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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Reconciliation of the Changes in Warranty Liability and Unearned Premiums

A reconciliation of the changes in the warranty liability and unearned premiums in millions of dollars follows:

		Three Months Ended January 31
		2015				2014
Beginning of period balance		$	1,234			$	1,164
Payments		(178		)		(189		)
Amortization of premiums received		(41		)		(28		)
Accruals for warranties		181				185
Premiums received		45				46
Foreign exchange		(24		)		(6		)
End of period balance		$	1,217			$	1,172

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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