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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
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Pensions |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | $ 11,164 | $ 11,447 | $ 11,008
Pensions | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 6,821 | 7,029 |
Pensions | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 5,124 | 5,771 |
Pensions | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,697 | 1,258 |
Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 867 | 977 |
Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 378 | 426 |
Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 489 | 551 |
Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities and Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 3,075 | 3,088 |
Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities and Funds | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 3,053 | 3,088 |
Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities and Funds | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 22 |  |
Pensions | International Equity Securities and Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 2,046 |
Pensions | International Equity Securities and Funds | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 2,046 |
Pensions | International Equity Securities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,802 |  |
Pensions | International Equity Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,781 |  |
Pensions | International Equity Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 21 |  |
Pensions | Government and Agency Securities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 386 | 434 |
Pensions | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 197 | 412 |
Pensions | Government and Agency Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 189 | 22 |
Pensions | Corporate Debt Securities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 751 | 322 |
Pensions | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 | 1 |
Pensions | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 750 | 321 |
Pensions | Mortgage-Backed Securities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 83 | 96 |
Pensions | Mortgage-Backed Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 11 |
Pensions | Mortgage-Backed Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 83 | 85 |
Pensions | Fixed Income Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 26 | 127 |
Pensions | Fixed Income Funds | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 26 | 127 |
Pensions | Real Estate |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 133 | 132 |
Pensions | Real Estate | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 130 | 132 |
Pensions | Real Estate | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 3 |  |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 190 | 322 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 25 | 14 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 165 | 308 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Interest Rate Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 137 | 246 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Foreign Exchange Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 17 | 61 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Equity Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 30 | 11 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Other Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 6 | 4 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (26) | (39) |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (4) | (9) |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (22) | (30) |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Interest Rate Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (7) | (6) |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Foreign Exchange Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (15) | (25) |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Other Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (4) | (8) |
Pensions | Receivables, Payables and Other |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 4 | 1 |
Pensions | Receivables, Payables and Other | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 3 |  |
Pensions | Receivables, Payables and Other | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 | 1 |
Pensions | Securities Lending Collateral |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 745 | 847 |
Pensions | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 92 |  |
Pensions | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 653 | 847 |
Pensions | Securities Lending Liability |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (745) | (847) |
Pensions | Securities Lending Liability | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (92) |  |
Pensions | Securities Lending Liability | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (653) | (847) |
Pensions | Securities Sold Short |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (470) | (477) |
Pensions | Securities Sold Short | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (466) | (477) |
Pensions | Securities Sold Short | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (4) |  |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - Short-Term Investments |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 195 | 108 |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - U.S. Equity Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 33 | 38 |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - International Equity Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 540 | 382 |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - Corporate Debt Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 26 |  |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - Fixed Income Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 495 | 957 |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - Real Estate |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 501 |  |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - Real Estate Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 442 |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - Hedge Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 625 | 593 |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - Private Equity/Venture Capital |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,604 | 1,578 |
Pensions | Investments at Net Asset Value - Other Investments |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 324 | 320 |
Health Care and Life Insurance |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 689 | 957 | $ 1,157
Health Care and Life Insurance | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 435 | 627 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 368 | 557 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 67 | 70 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Cash and Short-term Investments |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 35 | 52 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 25 | 37 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 10 | 15 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | U.S. Equity Securities and Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 229 | 310 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | U.S. Equity Securities and Funds | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 229 | 310 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | International Equity Securities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 39 | 57 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | International Equity Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 39 | 57 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Government and Agency Securities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 84 | 164 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 78 | 159 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Government and Agency Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 6 | 5 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Corporate Debt Securities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 35 | 33 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 35 | 33 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Mortgage-Backed Securities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 13 | 13 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Mortgage-Backed Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 13 | 13 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Fixed Income Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 | 1 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Fixed Income Funds | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 | 1 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Real Estate |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 4 | 5 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Real Estate | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 4 | 5 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Assets |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 4 | 5 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 |  |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 3 | 5 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Interest Rate Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 2 | 3 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Foreign Exchange Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 | 2 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Equity Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 |  |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (1) |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (1) |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Foreign Exchange Contracts |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (1) |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Receivables, Payables and Other |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 | 1 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Receivables, Payables and Other | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1 | 1 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Securities Lending Collateral |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 65 | 126 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 9 |  |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 56 | 126 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Securities Lending Liability |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (65) | (126) |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Securities Lending Liability | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (9) |  |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Securities Lending Liability | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (56) | (126) |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Securities Sold Short |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (10) | (13) |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Securities Sold Short | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (10) | (13) |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Investments at Net Asset Value - Short-Term Investments |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 4 | 3 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Investments at Net Asset Value - International Equity Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 103 | 121 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Investments at Net Asset Value - Fixed Income Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 47 | 69 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Investments at Net Asset Value - Real Estate Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 10 | 12 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Investments at Net Asset Value - Hedge Funds |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 50 | 72 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Investments at Net Asset Value - Private Equity/Venture Capital |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 34 | 44 |
Health Care and Life Insurance | Investments at Net Asset Value - Other Investments |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | $ 6 | $ 9 |

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