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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 16,662 | $ 16,624 | $ 5,098
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | U.S. |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 740 | 837 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Non-U.S. |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,333 | 2,386 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Corporate |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 2,558 | 2,646 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Government debt securities |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 805 | 843 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Private Equity |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 72 | 69 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Hybrids |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 458 | 2,576 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Hybrids At NAV [Member] |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 2,851 | 343 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Hedge Funds |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 235 | 320 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Equities at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,125 | 2,821 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Fixed Income at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 948 | 993 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Emerging Markets at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 955 | 844 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Alternative investments at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 367 | 297 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Real Estate Funds |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 791 | 1,051 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 101 | 117 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,061 | 372 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Other |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 262 | 109 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,075 | 3,573 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | U.S. |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 706 | 772 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Non-U.S. |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,022 | 1,910 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Corporate |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Government debt securities |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Private Equity |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Hybrids |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Hybrids At NAV [Member] |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Hedge Funds |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 11 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Equities at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Fixed Income at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Emerging Markets at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Alternative investments at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Real Estate Funds |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 215 | 447 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,061 | 372 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Other |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 71 | 61 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Nominal And/or Inflation Linked Returns |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 2,478 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | FTSE All World Developed Index |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 373 | 343 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 4,610 | 6,706 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | U.S. |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 34 | 65 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Non-U.S. |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 227 | 408 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Corporate |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 2,558 | 2,646 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Government debt securities |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 805 | 843 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Private Equity |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 4 | 1 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Hybrids |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 458 | 2,576 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Hybrids At NAV [Member] |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Hedge Funds |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 148 | 73 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Equities at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Fixed Income at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Emerging Markets at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Alternative investments at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Real Estate Funds |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 269 | 33 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 38 | 48 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Other |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 69 | 13 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 731 | 1,047 | 369
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | U.S. |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Non-U.S. |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 84 | 68 | 0
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Corporate |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Government debt securities |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Private Equity |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 68 | 68 | 28
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Hybrids |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Hybrids At NAV [Member] |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Hedge Funds |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 87 | 236 | 0
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Equities at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Fixed Income at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Emerging Markets at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Alternative investments at NAV |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Real Estate Funds |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 307 | 571 | 336
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 63 | 69 | 5
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Other |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 122 | 35 | 0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 47 | 40 | $ 0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Registered Investment Companies |  |  |
Defined benefit plans |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 47 | $ 40 |

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