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RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs For the years ended October 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income were comprised of:
 PensionsU.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 202220212020202220212020202220212020
 (in millions)
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)         
Service cost — benefits earned during the period$— $— $— $22 $22 $24 $$$
Interest cost on benefit obligation14 14 15 
Expected return on plan assets(27)(29)(28)(43)(49)(47)(6)(6)(7)
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss— 25 53 49 (2)
Amortization of prior service benefit— — — — — — (1)(1)(7)
Total periodic benefit cost (benefit)$(13)$(11)$(10)$13 $34 $34 $(6)$— $(6)
Settlement loss$$$$— $— $— $— $— $— 
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss         
Net actuarial (gain) loss$16 $(92)$26 $(83)$(114)$20 $15 $(30)$
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss— (4)(3)(25)(53)(49)(4)(4)
Amortization of prior service benefit— — — — — — 
Loss due to settlement(4)(1)(4)— — — — — — 
Foreign currency— — — 11 10 — — — 
Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss$12 $(97)$19 $(97)$(162)$(19)$18 $(33)$
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost (benefit) and other comprehensive (income) loss$$(107)$13 $(84)$(128)$15 $12 $(33)$
Schedule of Funded status of Defined Benefit and Post-Retirement Benefit plans
Funded Status.    As of October 31, 2022 and 2021, the funded status of the defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans was:

 U.S. Defined
Benefit Plans
Non-U.S. Defined
Benefit Plans
U.S.
Post-Retirement
Benefit Plans
 202220212022202120222021
 (in millions)
Change in fair value of plan assets:      
Fair value — beginning of year$551 $439 $1,093 $945 $116 $93 
Actual return on plan assets(122)138 (147)160 (26)28 
Employer contributions— — 17 19 — — 
Participants' contributions— — — — 
Benefits paid(10)(8)(35)(31)(5)(5)
Settlements(23)(18)— — — — 
Currency impact— — (181)(1)— — 
Fair value — end of year$396 $551 $748 $1,093 $85 $116 
Change in benefit obligation:      
Benefit obligation — beginning of year$512 $510 $1,100 $1,094 $84 $94 
Service cost— — 22 22 
Interest cost14 14 
Participants' contributions— — — — 
Actuarial (gain) loss(133)15 (262)(17)(8)
Benefits paid(10)(8)(35)(31)(5)(5)
Settlements(26)(19)— — — — 
Currency impact— — (170)— — 
Benefit obligation — end of year$357 $512 $665 $1,100 $65 $84 
Overfunded (underfunded) status of PBO$39 $39 $83 $(7)$20 $32 
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet consist of:      
Other assets$42 $46 $140 $160 $20 $32 
Employee compensation and benefits(1)(1)— — — — 
Retirement and post-retirement benefits(2)(6)(57)(167)— — 
Total net asset (liability)$39 $39 $83 $(7)$20 $32 
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Actuarial (gains) losses$48 $36 $52 $149 $(6)$(23)
Prior service costs (benefits)— — — — (3)(4)
Total$48 $36 $52 $149 $(9)$(27)
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The following tables present the fair value of U.S. Defined Benefit Plans assets classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2022 and 2021.
  Fair Value Measurement
at October 31, 2022 Using
 October 31,
2022
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Not Subject to Leveling (1)
 (in millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents$$— $— $— $
Equity194 49 — — 145 
Fixed Income199 — — — 199 
Other Investments— — — 
Total assets measured at fair value$396 $49 $— $$345 
(1) Investments measured at the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
  Fair Value Measurement
at October 31, 2021 Using
 October 31,
2021
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Not Subject to Leveling (1)
 (in millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents$$— $— $— $
Equity276 62 — — 214 
Fixed Income271 — — 269 
Other Investments— — — 
Total assets measured at fair value$551 $64 $— $$485 
(1) Investments measured at the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables present the fair value of U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plans assets classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2022 and 2021.
  Fair Value Measurement
at October 31, 2022 Using
 October 31,
2022
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Not Subject to Leveling (1)
 (in millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents$— $— $— $— $— 
Equity42 10 — — 32 
Fixed Income42 — — — 42 
Other Investments— — — 
Total assets measured at fair value$85 $10 $— $$74 
(1) Investments measured at the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

  Fair Value Measurement
at October 31, 2021 Using
 October 31,
2021
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Not Subject to Leveling (1)
 (in millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents$$— $— $— $
Equity55 13 — — 42 
Fixed Income57 — — — 57 
Other Investments— — — 
Total assets measured at fair value$116 $13 $— $$102 
(1) Investments measured at the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables present the fair value of non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans assets classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2022 and 2021:

  Fair Value Measurement
at October 31, 2022 Using
 October 31,
2022
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Not Subject to Leveling (1)
 (in millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents$22 $— $22 $— $— 
Equity360 264 — — 96 
Fixed Income274 83 98 — 93 
Annuity Contract92 — — 92 — 
Total assets measured at fair value$748 $347 $120 $92 $189 
(1) Investments measured at the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

