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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 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 April 30 |  | Six Months Ended April 30 |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Beginning of period balance |  | $ | 1,217 |  | $ | 1,172 |  | $ | 1,234 |  | $ | 1,164 |
Payments |  | (165) |  | (177) |  | (343) |  | (366) |
Amortization of premiums received |  | (41) |  | (32) |  | (82) |  | (59) |
Accruals for warranties |  | 189 |  | 182 |  | 370 |  | 366 |
Premiums received |  | 47 |  | 49 |  | 92 |  | 95 |
Foreign exchange |  | (5) |  | 2 |  | (29) |  | (4) |
End of period balance |  | $ | 1,242 |  | $ | 1,196 |  | $ | 1,242 |  | $ | 1,196 |

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51674963&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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