Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021
Purchase commitments
Purchase commitments, Due in 2022 (remainder)	$ 126
Purchase commitments, Due in 2023	146
Purchase commitments, Due in 2024	80
Purchase commitments, Due in 2025	60
Purchase commitments, Due in 2026	0
Purchase commitments, Thereafter	0
Purchase commitments, Total	412
Other contractual commitments
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2022 (remainder)	698
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2023	181
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2024	122
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2025	25
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2026	49
Other contractual commitments, Thereafter	2
Other contractual commitments, Total	1,077
Unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest	$ 3,366	$ 3,407

Other Commitment, to be Paid, after Year Four

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- Definition

Other Commitment, to be Paid, Remainder of Fiscal Year

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- Definition

Unrecognized tax benefits including interest and penalties

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- Definition

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, to be Paid, after Year Four

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- Definition

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, to be Paid, Remainder of Fiscal Year

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- Definition

Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121559207&loc=d3e25336-109308

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- Definition

Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).

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