RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS, Funded Status (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions |
12 Months Ended |
Oct. 31, 2017 |
Oct. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
| United States Defined Benefit Plans |
|
|
|
| Change in fair value of plan assets: [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
| Balance, beginning of year |
$ 341
|
$ 347
|
|
| Actual return on plan assets |
66
|
13
|
|
| Employer contributions |
25
|
0
|
|
| Participants' contributions |
0
|
0
|
|
| Benefits paid |
(18)
|
(19)
|
|
| Settlements |
0
|
0
|
|
| Currency impact |
0
|
0
|
|
| Balance, end of year |
414
|
341
|
$ 347
|
| Change in benefit obligation: [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
| Balance, Beginning of year |
434
|
415
|
|
| Service cost |
0
|
12
|
25
|
| Interest cost |
15
|
16
|
14
|
| Plan amendment |
0
|
0
|
|
| Actuarial (gain) loss |
15
|
41
|
|
| Benefits paid |
19
|
20
|
|
| Curtailments |
0
|
30
|
|
| Settlements |
0
|
0
|
|
| Currency impact |
0
|
0
|
|
| Balance, end of year |
445
|
434
|
415
|
| Funded status of plan [Abstract] |
|
|
|
| Funded status of plan |
(31)
|
(93)
|
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans |
|
|
|
| Change in fair value of plan assets: [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
| Balance, beginning of year |
774
|
778
|
|
| Actual return on plan assets |
81
|
25
|
|
| Employer contributions |
21
|
24
|
|
| Participants' contributions |
0
|
1
|
|
| Benefits paid |
(23)
|
(27)
|
|
| Settlements |
(26)
|
0
|
|
| Currency impact |
28
|
(27)
|
|
| Balance, end of year |
855
|
774
|
778
|
| Change in benefit obligation: [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
| Balance, Beginning of year |
1,002
|
900
|
|
| Service cost |
19
|
19
|
18
|
| Interest cost |
12
|
16
|
23
|
| Plan amendment |
(1)
|
0
|
|
| Actuarial (gain) loss |
(43)
|
130
|
|
| Benefits paid |
22
|
27
|
|
| Curtailments |
0
|
0
|
|
| Settlements |
70
|
0
|
|
| Currency impact |
38
|
(37)
|
|
| Balance, end of year |
935
|
1,002
|
900
|
| Funded status of plan [Abstract] |
|
|
|
| Funded status of plan |
(80)
|
(228)
|
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans |
|
|
|
| Change in fair value of plan assets: [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
| Balance, beginning of year |
88
|
91
|
|
| Actual return on plan assets |
14
|
3
|
|
| Employer contributions |
0
|
0
|
|
| Participants' contributions |
0
|
0
|
|
| Benefits paid |
(7)
|
(6)
|
|
| Settlements |
0
|
0
|
|
| Currency impact |
0
|
0
|
|
| Balance, end of year |
95
|
88
|
91
|
| Change in benefit obligation: [Roll Forward] |
|
|
|
| Balance, Beginning of year |
103
|
112
|
|
| Service cost |
1
|
1
|
2
|
| Interest cost |
3
|
4
|
4
|
| Plan amendment |
0
|
(7)
|
|
| Actuarial (gain) loss |
(3)
|
(1)
|
|
| Benefits paid |
7
|
6
|
|
| Curtailments |
0
|
0
|
|
| Settlements |
0
|
0
|
|
| Currency impact |
0
|
0
|
|
| Balance, end of year |
97
|
103
|
$ 112
|
| Funded status of plan [Abstract] |
|
|
|
| Funded status of plan |
$ (2)
|
$ (15)
|
|