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Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt |  |  |
Transfers |  | $ 41 |
Fair value, short- and long-term debt | $ 16,300 |  |
Carrying value, short- and long-term debt | 16,100 | 15,800 |
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use | 0 | 136 | $ 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 11,742 | 8,536 |
Total liabilities | 228 | 192 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Time deposits | MphasiS |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 74 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Time deposits | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 4,085 | 2,473 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market funds | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 6,549 | 4,592 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mutual funds | MphasiS |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 332 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mutual funds | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 0 | 246 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Equity-related investments | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 17 | 53 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign bonds | MphasiS |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 37 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign bonds | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 287 | 313 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other debt securities | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 35 | 40 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate contracts |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 109 | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate contracts | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total liabilities | 6 | 55 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign currency contracts | MphasiS |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 9 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign currency contracts | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 660 | 816 |
Total liabilities | 220 | 137 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other derivatives | Fair Value |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 0 | 3 |
Total liabilities | 2 | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 6,574 | 4,646 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Money market funds |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 6,549 | 4,592 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Equity-related investments |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 17 | 46 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign bonds |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 8 | 8 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 5,133 | 3,850 |
Total liabilities | 228 | 192 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Time deposits |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 4,085 | 2,473 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Mutual funds |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 0 | 246 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Equity-related investments |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 0 | 7 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign bonds |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 279 | 305 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 109 | 0 |
Total liabilities | 6 | 55 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign currency contracts |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 660 | 816 |
Total liabilities | 220 | 137 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Other derivatives |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 0 | 3 |
Total liabilities | 2 | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | 35 | 40 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Other debt securities |  |  |
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |
Total assets | $ 35 | $ 40 |

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