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Fair Value (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
| As of April 30, 2017 |  | As of October 31, 2016
| Fair Value Measured Using |  |  |  | Fair Value Measured Using |  |
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
| In millions
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Equivalents and Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time deposits | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,446 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,446 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,035 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,035 |
Money market funds | 2,845 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,845 |  |  | 6,495 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,495 |
Equity securities in public companies | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |
Foreign bonds | 8 |  |  | 214 |  |  | — |  |  | 222 |  |  | — |  |  | 180 |  |  | — |  |  | 180 |
Other debt securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  | 28 |
Derivative Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 109 |  |  | — |  |  | 109 |
Foreign exchange contracts | — |  |  | 433 |  |  | — |  |  | 433 |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |
Other derivatives | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total assets | $ | 2,874 |  |  | $ | 3,095 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 5,996 |  |  | $ | 6,511 |  |  | $ | 4,935 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 11,474 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | $ | — |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |
Foreign exchange contracts | — |  |  | 265 |  |  | — |  |  | 265 |  |  | — |  |  | 211 |  |  | — |  |  | 211 |
Other derivatives | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Total liabilities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 387 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 387 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 219 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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