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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Goodwill

						Semiconductor Solutions						Infrastructure Software						Total
						(In millions)
Balance as of November 1, 2020						$	25,959					$	17,488					$	43,447
Acquisition						—						10						10
Balance as of January 31, 2021						$	25,959					$	17,498					$	43,457

Schedule of Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net Book Value
						(In millions)
As of January 31, 2021:
Purchased technology						$	24,126					$	(14,797)					$	9,329
Customer contracts and related relationships						8,392						(3,525)						4,867
Order backlog						2,579						(1,965)						614
Trade names						797						(341)						456
Other						252						(124)						128
Intangible assets subject to amortization						36,146						(20,752)						15,394
In-process research and development						25						—						25
Total						$	36,171					$	(20,752)					$	15,419
As of November 1, 2020:
Purchased technology						$	24,119					$	(13,925)					$	10,194
Customer contracts and related relationships						8,389						(3,179)						5,210
Order backlog						2,579						(1,836)						743
Trade names						797						(322)						475
Other						252						(117)						135
Intangible assets subject to amortization						36,136						(19,379)						16,757
In-process research and development						25						—						25
Total						$	36,161					$	(19,379)					$	16,782

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining Amortization Expense

Based on the amount of intangible assets subject to amortization at January 31, 2021, the expected amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter was as follows:

Fiscal Year:						Expected Amortization Expense
						(In millions)
2021 (remainder)						$	4,047
2022						4,367
2023						3,237
2024						2,367
2025						656
Thereafter						720
Total						$	15,394

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period

The weighted-average remaining amortization periods by intangible asset category were as follows:

Amortizable intangible assets:						January 31, 2021
						(In years)
Purchased technology						5
Customer contracts and related relationships						4
Order backlog						2
Trade names						9
Other						9

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