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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (General Disclosures) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Jul. 16, 2014
Incentive compensation plans [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Incentive compensation plan, number of shares authorized (in shares) |  | 17,000,000 |  | 25,000,000
Term of the 2014 Stock Plan (in years) | 10 years |  |  |
Common stock available for future awards under the 2014 Stock Plan (in shares) | 8,000,000 |  |  |
Percentage which rate options generally vest per year (in hundredths) | 25.00% |  |  |
Maximum contractual term (in years) | 10 years |  |  |
Percentage market value of the common stock option exercise price is generally not less than (in hundredths) | 100.00% |  |  |
Minimum final share award percentage of the target award based on performance metrics (in hundredths) | 0.00% |  |  |
Maximum final share award percentage of the target award based on performance metrics (in hundredths) | 200.00% |  |  |
Time period after which participants of the performance stock award plan are entitled to receive unrestricted share of the company's stock, if specified performance targets are met | 3 years |  |  |
Percentage rate restricted stock units generally vest per year (in hundredths) | 25.00% |  |  |
Employee stock purchase plan [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Compensation percentage maximum eligible contribution to purchase shares of common stock | 10.00% |  |  |
ESPP eligible employee common stock purchase price ratio | 85.00% |  |  |
Automatic annual increase in shares authorized for issuance in ESPP, without the Board of Directors determined amount, percentage (in hundredths) | 1.00% |  |  |
Common stock shares authorized and available for issuance under our ESPP (in shares) | 75,000,000 |  |  |
ESPP Employee purchased shares (in shares) | 493,289 | 878,816 | 764,113 |
ESPP employee purchases | $ 14 | $ 40 | $ 25 |
Maximum number of shares issued under the ESPP (in shares) | 24,506,711 |  |  |
Aggregate participant contributions | $ 15 |  |  |

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