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Financing Receivables and Operating Leases - Summary of the Aging and Non-accrual Status of Gross Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Apr. 30, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017
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Billed: |  |
Current 1-30 days | $ 317 | $ 257
Past due 31-60 days | 32 | 52
Past due 61-90 days | 28 | 15
Past due 90 days | 68 | 58
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables | 7,718 | 7,462
Financing receivables, gross | 8,163 | 7,844
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status | 230 | 188
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest | $ 157 | $ 133

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- Definition Financing receivables that are less than 91 days past due but more than 60 days past due. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables that are unbilled at the end of the of the reporting period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=d3e5111-111524 + Details
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- Definition Financing receivables that are current. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953401-111524 + Details
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- Definition Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=d3e5111-111524 + Details
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- Definition Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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