Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]

Sale and discounting of accounts receivable

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,		August 1,		July 31,		August 1,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In millions)
Discounted letters of credit	$	38	$	81	$	211	$	134
Factored accounts receivable and discounted promissory notes		25		56		80		106
Total	$	63	$	137	$	291	$	240