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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Assets and Liaibilities - Recurring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	$ 453.5	$ 437.4
Derivative assets	375.0	428.0
Derivative liabilities	72.0	78.0
Transfer from Level 1 to Level 2, assets	0.0	0.0
Transfer from Level 2 to Level 1, assets	0.0	0.0
Transfer from Level 1 to Level 2, liabilities	0.0	0.0
Transfer from Level 2 to Level 1, liabilities	0.0	0.0
Other Assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	375.0	428.0
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	72.0	78.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Total Estimated Fair Value
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	454.0	437.0
Total assets	829.0	865.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 and Level 2 | U.S. Government Debt Securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	88.0	82.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Equity Fund
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	45.0	43.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Fixed Income Funds
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	15.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | U.S. Government Debt Securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	53.0	37.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Total liabilities	72.0	78.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest Rate Contracts | Other Assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	294.0	353.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest Rate Contracts | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	29.0	60.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign Exchange Contracts | Other Assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	60.0	50.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign Exchange Contracts | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	43.0	18.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-Currency Interest Rate Contracts | Other Assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	21.0	25.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Municipal Debt Securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	43.0	31.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Corporate Debt Securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	118.0	124.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Mortgage-Backed Securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	111.0	110.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 and Level 3 | International Debt Securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	34.0	47.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | International Debt Securities
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Marketable securities	$ 28.0	$ 29.0

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