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INVENTORY

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

INVENTORY

INVENTORY

	October 31,
	2019				2018
	(in millions)
Finished goods	$	317			$	283
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	388				336
Total inventory	$	705			$	619

Inventory-related excess and obsolescence charges recorded in total cost of products were $27 million in 2019, $25 million in 2018 and $16 million in 2017. We record excess and obsolete inventory charges for inventory at our sites as well as inventory at our contract manufacturers and suppliers, where we have non-cancellable purchase commitments.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. Includes, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998

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