v3.10.0.1

Borrowings (Details 2) $ in Billions	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Senior Notes
Debt instruments
Interest rate swaps value	$ 7.9

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- Definition

Value of interest rate swaps entered into to reduce the exposure of aggregate principal fixed rate senior notes to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest expense.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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