  Fair Value Measurement
at October 31, 2021 Using
 October 31,
2021
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Not Subject to Leveling (1)(2)
 (in millions)
Cash and Cash Equivalents$25 $— $24 $— $
Equity543 380 12 — 151 
Fixed Income525 151 242 — 132 
Total assets measured at fair value$1,093 $531 $278 $— $284 
(1) Investments measured at the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
(2) Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the previously reported financial statements and other notes to the financial statements.
Defined benefit plans assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (level 3)
For U.S. Defined Benefit Plans assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (level 3), the following table summarizes the change in balances during 2022 and 2021:
 Years Ended
October 31.
 20222021
Balance, beginning of year$$
Realized gains/(losses)— 
Unrealized gains/(losses)— — 
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements— (1)
Transfers in (out)— — 
Balance, end of year$$
For U.S. Post-Retirement Benefit Plans assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (level 3), the following table summarizes the change in balances during 2022 and 2021:
 Years Ended
October 31,
 20222021
Balance, beginning of year$$
Realized gains/(losses)— 
Unrealized gains/(losses)— — 
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements— (1)
Transfers in (out)— — 
Balance, end of year$$
For non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (level 3), the following table summarizes the change in balances during 2022 and 2021:
 Years Ended
October 31,
 20222021
Balance, beginning of year$— $— 
Realized gains/(losses)— — 
Unrealized gains/(losses)(39)— 
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements(5)— 
Transfers in (out)159 — 
Currency impact(23)— 
Balance, end of year$92 $— 
Combined projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets
The table below presents the combined projected benefit obligation ("PBO"), accumulated benefit obligation ("ABO") and fair value of plan assets, grouping plans using comparisons of the PBO and ABO relative to the plan assets as of October 31, 2022 or 2021.
 20222021
 Benefit
Obligation
 Benefit
Obligation
 
 Fair Value of
Plan Assets
Fair Value of
Plan Assets
 PBOPBO
 (in millions)
U.S. defined benefit plans where PBO exceeds the fair value of plan assets $$— $$— 
U.S. defined benefit plans where fair value of plan assets exceeds PBO 354 396 505 551 
Total$357 $396 $512 $551 
Non-U.S. defined benefit plans where PBO exceeds the fair value of plan assets $172 $114 $691 $524 
Non-U.S. defined benefit plans where fair value of plan assets exceeds PBO 493 634 409 569 
Total$665 $748 $1,100 $1,093 
 ABO ABO 
U.S. defined benefit plans where ABO exceeds the fair value of plan assets$$— $$— 
U.S. defined benefit plans where the fair value of plan assets exceeds ABO354 396 505 551 
Total$357 $396 $512 $551 
Non-U.S. defined benefit plans where ABO exceeds the fair value of plan assets $167 $114 $668 $524 
Non-U.S. defined benefit plans where fair value of plan assets exceeds ABO485 634 400 569 
Total$652 $748 $1,068 $1,093 
Schedule of expected benefit payments The following table presents expected future benefit payments for the next 10 years:
U.S. Defined
Benefit Plans
Non-U.S. Defined
Benefit Plans
U.S. Post-Retirement
Benefit Plans
 (in millions)
2023$31 $32 $
2024$34 $33 $
2025$32 $34 $
2026$32 $34 $
2027$32 $35 $
2028 - 2032$142 $187 $34 
Assumptions used to calculate the net periodic cost and benefit obligation
Assumptions used to calculate the net periodic cost (benefit) in each year were as follows:

 For years ended October 31,
 202220212020
U.S. defined benefit plans:   
Discount rate2.75%2.75%3.25%
Expected long-term return on assets5.00%7.00%7.00%
Non-U.S. defined benefit plans:   
Discount rate
0.29-1.76%
0.07-1.54%
0.22-1.81%
Average increase in compensation levels
2.00-3.50%
2.00-3.00%
2.25-3.00%
Expected long-term return on assets
2.75-5.50%
4.00-5.50%
4.00-5.75%
Interest crediting rate for cash balance plans
0.30-0.50%
0.10-0.50%
0.00-0.75%
U.S. post-retirement benefits plans:   
Discount rate2.75%2.50%3.00%
Expected long-term return on assets5.00%7.00%7.00%
Current medical cost trend rate6.00%6.25%6.25%
Ultimate medical cost trend rate4.50%4.50%4.50%
Medical cost trend rate decreases to ultimate rate in year202720292029

Assumptions used to calculate the benefit obligation were as follows:

 As of the Years Ending October 31,
 20222021
U.S. defined benefit plans:  
Discount rate6.00%2.75%
Non-U.S. defined benefit plans:  
Discount rate
1.50-4.77%
0.29-1.76%
Average increase in compensation levels
2.00-3.25%
2.00-3.50%
Interest crediting rate for cash balance plans
0.50-2.10%
0.30-0.50%
U.S. post-retirement benefits plans:  
Discount rate6.00%2.75%
Current medical cost trend rate7.00%6.00%
Ultimate medical cost trend rate4.75%4.50%
Medical cost trend rate decreases to ultimate rate in year20292027