Property and Equipment, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

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)	2013		2012
Land(A)	$	75	$	79
Buildings(A)	575		520
Leasehold improvements	80		81
Machinery and equipment	2,494		2,504
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	239		244
Equipment leased to others	663		301
Construction in progress(A)	55		159
Total property and equipment, at cost	4,181		3,888
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,440		2,228
Property and equipment, net	$	1,741	$	1,660

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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 completed the consolidation of our testing and validation center in our Melrose Park facility in 2013.

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)	2013		2012
Equipment leased to others	$	663	$	301
Less: Accumulated depreciation	191		94
Equipment leased to others, net	$	472	$	207
Buildings, machinery, and equipment under financing arrangements and capital lease obligations	$	92	$	156
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	31		86
Assets under financing arrangements and capital lease obligations, net	$	61	$	70

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

For the years ended October 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, 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)	2013		2012		2011
Depreciation expense	$	260	$	248	$	260
Depreciation of equipment leased to others	135		46		38
Amortization expense	—		4		1
Interest capitalized	5		9		18

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

Future minimum lease payments at October 31, 2013, 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
2014	$	30	$	72	$	102
2015	9		61		70
2016	9		47		56
2017	9		39		48
2018	9		33		42
Thereafter	29		95		124
	95		$	347	$	442
Less: Interest portion	18
Total	$	77