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INVENTORY

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORY

INVENTORY

Inventory as of October 31, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following:

			October 31,
			2020						2019
			(in millions)
Finished goods			$	417					$	416
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies			303						263
Inventory			$	720					$	679

Inventory-related excess and obsolescence charges of $28 million were recorded in cost of products in 2020, $19 million in 2019 and $26 million in 2018. 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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