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WARRANTIES AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Standard warranty

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2015				2014
	(in millions)
Beginning balance as of November 1	$	51			$	38
Accruals for warranties including change in estimate	9				12
Settlements made during the period	(9		)		(8		)
Ending balance as of January 31	$	51			$	42
Accruals for warranties due within one year	$	36			$	24
Accruals for warranties due after one year	15				18
Ending balance as of January 31	$	51			$	42

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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=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249

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