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NET INCOME PER SHARE (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted net income per share computations.
 
Year Ended October 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in millions)
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
627

 
$
621

 
$
165

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted-average shares
187

 
188

 
187

Potential common shares — stock options and other employee stock plans
2

 
3

 
4

Diluted weighted-average shares
189

 
191

 
191