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RECEIVABLES (Details 7) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 item | Oct. 31, 2013 item | Oct. 31, 2012 item
Financing Receivables Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings |  |  |
Financing receivable contracts in troubled debt restructuring, number | 66 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 | 92 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 | 138 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2
Financing receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, pre-modification | $ 3 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 | $ 16 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 | $ 5 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2
Financing receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, post-modification | 2 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 | 15 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 | 4 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
Number of troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1 |  |
Commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose accounts were modified in troubled debt restructurings | 0 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedCommitmentToLend |  |
Other Receivables: |  |  |
Taxes receivable | 697 de_TaxesReceivable | 868 de_TaxesReceivable |
Reinsurance receivables | 502 us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables | 351 us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables |
Insurance premium receivables | 23 us-gaap_PremiumsAndOtherReceivablesNet | 24 us-gaap_PremiumsAndOtherReceivablesNet |
Other | 278 de_OtherReceivablesExcludingTaxesAndReinsuranceReceivables | 221 de_OtherReceivablesExcludingTaxesAndReinsuranceReceivables |
Other receivables | $ 1,500.3 us-gaap_OtherReceivables | $ 1,464.0 us-gaap_OtherReceivables |

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- Definition Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953676-111524 + Details
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- Definition Post-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953676-111524 + Details
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- Definition Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953682-111524 + Details
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