Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were as follows:

	As of January 31, 2017								As of October 31, 2016
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Time deposits	$	219	$	—	$	—	$	219	$	50	$	—	$	—	$	50
Money market funds		173		—		—		173		54		—		—		54
Total cash equivalents		392		—		—		392		104		—		—		104
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Debt securities:
Foreign bonds		46		9		—		55		87		20		—		107
Other debt securities		7		—		—		7		7		—		—		7
Total debt securities		53		9		—		62		94		20		—		114
Equity securities:
Equity securities		2		—		—		2		2		—		—		2
Total equity securities		2		—		—		2		2		—		—		2
Total available-for-sale investments		55		9		—		64		96		20		—		116
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	$	447	$	9	$	—	$	456	$	200	$	20	$	—	$	220

Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Investments in Available-for-Sale Debt Securities

Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:

	As of January 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in more than five years	$	53	$	62

Schedule of Gross Notional and Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in Condensed Combined Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Combined Balance Sheets was as follows:

	As of January 31, 2017						As of October 31, 2016
			Fair Value						Fair Value
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	418	$	24	$	3	$	805	$	49	$	9
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		418		24		3		805		49		9
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Other derivatives		29		—		—		23		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		29		—		—		23		—		—
Total derivatives	$	447	$	24	$	3	$	828	$	49	$	9

Schedule of Information Related to Potential Effect of Company's Use of Master Netting Agreements and Collateral Security Agreements

As of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, information related to the potential effect of Everett’s use of Parent’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

	As of January 31, 2017
	In the Condensed Combined Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v) = (iii)–(iv)
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset
					Net Amount Presented		Gross Amounts Not Offset
									Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	24	$	—	$	24	$	2	$	22
Derivative liabilities	$	3	$	—	$	3	$	2	$	1
	As of October 31, 2016
	In the Condensed Combined Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v) = (iii)–(iv)
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset
					Net Amount Presented		Gross Amounts Not Offset
									Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	49	$	—	$	49	$	7	$	42
Derivative liabilities	$	9	$	—	$	9	$	7	$	2

Schedule of Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

	Gains Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)					Gains Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	Three months ended January 31					Location		Three months ended January 31
	2017		2016					2017		2016
	In millions							In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	5	$	52			Net revenue	$	23	$	20
Foreign currency contracts		—		(6	)		Cost of revenue		1		1
Total currency hedges	$	5	$	46				$	24	$	21