COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Lease Commitments: We lease certain real and personal property from unrelated third parties under non-cancelable operating leases. Certain leases require us to pay property taxes, insurance and routine maintenance, and include escalation clauses. Total rent expense was $75 million in 2019, $64 million in 2018 and $57 million in 2017.

Future non-cancelable minimum lease payments and future minimum lease income under operating leases at October 31, 2019:



	Future Minimum Lease Payments		Future Minimum Lease Income
	(in millions)
2020	$	52	$	8
2021	$	41	$	6
2022	$	29	$	5
2023	$	21	$	—
2024	$	14	$	—
Thereafter	$	56	$	—

Other Purchase Commitments. Typically, we can cancel contracts with professional services suppliers without penalties. For those contracts that are not cancelable without penalties, the termination fees and costs or commitments for continued spending that we are obligated to pay to a supplier under each contact's termination period before such contract can be cancelled were approximately $77 million. Approximately $25 million of the penalties for the new contracts will reduce over the next 14 years.

Contingencies: We are involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including, but not limited to, intellectual property, commercial, real estate, environmental and employment matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. There are no matters pending that we currently believe are reasonably possible of having a material impact to our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.