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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of allocation and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | Goodwill allocated to the Company's reportable segments as of April 30, 2017 and changes in the respective carrying amounts during the six months then ended were as follows:
| Enterprise Group |  | Software |  | Financial Services |  | Total
| In millions
Balance at October 31, 2016 | $ | 15,945 |  |  | $ | 8,089 |  |  | $ | 144 |  |  | $ | 24,178 |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 1,323 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,323 |
Changes due to foreign currency | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Goodwill adjustments | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Balance at April 30, 2017 | $ | 17,265 |  |  | $ | 8,089 |  |  | $ | 144 |  |  | $ | 25,498 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill | The Company's intangible assets are composed of:
| As of April 30, 2017 |  | As of October 31, 2016
| Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Accumulated Impairment Loss |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Accumulated Impairment Loss |  | Net
| In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements | $ | 1,488 |  |  | $ | (305 | ) |  | $ | (856 | ) |  | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | 1,394 |  |  | $ | (322 | ) |  | $ | (856 | ) |  | $ | 216 |
Developed and core technology and patents | 4,565 |  |  | (1,378 | ) |  | (2,138 | ) |  | 1,049 |  |  | 4,190 |  |  | (1,232 | ) |  | (2,138 | ) |  | 820 |
Trade name and trademarks | 215 |  |  | (27 | ) |  | (109 | ) |  | 79 |  |  | 178 |  |  | (21 | ) |  | (109 | ) |  | 48 |
In-process research and development | 85 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 85 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total intangible assets | $ | 6,353 |  |  | $ | (1,710 | ) |  | $ | (3,103 | ) |  | $ | 1,540 |  |  | $ | 5,762 |  |  | $ | (1,575 | ) |  | $ | (3,103 | ) |  | $ | 1,084 |
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets | As of April 30, 2017, estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows:
Fiscal year: |  | In millions
2017 (remaining 6 months) |  | $ | 243 |
2018 |  | 383 |
2019 |  | 306 |
2020 |  | 248 |
2021 |  | 106 |
2022 |  | 78 |
Thereafter |  | 91 |
Total |  | $ | 1,455 |

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