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Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

			As of
			April 30, 2025						October 31, 2024
			In millions
Cash and cash equivalents			$	11,667					$	14,846
Restricted cash(1)			121						259
Total			$	11,788					$	15,105

(1)    The Company included restricted cash in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of Inventory

Inventory

			As of
			April 30, 2025						October 31, 2024
			In millions
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies			$	5,108					$	5,441
Finished goods			2,988						2,369
Total			$	8,096					$	7,810

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

			As of
			April 30, 2025						October 31, 2024
			In millions
Land			$	66					$	66
Buildings and leasehold improvements			1,717						1,696
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease			10,505						10,392
Gross property, plant and equipment			12,288						12,154
Accumulated depreciation			(6,881)						(6,490)
Property, plant and equipment, net			$	5,407					$	5,664

Changes in Aggregate Product Warranty Liabilities

The Company's aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes for the six months ended April 30, 2025, and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 were as follows:

			As of
			April 30, 2025						October 31, 2024
			In millions
Balance at beginning of period			$	301					$	318
Charges			85						173
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties			(52)						(5)
Settlements made			(89)						(185)
Balance at end of period(1)			$	245					$	301

(1)The Company included the current portion in Other accrued liabilities, and amounts due after one year in Other non-current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net

A summary of accounts receivable, net, including unbilled receivables was as follows:

			As of
			April 30, 2025						October 31, 2024
			In millions
Accounts receivable			$	3,574					$	3,236
Unbilled receivables			335						324
Allowances			(10)						(10)
Total			$	3,899					$	3,550

Schedule of Trade Receivables Sold and Cash Received

The allowances for credit losses related to accounts receivable and changes for the six months ended April 30, 2025, and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 were as follows:

			As of
			April 30, 2025						October 31, 2024
			In millions
Balance at beginning of period			$	10					$	37
Provision for credit losses			7						41
Adjustments to existing allowances, including write offs			(7)						(68)
Balance at end of period			$	10					$	10

Summary of Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and customer deposits. A summary of contract liabilities were as follows:

						As of
						April 30, 2025						October 31, 2024
			Location			In millions
Customer deposits			Other accrued liabilities			$	601					$	289
Customer deposits - non-current			Other non-current liabilities			69						7
Total customer deposits						$	670					$	296
Deferred revenue			Deferred revenue			$	4,172					$	3,904
Deferred revenue - non-current			Other non-current liabilities			3,630						3,578
Total deferred revenue						$	7,802					$	7,482

Schedule of Severance Liability

The following table presents the activity related to the Company’s severance liability for the period indicated:

			As of
			April 30, 2025
			In millions
Balance at beginning of period			$	49
Severance charges			241
Cash paid and other			(51)
Balance at end of period			$	239

The following table presents severance charges as included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the periods indicated:

			For the three months ended April 30, 2025						For the six months ended April 30, 2025
			In millions
Cost of sales			$	62					$	63
Research and development			23						31
Selling, general and administrative			79						147
Total severance charges			$	164					$	241

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