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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 07, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly dividend declared (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 |  | $ 2.40 | $ 2.40 | $ 2.22
SiteOne Landscapes Supply, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partial Sale of SiteOne |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of interest in SiteOne (as a percent) |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of partial interest in SiteOne |  |  | $ 81 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of partial interest, pretax |  |  | 75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of partial interest, after-tax |  |  | $ 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in SiteOne (as a percent) |  |  | 24.00% |  | 24.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.00% |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total expected voluntary separation program costs, pretax |  |  |  |  | $ 111 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 111 |  |
Incurred voluntary separation program costs, pretax |  |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations | Forecasted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incurred voluntary separation program costs, pretax |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary separation program future savings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70 |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations | Forecasted | Agriculture and Turf |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary employee separation expenses allocation (as a percent) |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations | Forecasted | Construction and Forestry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary employee separation expenses allocation (as a percent) |  |  |  | 17.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations | Forecasted | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary employee separation expenses allocation (as a percent) |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations | Cost of Sales | Forecasted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary employee separation expenses allocation (as a percent) |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations | Research and Development | Forecasted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary employee separation expenses allocation (as a percent) |  |  |  | 18.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations | Selling, Administrative, and General Expenses | Forecasted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary Employee Separations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary employee separation expenses allocation (as a percent) |  |  |  | 52.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly dividend declared (in dollars per share) | $ 0.60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | SiteOne Landscapes Supply, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partial Sale of SiteOne |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of interest in SiteOne (as a percent) |  | 38.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of partial interest in SiteOne |  | $ 114 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of partial interest, pretax |  | 105 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of partial interest, after-tax |  | $ 66 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in SiteOne (as a percent) |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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