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REVENUE Contract cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Nov. 01, 2019	Nov. 01, 2018
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 28	$ 0
Costs capitalized on November 1, 2018 due to ASC 606 adoption			$ 0	$ 29
Costs capitalized during the period	86	63
Costs amortized during the period	(83)	(64)
Balance at end of period	$ 31	$ 28

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Amount of amortization expense for asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
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