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INVENTORY

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORY

 INVENTORY

	October 31,
	2019				2018
	(in millions)
Finished goods	$	416			$	386
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	263				252
Inventory	$	679			$	638

Inventory-related excess and obsolescence charges of $19 million were recorded in cost of products in 2019, $26 million in 2018 and $24 million in 2017. We record excess and obsolete inventory charges for both inventory on our site as well as inventory at our contract manufacturers and suppliers where we have non-cancelable 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998

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