RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS, Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions |
12 Months Ended |
Oct. 31, 2017 |
Oct. 31, 2016 |
| United States Defined Benefit Plans |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
$ 414
|
$ 341
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
280
|
228
|
| Defined Benefit plan, change in fair value of plan assets, significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (Roll Forward] |
|
|
| Balance, beginning of year |
9
|
9
|
| Realized gains/(losses) |
(3)
|
0
|
| Unrealized gains/(losses) |
(3)
|
3
|
| Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements |
(2)
|
(3)
|
| Balance, end of year |
7
|
9
|
| Projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of projected benefit obligation - aggregate benefit obligation |
0
|
0
|
| Total projected benefit obligation - aggregate benefit obligation |
445
|
434
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
0
|
0
|
| Total projected benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
414
|
341
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets |
|
|
| Total accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate benefit obligation |
445
|
434
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
0
|
|
| Total accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
414
|
341
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
4
|
4
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
3
|
4
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
327
|
248
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
239
|
186
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
76
|
80
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
38
|
38
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
7
|
9
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
127
|
104
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
1
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
88
|
62
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
38
|
42
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
7
|
9
|
| Defined Benefit plan, change in fair value of plan assets, significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (Roll Forward] |
|
|
| Transfers in (out) |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
7
|
9
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
95
|
88
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
59
|
55
|
| Defined Benefit plan, change in fair value of plan assets, significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (Roll Forward] |
|
|
| Balance, beginning of year |
5
|
6
|
| Realized gains/(losses) |
(2)
|
0
|
| Unrealized gains/(losses) |
(2)
|
1
|
| Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements |
(1)
|
(2)
|
| Balance, end of year |
4
|
5
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
6
|
3
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
1
|
1
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
68
|
59
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
50
|
44
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
17
|
21
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
8
|
10
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
4
|
5
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
32
|
28
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
5
|
2
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
18
|
15
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
9
|
11
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
4
|
5
|
| Defined Benefit plan, change in fair value of plan assets, significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (Roll Forward] |
|
|
| Transfers in (out) |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| United States Postretirement Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
4
|
5
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
855
|
774
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
203
|
180
|
| Projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Total projected benefit obligation - aggregate benefit obligation |
935
|
1,002
|
| Total projected benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
855
|
774
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets |
|
|
| Total accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate benefit obligation |
904
|
963
|
| Total accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
855
|
774
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
8
|
26
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
0
|
0
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
539
|
422
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
185
|
160
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
307
|
325
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
18
|
20
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
1
|
1
|
| Net asset value excluded from fair value by input |
0
|
0
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
386
|
340
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
18
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
326
|
239
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
60
|
83
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
266
|
254
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
8
|
8
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
28
|
23
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
229
|
222
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
1
|
1
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Other Plan Assets [Member] |
|
|
| Fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits |
0
|
0
|
| Continuing Operations | United States Defined Benefit Plans |
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets - aggregate benefit obligation |
445
|
434
|
| Projected benefit obligation in excess of fair value of plan assets - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
414
|
341
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets |
|
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of fair value of plan assets - aggregate benefit obligation |
445
|
434
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate benefit obligation |
0
|
0
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
414
|
341
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
|
0
|
| Continuing Operations | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans |
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets [Abstract] |
|
|
| Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets - aggregate benefit obligation |
563
|
970
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of projected benefit obligation - aggregate benefit obligation |
372
|
32
|
| Projected benefit obligation in excess of fair value of plan assets - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
397
|
741
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
458
|
33
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets |
|
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of fair value of plan assets - aggregate benefit obligation |
539
|
737
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate benefit obligation |
365
|
226
|
| Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
397
|
542
|
| Fair value of plan assets in excess of accumulated benefit obligation - aggregate fair value of plan assets |
$ 458
|
$ 232
|