GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Text (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. 07, 2017 |
Jan. 20, 2017 |
Aug. 01, 2016 |
Nov. 02, 2015 |
Oct. 31, 2017 |
Oct. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
|
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||||||
| Goodwill arising from acquisitions | $ 78,000,000 | $ 156,000,000 | |||||
| Additions and adjustments to other intangibles | 52,000,000 | 121,000,000 | |||||
| Foreign exchange translation impact to other intangible assets | 5,000,000 | (2,000,000) | |||||
| Fully amortized intangible assets removed | 132,000,000 | ||||||
| Impairment of other intangibles related to cancellation of IPRD project | 0 | 4,000,000 | $ 3,000,000 | ||||
| Business Acquisition | |||||||
| Goodwill impairment | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||||
| Cobalt [Member] | |||||||
| Business Acquisition | |||||||
| Purchase price for acquisition | $ 53,000,000 | ||||||
| Multiplicom NV [Member] | |||||||
| Business Acquisition | |||||||
| Purchase price for acquisition | $ 72,000,000 | ||||||
| iLabs Solutions [Member] | |||||||
| Business Acquisition | |||||||
| Purchase price for acquisition | $ 26,000,000 | ||||||
| Seahorse Bioscience [Member] | |||||||
| Business Acquisition | |||||||
| Purchase price for acquisition | $ 242,000,000 | ||||||