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RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS (Narrative) (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) year | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Aug. 01, 2014 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 9,000,000 |  |  | $ 2,037,000,000
Benefit obligation |  |  |  | 2,157,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax |  |  |  | 344,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | $ (446,000,000) | $ (361,000,000) |  | $ 270,000,000
Employer match percentage, maximum | 4.00% |  |  |
Employee deferral percentage, maximum | 50.00% |  |  |
Cost recognized | $ 14,000,000 | 12,000,000 |  |
Employee gross pay, match percent | 6.00% |  |  |
Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |
U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 475,000,000 | 491,000,000 | $ 0 |
Benefit obligation | 559,000,000 | 514,000,000 | 0 |
Expected contributions | 0 |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,343,000,000 | 1,318,000,000 | 0 |
Benefit obligation | 1,425,000,000 | 1,429,000,000 | 0 |
Expected contributions | 43,000,000 |  |  |
U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 179,000,000 | 187,000,000 | 0 |
Benefit obligation | $ 223,000,000 | 206,000,000 | 0 |
Eligible retirees who were less than 50 years old as of January 1, 2005, retirement age (years) | year | 55 |  |  |
Eligible retirees who were less than 50 years old as of January 1, 2005, service period (years) | 15 years |  |  |
Eligible retirees who were less than 50 years old as of January 1, 2005, retirement age for workforce managed terminations (years) | year | 54 |  |  |
Eligible retirees who were less than 50 years old as of January 1, 2005, service period for workforce managed terminations (years) | 14 years |  |  |
Eligible retirees who were at least 50 years old as of January 1, 2005, retirement age (years) | year | 55 |  |  |
Eligible retirees who were at least 50 years old as of January 1, 2005, service period (years) | 15 years |  |  |
Eligible retirees who were at least 50 years old as of January 1, 2005, retirement age for workforce managed terminations (years) | year | 54 |  |  |
Eligible retirees who were at least 50 years old as of January 1, 2005, service period for workforce managed terminations (years) | 14 years |  |  |
Retirement age benchmark for subsidy (years) | year | 65 |  |  |
Expected contributions | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |
Agilent [Member] | Majority Shareholder |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost recognized |  | $ 9,000,000 | $ 12,000,000 |

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