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DERIVATIVES (Aggregated Notional Amounts by Currency and Designation) (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 14
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	79
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	42
Euro [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Euro [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Euro [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	92
Euro [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	42
British Pound [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
British Pound [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
British Pound [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	14
British Pound [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Singapore Dollar [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Long [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	9
Singapore Dollar [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Singapore Dollar [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Singapore Dollar [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Malaysian Ringgit [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Long [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	81
Malaysian Ringgit [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Malaysian Ringgit [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	5
Malaysian Ringgit [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Japanese Yen [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Short [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	76
Japanese Yen [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Japanese Yen [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	29
Japanese Yen [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Other [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Other [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
Other [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	7
Other [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Option Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
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