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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
Commitments for the construction and acquisition of property and equipment | $ 236 us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount
Other restricted assets | 115 de_AssetsRestricted
Miscellaneous contingent liabilities | 40 de_ContingentLiabilitiesOther
Guarantees, Third-party Receivables |
Guarantee Obligations |
Guarantee obligations maximum exposure | 220 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember
Guarantee obligations accrued losses | $ 7 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember
Guarantee obligations term | P5Y

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- Definition The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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