OVERVIEW, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions |
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3 Months Ended |
6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 02, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
Apr. 30, 2015 |
Apr. 30, 2015 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
| Variable Interest Entity Disclosures |
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| Carrying Value of Investments in VIE's |
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$ 103
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| Maximum Exposure of investments in VIE's |
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109
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| Investment in Lasergen |
$ 80
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| Percentage of Ownership in Lasergen |
48.00%
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| Call option amount to acquire remaining shares of business |
$ 105
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
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| Fair value of long term debt in excess of carrying value |
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87
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$ 30
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| Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets |
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| Impairment of goodwill |
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0
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$ 0
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| Impairment of intangible assets (IPR&D) |
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$ 0
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0
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| Minimum |
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |
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| Purchased intangible assets useful life |
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6 months
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| Maximum |
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |
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| Purchased intangible assets useful life |
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15 years
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| Services and other revenue |
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| Income Statement |
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| Prior period reclassification adjustment |
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9
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$ 15
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| Services and other cost of sales |
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| Income Statement |
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| Prior period reclassification adjustment |
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$ 6
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$ 11
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