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RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS (By Fair Value Hierarchy) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | $ 475 | $ 491
U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 179 | 187
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 1,343 | 1,318
Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 4 | 6
Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 4 | 3
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 7 | 5
Equity | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 374 | 365
Equity | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 137 | 143
Equity | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 709 | 672
Fixed Income | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 97 | 120
Fixed Income | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 38 | 41
Fixed Income | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 624 | 603
Other Investments | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Other Investments | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Other Investments | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 3 | 38
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 359 | 364
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 134 | 138
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 1,192 | 1,126
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 3 | 5
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 1 | 2
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 5 | 3
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Equity | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 280 | 279
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Equity | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 103 | 109
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Equity | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 580 | 522
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed Income | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 76 | 80
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed Income | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 30 | 27
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed Income | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 604 | 580
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Investments | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Investments | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Investments | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 3 | 21
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 17
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Equity | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Equity | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Equity | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fixed Income | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fixed Income | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fixed Income | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Investments | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Investments | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Investments | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 17
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 116 | 127
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 45 | 49
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 151 | 175
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 1 | 1
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 3 | 1
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 2 | 2
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Equity | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 94 | 86
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Equity | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 34 | 34
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Equity | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 129 | 150
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fixed Income | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 21 | 40
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fixed Income | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 8 | 14
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fixed Income | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 20 | 23
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Investments | U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Investments | U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Investments | Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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