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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract] |
Schedule of cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments | Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were as follows:
| As of April 30, 2017 |  | As of October 31, 2016
| Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gain |  | Gross Unrealized Loss |  | Fair Value |  | Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gain |  | Gross Unrealized Loss |  | Fair Value
| In millions
Cash Equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time deposits | $ | 2,435 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,435 |  |  | $ | 4,024 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,024 |
Money market funds | 2,845 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,845 |  |  | 6,495 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,495 |
Total cash equivalents | 5,280 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,280 |  |  | 10,519 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,519 |
Available-for-Sale Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time deposits | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |
Foreign bonds | 184 |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |  |  | 222 |  |  | 131 |  |  | 49 |  |  | — |  |  | 180 |
Other debt securities | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 27 |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 28 |
Total debt securities | 234 |  |  | 38 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 260 |  |  | 182 |  |  | 49 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 219 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities in public companies | 20 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 16 |
Total equity securities | 20 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 16 |
Total available-for-sale investments | 254 |  |  | 39 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 281 |  |  | 202 |  |  | 49 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | 235 |
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments | $ | 5,534 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | (12 | ) |  | $ | 5,561 |  |  | $ | 10,721 |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | 10,754 |
Schedule of contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities | Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:
| April 30, 2017
| Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value
| In millions
Due in more than five years | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 260 |
Schedule of gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
| As of April 30, 2017 |  | As of October 31, 2016
|  |  | Fair Value |  |  |  | Fair Value
| Outstanding Gross Notional |  | Other Current Assets |  | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets |  | Other Accrued Liabilities |  | Long-Term Other Liabilities |  | Outstanding Gross Notional |  | Other Current Assets |  | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets |  | Other Accrued Liabilities |  | Long-Term Other Liabilities
| In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | $ | 9,500 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 9,500 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | 7,483 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 6,450 |  |  | 247 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 15 |
Net investment hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | 1,932 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 1,891 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 28 |
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments | 18,915 |  |  | 199 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 184 |  |  | 17,841 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 309 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 49 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | 9,472 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 86 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16,496 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 11 |
Other derivatives | 102 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 135 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | 9,574 |  |  | 122 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 86 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 16,631 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 11 |
Total derivatives | $ | 28,489 |  |  | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 199 |  |  | $ | 188 |  |  | $ | 34,472 |  |  | $ | 400 |  |  | $ | 320 |  |  | $ | 159 |  |  | $ | 60 |
Schedule of information related to the potential effect of the company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements | As of April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016, information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:
| As of April 30, 2017
| In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |  |
| (i) |  | (ii) |  | (iii) = (i)–(ii) |  | (iv) |  | (v) |  |  |  | (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset |  |  |  |
| Gross Amount Recognized |  | Gross Amount Offset |  | Net Amount Presented |  | Derivatives |  | Financial Collateral |  |  |  | Net Amount
| In millions
Derivative assets | $ | 435 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 435 |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 141 |  |  | (1) |  | $ | 47 |
Derivative liabilities | $ | 387 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 387 |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 177 |  |  | (2) |  | $ | (37 | )
| As of October 31, 2016
| In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |  |
| (i) |  | (ii) |  | (iii) = (i)–(ii) |  | (iv) |  | (v) |  |  |  | (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset |  |  |  |
| Gross Amount Recognized |  | Gross Amount Offset |  | Net Amount Presented |  | Derivatives |  | Financial Collateral |  |  |  | Net Amount
| In millions
Derivative assets | $ | 720 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 720 |  |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | 465 |  |  | (1) |  | $ | 48 |
Derivative liabilities | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | (3) |  | $ | 2 |
(1) | Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.
(2) | Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. The amount includes $226 million of cash collateral posted, net of $49 million of cash collateral returned.
(3) | Represents the collateral posted by the Company through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.
Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship | The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for the six months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:
|  | Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument |  | Location |  | Three months ended April 30, 2017 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2017 |  | Hedged Item |  | Location |  | Three months ended April 30, 2017 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2017
|  |  |  | In millions |  |  |  |  |  | In millions
Interest rate contracts |  | Interest and other, net |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | (225 | ) |  | Fixed-rate debt |  | Interest and other, net |  | $ | (37 | ) |  | $ | 225 |
|  | Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument |  | Location |  | Three months ended April 30, 2016 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2016 |  | Hedged Item |  | Location |  | Three months ended April 30, 2016 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2016
|  |  |  | In millions |  |  |  |  |  | In millions
Interest rate contracts |  | Interest and other, net |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 167 |  |  | Fixed-rate debt |  | Interest and other, net |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | (167 | )
Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships | The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for the three and six months ended April 30, 2016 was as follows:
| Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion) |  | Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
| Three months ended April 30, 2016 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2016 |  | Location |  | Three months ended April 30, 2016 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2016
| In millions |  |  |  | In millions
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | (192 | ) |  | $ | (153 | ) |  | Net revenue |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | 28 |
Foreign currency contracts | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | Other operating expenses |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts | 61 |  |  | 119 |  |  | Interest and other, net |  | 66 |  |  | 125 |
Subtotal | (128 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations |  | 53 |  |  | 153 |
Foreign currency contracts | (78 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | Net loss from discontinued operations |  | 17 |  |  | 38 |
Total cash flow hedges | $ | (206 | ) |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | Total |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 191 |
Net investment hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | (137 | ) |  | $ | (80 | ) |  | Interest and other, net |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Subtotal | (137 | ) |  | (80 | ) |  | Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | Net loss from discontinued operations |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | (137 | ) |  | $ | (80 | ) |  | Total |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for the three and six months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:
| Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion) |  | Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
| Three months ended April 30, 2017 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2017 |  | Location |  | Three months ended April 30, 2017 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2017
| In millions |  |  |  | In millions
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | (56 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | Net revenue |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 58 |
Foreign currency contracts | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | Cost of products |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | Other operating expenses |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts | 66 |  |  | 142 |  |  | Interest and other, net |  | 66 |  |  | 149 |
Subtotal | 10 |  |  | 141 |  |  | Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations |  | 68 |  |  | 207 |
Foreign currency contracts | (6 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | Net loss from discontinued operations |  | 15 |  |  | 39 |
Total cash flow hedges | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 140 |  |  | Total |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 246 |
Net investment hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | Interest and other, net |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Subtotal | (8 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | Net loss from discontinued operations |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | Total |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings | The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and six months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:
| Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives
| Location |  | Three months ended April 30, 2017 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2017
|  |  | In millions |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Interest and other, net |  | $ | (199 | ) |  | $ | (246 | )
Other derivatives | Interest and other, net |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |
Total |  |  | $ | (198 | ) |  | $ | (242 | )
| Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives
| Location |  | Three months ended April 30, 2016 |  | Six months ended April 30, 2016
|  |  | In millions |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Interest and other, net |  | $ | (331 | ) |  | $ | (323 | )
Other derivatives | Interest and other, net |  | 5 |  |  | — |
Total |  |  | $ | (326 | ) |  | $ | (323 | )

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