v3.7.0.1

Borrowings -Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Apr. 01, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | [1] | $ 11,904,000,000 |  | $ 11,904,000,000 |  |  | $ 12,168,000,000
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt |  | (122,000,000) |  | (122,000,000) |  |  | 103,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs(3) |  | (47,000,000) |  | (47,000,000) |  |  | (50,000,000)
Less: current portion |  | (1,217,000,000) |  | (1,217,000,000) |  |  | (2,772,000,000)
Face amount of debt instrument |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,500,000,000 |
Interest expense on borrowings recognized in Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing interest |  | 65,000,000 | $ 61,000,000 | 131,000,000 | $ 119,000,000 |  |
Interest expense |  | 77,000,000 | 79,000,000 | 169,000,000 | 152,000,000 |  |
Total interest expense |  | 142,000,000 | $ 140,000,000 | 300,000,000 | $ 271,000,000 |  |
$2,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.944% in October 2015 at 2.45%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | $ 750,000,000 |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  | 2,249,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent) |  | 99.944% |  | 99.944% |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 2.45% |  | 2.45% |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 2,250,000,000.00 |  | $ 2,250,000,000.00 |  |  |
$3,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.972% in October 2015 at 3.6%, due October 15, 2020, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount to par (as a percent) |  | 99.872% |  | 99.872% |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 2.85% |  | 2.85% |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 2,650,000,000 |  | $ 2,650,000,000 |  |  |
$3,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.972% in October 2015 at 3.6%, due October 15, 2020, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | 2,648,000,000 |  | 2,648,000,000 |  |  | 2,648,000,000
$2,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.725% in October 2015 at 4.9%, due October 15, 2025, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | $ 2,999,000,000 |  | $ 2,999,000,000 |  |  | 2,999,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent) |  | 99.972% |  | 99.972% |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.60% |  | 3.60% |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |  | $ 3,000,000,000 |  |  |
$750 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.942% in October 2015 at 6.2%, due October 15, 2035, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount to par (as a percent) |  | 99.802% |  | 99.802% |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 4.40% |  | 4.40% |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 1,350,000,000 |  | $ 1,350,000,000 |  |  |
$750 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.942% in October 2015 at 6.2%, due October 15, 2035, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | 1,348,000,000 |  | 1,348,000,000 |  |  | 1,348,000,000
$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.932% in October 2015 at 6.35%, due October 15, 2045, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | $ 2,494,000,000 |  | $ 2,494,000,000 |  |  | 2,494,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent) |  | 99.725% |  | 99.725% |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 4.90% |  | 4.90% |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  |  |
$350 issued at par in October 2015 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 1.74%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable quarterly on January 5, April 5, July 5 and October 5 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | $ 750,000,000 |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  | 750,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent) |  | 99.942% |  | 99.942% |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 6.20% |  | 6.20% |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 750,000,000 |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |
$250 issued at par in October 2015 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 1.93%, due October 5, 2018, interest payable quarterly on January 5, April 5, July 5 and October 5 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | $ 1,499,000,000 |  | $ 1,499,000,000 |  |  | 1,499,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent) |  | 99.932% |  | 99.932% |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 6.35% |  | 6.35% |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |
$2,650 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.872% in October 2015 at 2.85%, due October 5, 2018, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | 350,000,000 |  | 350,000,000 |  |  | 350,000,000
$2,650 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.872% in October 2015 at 2.85%, due October 5, 2018, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | 350,000,000 |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |
Basis spread |  |  |  | 1.74% |  |  |
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.802% in October 2015 at 4.4%, due October 15, 2022, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | 250,000,000 |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  | 250,000,000
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.802% in October 2015 at 4.4%, due October 15, 2022, interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt instrument |  | 250,000,000 |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |
Basis spread |  |  |  | 1.93% |  |  |
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2016-2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other, including capital lease obligations |  | $ 202,000,000 |  | $ 202,000,000 |  |  | 300,000,000
Minimum interest rate (as a percent) |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum interest rate (as a percent) |  | 6.05% |  |  |  |  |
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.00%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2016-2022 | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other, including capital lease obligations |  | $ 136,000,000 |  | $ 136,000,000 |  |  | $ 181,000,000
[1] | During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability rather than an asset that is amortized. The Company adopted the standard retrospectively for the prior period presented.

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