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Segment Information - Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 59,876	$ 61,406
Operating Segment | Hybrid IT
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	26,488	25,923
Operating Segment | Intelligent Edge
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	3,042	3,002
Operating Segment | Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	13,560	13,470
Operating Segment | Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	160	161
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 16,626	$ 18,850

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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