Property and equipment, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment [Table Text Block]

As of October 31,Property and equipment, net included the following:

(in millions)	2012		2011
Land(A)	$	79	$	52
Buildings(A)	520		387
Leasehold improvements	81		71
Machinery and equipment	2,504		2,309
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	244		214
Equipment leased to others	301		291
Construction in progress(A)	159		309
Total property and equipment, at cost	3,888		3,633
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,228		2,063
Property and equipment, net	$	1,660	$	1,570

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(A) We consolidated our executive management, certain business operations, and product development into a 1.2 million square foot, world headquarters site in Lisle, Illinois, which we completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, and we are consolidating our testing and validation center in our Melrose Park facility, which we expect to complete in 2013. Construction in progress includes amounts related to this activity.

Schedule Of Equipment Leased To Others And Assets Under Financing Arrangements And Capital Lease Obligations [Table Text Block]

As of October 31, equipment leased to others and assets under financing arrangements and capital lease obligations are as follows:

(in millions)	2012		2011
Equipment leased to others	$	301	$	291
Less: Accumulated depreciation	94		103
Equipment leased to others, net	$	207	$	188
Buildings, machinery, and equipment under financing arrangements and capital lease obligations	$	156	$	100
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	86		71
Assets under financing arrangements and capital lease obligations, net	$	70	$	29

Schedule Of Depreciation Amortization Expenses And Interest Capitalized [Table Text Block]

For the years ended October 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, depreciation expense, amortization expense related to assets under financing arrangements and capital lease obligations, and interest capitalized on construction projects are as follows:

(in millions)	2012		2011		2010
Depreciation expense	$	248	$	260	$	236
Depreciation of equipment leased to others	46		38		51
Amortization expense	4		1		2
Interest capitalized	9		18		4

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]

Future minimum lease payments at October 31, 2012, for those leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year and certain leases that are treated as finance lease obligations, are as follows:

(in millions)	Financing Arrangements and Capital Lease Obligations		Operating Leases		Total
2013	$	69	$	58	$	127
2014	29		54		83
2015	9		50		59
2016	9		42		51
2017	9		37		46
Thereafter	39		125		164
	164		$	366	$	530
Less: Interest portion	24
Total	$	140