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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stockholders Equity | The following table presents changes in Total stockholders' equity for the six months ended April 30, 2017.
| In millions
Balance as of October 31, 2016 |  | $ | 31,518 |
Everett Transaction(1) |  | (1,349 | )
Net loss(2) | (349 | ) |
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes | 476 |  |
Comprehensive income | 127 |  | 127 |
Repurchase of common stock |  | (1,350 | )
Cash dividends declared |  | (324 | )
Stock-based compensation expense(3) |  | 378 |
Other(4) |  | 47 |
Balance as of April 30, 2017 |  | $ | 29,047 |
(1) | Includes retained earnings of $3.9 billion and non-controlling interest of $30 million, reduced by accumulated other comprehensive loss of $2.6 billion.
(2) | Includes net loss of $345 million and net loss attributable to non-controlling interests of $4 million.
(3) | Includes unallocated stock-based compensation expense of $219 million, stock-based compensation expense included in Net loss from discontinued operations of $100 million, stock-based compensation expense included in Separation costs of $33 million, stock-based compensation expense related to workforce reductions included in Restructuring charges of $19 million, and stock-based compensation expense related to the acquisition of SGI recorded within Acquisition and other related charges of $7 million.
(4) | Other primarily includes shares acquired through business acquisitions, shares issued through the employee stock purchase program, exercise of options, and shares canceled, net of related tax benefits.
Schedule of taxes related to changes in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
| Three months ended April 30, |  | Six months ended April 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions |  |  |  |
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax provision on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (1 | )
Tax provision (benefit) on (gains) losses reclassified into earnings | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
| — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (3 | )
Taxes on change in net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | 4 |  |  | 46 |  |  | (27 | ) |  | 31 |
Tax provision on net gains reclassified into earnings | 13 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 25 |
| 17 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 56 |
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax provision on gains (losses) arising during the period | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (25 | ) |  | — |
Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit | (5 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (10 | )
Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other | (7 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (12 | )
| (13 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (50 | ) |  | (22 | )
Tax benefit on change in cumulative translation adjustment | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 22 |
Tax benefit (provision) on other comprehensive income | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | 53 |
Schedule of changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Loss, net of taxes | Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxes
| Three months ended April 30, |  | Six months ended April 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (18 | ) |  | $ | 3 |
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2 |
| (4 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (18 | ) |  | 5 |
Change in net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | 8 |  |  | (160 | ) |  | 113 |  |  | (33 | )
Net gains reclassified into earnings(1) | (70 | ) |  | (64 | ) |  | (201 | ) |  | (166 | )
| (62 | ) |  | (224 | ) |  | (88 | ) |  | (199 | )
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) arising during the period | 10 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 465 |  |  | (1 | )
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2) | 72 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 132 |
Curtailments, settlements and other | (4 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (29 | )
| 78 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 102 |
Change in cumulative translation adjustment | (11 | ) |  | 99 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | (60 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (75 | ) |  | $ | 476 |  |  | $ | (152 | )
(1) | For more details on the reclassification of pre-tax net (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, see Note 13, "Financial Instruments".
(2) | These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost in Note 5, "Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans."
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2017, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:
| Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | Unrealized components of defined benefit plans |  | Cumulative translation adjustment |  | Accumulated other comprehensive loss
| In millions
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | (5,642 | ) |  | $ | (1,046 | ) |  | $ | (6,599 | )
Transfer related to the Everett Transaction | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,820 |  |  | 768 |  |  | 2,579 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (18 | ) |  | 113 |  |  | 465 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 525 |
Reclassifications of (gains) loss into earnings | — |  |  | (201 | ) |  | 152 |  |  | — |  |  | (49 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | (53 | ) |  | $ | (3,205 | ) |  | $ | (313 | ) |  | $ | (3,544 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of tax effect of components of comprehensive income (loss) including, but not limited to: (a) foreign currency translation adjustments; (b) gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (c) gains (losses) on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (d) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (e) unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (f) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (g) the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. + References No definition available. + Details
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