millions)
Other Liabilities
Defined and postretirement benefit plans	$	191	$	193
Operating lease liabilities, non-current	227		228
Other	334		271
	$	752	$	692