Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Oct. 31, 2025 |
Oct. 31, 2024 |
Oct. 31, 2023 |
Oct. 31, 2022 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||||
| Loss and credit carryforwards | $ 6,792 | $ 7,050 | ||
| Intercompany transactions—excluding inventory | 208 | 357 | ||
| Fixed assets | 107 | 113 | ||
| Warranty | 81 | 100 | ||
| Employee and retiree benefits | 226 | 242 | ||
| Deferred revenue | 244 | 240 | ||
| Capitalized research and development | 1,187 | 1,014 | ||
| Operating lease liabilities | 244 | 272 | ||
| Investment in partnership | 672 | 710 | ||
| Other | 393 | 395 | ||
| Gross deferred tax assets | 10,154 | 10,493 | ||
| Valuation allowances | (6,479) | (6,688) | $ (6,994) | $ (7,592) |
| Total deferred tax assets | 3,675 | 3,805 | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||
| Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries | (36) | (107) | ||
| Right-of-use assets from operating leases | (211) | (235) | ||
| Intangible assets | (121) | (159) | ||
| Cash flow hedges | (5) | (24) | ||
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (373) | (525) | ||
| Total | $ 3,302 | $ 3,280 |
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Capitalized Research and Development No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from intercompany transactions, excluding inventory. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Lease Liabilities No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Liabilities, Hedging Transactions No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from deferred income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from investments (excludes investments in subsidiaries and equity method investments). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from warranty reserves. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from leasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiary and other recognized entity not within country of domicile. Includes, but is not limited to, other basis differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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