Litigation and Contingencies (Details)	0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended							12 Months Ended	72 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 23, 2004	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2010 Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation employee code	Oct. 31, 2012 State of South Carolina Department of Social Services Contract Dispute USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2012 State of South Carolina Department of Social Services Contract Dispute Minimum USD ($)	May 10, 2010 India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2010 India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2013 Bangalore Commissioner of Customs USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2012 Bangalore Commissioner of Customs USD ($)	Apr. 21, 2012 Bangalore Commissioner of Customs USD ($)	Apr. 20, 2012 Bangalore Commissioner of Customs USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2012 Bangalore Commissioner of Customs USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Russia GPO and Other FCPA Investigations USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2006 Russia GPO and Other FCPA Investigations EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2013 Russia GPO and Other FCPA Investigations Maximum USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 ECT Proceedings	Jul. 31, 2013 ECT Proceedings Minimum	Jul. 31, 2013 ECT Proceedings Maximum	Oct. 31, 2012 Autonomy-Related Legal Matters Software USD ($)
Copyright Levies
Maximum possible additional material loss		$ 0
Levy assessed on a specific vendor on personal computers sold since March 2001 in Germany (euros per unit)	12
Litigation and Contingencies
Copyright levies payable on sales of MFDs in Belgium		0
Number of job codes			20
Number of employees filed consent to opt-in to litigation			2,600
Aggregate damages sought				275,000,000		370,000,000
Amount of payment to be made for past-due invoices by plaintiff					12,000,000
Loss contingency deposit to prevent interruption of business							16,000,000
Duties and penalties under show cause notices											17,000,000	386,000,000
Amount deposited under show cause notice prior to order											7,000,000	9,000,000
Additional amount deposited against products-related show cause notice									10,000,000
Additional amount deposited against parts-related show cause notice										3,000,000
Additional amount deposited against product order								24,000,000
Transaction of former subsidiary under investigation														35,000,000
Civil penalties per violation															725,000
Criminal penalties per violation, specific value													25,000,000
ETC Proceedings, period to suspend right to bid and contract																5 years
Length of sanctions																	2 years	5 years
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets																			$ 8,800,000,000