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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Components of Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs

The worldwide components of net periodic pension cost consisted of the following in millions of dollars:

		Three Months Ended April 30								Six Months Ended April 30
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Service cost		$	62			$	69			$	123			$	136
Interest cost		120				112				239				222
Expected return on plan assets		(193		)		(196		)		(386		)		(390		)
Amortization of actuarial loss		43				63				86				128
Amortization of prior service cost		6				8				12				16
Settlements/curtailments		4				1				6				1
Net cost		$	42			$	57			$	80			$	113

The worldwide components of net periodic postretirement benefits cost (health care and life insurance) consisted of the following in millions of dollars:

		Three Months Ended April 30								Six Months Ended April 30
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Service cost		$	11			$	15			$	22			$	29
Interest cost		65				63				131				127
Expected return on plan assets		(17		)		(21		)		(35		)		(42		)
Amortization of actuarial loss		8				34				17				70
Amortization of prior service credit		(1		)		(1		)		(2		)		(2		)
Net cost		$	66			$	90			$	133			$	182

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920

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