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GUARANTEES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015
Guarantees [Abstract] |
Standard Warranty | Activity related to the standard warranty accrual, which is included in other accrued and other long-term liabilities in our combined and consolidated balance sheet, is as follows:
| Years Ended October 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions)
Beginning balance | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 38 |
Accruals for warranties, including change in estimates | 33 |  |  | 46 |
Settlements made during the period | (31 | ) |  | (33 | )
Ending balance | 53 |  |  | $ | 51 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability Classification |
Accruals for warranties due within one year | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Accruals for warranties due after one year | 19 |  |  | 17 |
Ending balance as of October 31 | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 51 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51674963&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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