INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES Effective tax rate and tax holidays (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Oct. 31, 2017 |
Oct. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
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| Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | |||
| Profit before tax times statutory rate | $ 281 | $ 190 | $ 167 |
| State income taxes, net of federal benefit | 2 | 2 | (8) |
| Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates | (43) | (68) | (72) |
| Change in unrecognized tax benefits | (110) | (27) | (116) |
| Repatriation of foreign earnings | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Valuation allowances | 1 | 18 | (2) |
| Adjustments to earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 0 | (11) | 0 |
| Other, net | (12) | (22) | 5 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 119 | $ 82 | $ 42 |
| Effective tax rate (in hundredths) | 14.80% | 15.10% | 8.70% |
| Tax Holidays [Abstract] | |||
| Impact of the income tax holidays | $ 93 | $ 86 | $ 65 |
| Benefit of income tax holidays on net income per share | $ 0.29 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.19 |