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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Carrying Value of Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2018	Nov. 01, 2020
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period		$ 18,017	$ 18,306
Goodwill from acquisitions		300	572
Impairment of goodwill			(865)
Goodwill adjustments		(11)	4
Balance at end of period		18,306	18,017
Accumulated impairment loss		953
Compute
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period		7,532	7,532
Goodwill from acquisitions		0	0
Impairment of goodwill			0
Goodwill adjustments		0	0
Balance at end of period		7,532	7,532
HPC & AI
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period		3,616	4,478
Goodwill from acquisitions		86	0
Impairment of goodwill	$ (865)		(865)
Goodwill adjustments		0	3
Balance at end of period		3,702	3,616
Storage
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period		3,946	3,945
Goodwill from acquisitions		214	0
Goodwill adjustments		0	1
Balance at end of period		4,160	3,946
Intelligent Edge
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period		2,566	1,994
Goodwill from acquisitions		0	572
Impairment of goodwill			0
Goodwill adjustments		(11)	0
Balance at end of period		2,555	2,566
Financial Services
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period		144	144
Goodwill from acquisitions		0	0
Goodwill adjustments		0	0
Balance at end of period		144	144
Corporate Investments and Other
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period		213	213
Goodwill from acquisitions		0	0
Impairment of goodwill			0
Goodwill adjustments		0	0
Balance at end of period		$ 213	$ 213
Amount of transfer in goodwill					$ 213
CMS Reporting Unit
Goodwill
Impairment of goodwill				$ (88)
Balance at end of period				$ 0

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