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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill Roll forward (Details) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |
Goodwill beginning balance | $ 700
Foreign currency translation impact | 29
Goodwill arising from acquisitions | 9
Goodwill ending balance | 738
Communications Solutions Group [Member] |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |
Goodwill beginning balance | 433
Foreign currency translation impact | 18
Goodwill arising from acquisitions | 6
Goodwill ending balance | 457
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group [Member] |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |
Goodwill beginning balance | 204
Foreign currency translation impact | 9
Goodwill arising from acquisitions | 3
Goodwill ending balance | 216
Services Solutions Group [Member] |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |
Goodwill beginning balance | 63
Foreign currency translation impact | 2
Goodwill arising from acquisitions | 0
Goodwill ending balance | $ 65

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation adjustments and purchase accounting adjustments of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
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