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DERIVATIVES (Aggregated Notional Amounts by Currency and Designation) (Details) - Forward Contracts Buy/(Sell) [Member] $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Long [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ (7)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(48)
Euro [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Long [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(11)
Euro [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(28)
British Pound [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0
British Pound [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(62)
Singapore Dollar [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Long [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(16)
Singapore Dollar [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(2)
Malaysian Ringgit [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Long [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(87)
Malaysian Ringgit [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(8)
Japanese Yen [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Short [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(86)
Japanese Yen [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(32)
Other [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Short [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	(21)
Other [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ (8)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5580258-113959

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5579245-113959

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