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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2023
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis | Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2023 were as follows:
|  |  | Fair Value Measurement at October 31, 2023 Using
| October 31, 2023 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
| (in millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents (money market funds) | $ | 994 |  |  | $ | 994 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments (foreign exchange contracts) | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |
Long-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading securities | 36 |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other investments | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |
Total assets measured at fair value | $ | 1,075 |  |  | $ | 1,030 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments (foreign exchange contracts) | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |
Contingent consideration | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Long-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation liability | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:
|  |  | Fair Value Measurement at October 31, 2022 Using
| October 31, 2022 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
| (in millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents (money market funds) | $ | 492 |  |  | $ | 492 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments (foreign exchange contracts) | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |
Long-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading securities | 31 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other investments | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |
Total assets measured at fair value | $ | 577 |  |  | $ | 523 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments (foreign exchange contracts) | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |
Contingent consideration | 66 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 66 |
Long-term |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation liability | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 67 |
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation | The contingent consideration liability is our only Level 3 asset or liability. A summary of the Level 3 activity follows:
|  | Contingent Consideration
|  | (in millions)
Balance at October 31, 2021 |  | $ | 89 |
Additions to contingent consideration |  | 3 |
Change in fair value (included within selling, general and administrative expenses) |  | (25) |
Balance at October 31, 2022 |  | $ | 67 |
Additions to contingent consideration |  | 5 |
Payments |  | (72) |
Change in fair value (included within selling, general and administrative expenses) |  | 1 |
Balance at October 31, 2023 |  | $ | 1 |
Impairment of Long-lived assets included in net income | For assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, the following table summarizes the impairments included in net income for the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Years Ended October 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
| (in millions)
Long-lived assets held and used | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs) by class of liability. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -SubTopic 10 -Topic 820 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-3 + Details
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