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REVENUE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 1,095 | $ 1,006
Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 818 | 749
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 277 | 257
Americas |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 447 | 403
Americas | Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 386 | 346
Americas | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 61 | 57
Europe |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 186 | 178
Europe | Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 115 | 115
Europe | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 71 | 63
Asia Pacific |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 462 | 425
Asia Pacific | Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 317 | 288
Asia Pacific | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 145 | 137
Transferred at Point in Time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 951 | 887
Transferred at Point in Time | Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 701 | 652
Transferred at Point in Time | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 250 | 235
Transferred over Time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 144 | 119
Transferred over Time | Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 117 | 97
Transferred over Time | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 27 | 22
Aerospace, defense and government |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 245 | 223
Aerospace, defense and government | Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 245 | 223
Aerospace, defense and government | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0
Commercial Communications |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 573 | 526
Commercial Communications | Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 573 | 526
Commercial Communications | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0
Electronic Industrial |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 277 | 257
Electronic Industrial | Communications Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0
Electronic Industrial | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 277 | $ 257

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