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INVESTMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Schedule of Investments [Abstract]

Equity Investments

The following table summarizes the company's equity investments as of October 31, 2020 and 2019 (net book value):

			October 31,
			2020						2019
			(in millions)
Long-Term
Equity investments - without readily determinable fair value			$	103					$	47
Equity investments - with readily determinable fair value			25						25
Trading securities			30						30
Total			$	158					$	102

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