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Taxes on Earnings (Detail 5) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Oct. 31, 2016
Oct. 31, 2015
Deferred Tax Assets    
Loss and credit carryforwards $ 1,859 $ 1,706
Inventory valuation 94 97
Intercompany transactions—royalty prepayments 5,237 5,598
Intercompany transactions—excluding royalty prepayments 160 190
Fixed assets 128 327
Warranty 164 171
Employee and retiree benefits 1,655 772
Accounts receivable allowance 32 38
Intangible assets 53 0
Restructuring 258 210
Deferred revenue 968 1,152
Other 436 241
Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities 11,044 10,502
Valuation allowance (2,650) (2,252)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities 8,394 8,250
Deferred Tax Liabilities    
Loss and credit carryforwards (26) 0
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries (3,708) (3,362)
Inventory valuation (1) (24)
Intercompany transactions—royalty prepayments 0 0
Intercompany transactions—excluding royalty prepayments 0 (14)
Fixed assets (128) (362)
Warranty 0 (2)
Employee and retiree benefits (65) (48)
Accounts receivable allowance 0 (9)
Intangible assets (176) (349)
Deferred revenue (3) (196)
Other 0 0
Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities (4,107) (4,366)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities $ (4,107) $ (4,366)