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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

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 January 31
		2015			2014
Service cost		$	73		$	61
Interest cost		119			119
Expected return on plan assets		(193)			(193)
Amortization of actuarial loss		55			43
Amortization of prior service cost		6			6
Settlements/curtailments		1			2
Net cost		$	61		$	38

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 January 31
		2015			2014
Service cost		$	11		$	11
Interest cost		65			66
Expected return on plan assets		(14)			(18)
Amortization of actuarial loss		23			9
Amortization of prior service credit		(19)			(1)
Net cost		$	66		$	67

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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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