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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

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						Six Months Ended
		April 30						April 30
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost		$	62		$	69		$	126		$	142
Interest cost			97			119			195			238
Expected return on plan assets			(194)			(192)			(387)			(385)
Amortization of actuarial loss			52			55			104			110
Amortization of prior service cost			4			6			8			12
Settlements/curtailments			2						9			1
Net cost		$	23		$	57		$	55		$	118

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						Six Months Ended
		April 30						April 30
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost		$	10		$	12		$	19		$	23
Interest cost			51			64			102			129
Expected return on plan assets			(9)			(14)			(18)			(28)
Amortization of actuarial loss			18			23			37			46
Amortization of prior service credit			(20)			(19)			(39)			(38)
Net cost		$	50		$	66		$	101		$	132

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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
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (h)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920

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