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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of net pension and post-retirement benefit cost |
| Three months ended April 30,
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans |  | Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions
Service cost | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Interest cost | 52 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Expected return on plan assets | (131 | ) |  | (161 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization and deferrals: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial loss (gain) | 64 |  |  | 54 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
Prior service benefit | (4 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net periodic benefit cost | 11 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Settlement loss | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Special termination benefits | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Plan expense allocation | (5 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net benefit cost from continuing operations | 10 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Summary of net benefit cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | 10 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Discontinued operations | 35 |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net benefit cost | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 2 |
| Six months ended April 30,
| Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans |  | Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions
Service cost | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Interest cost | 102 |  |  | 158 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |
Expected return on plan assets | (264 | ) |  | (331 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Amortization and deferrals: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial loss (gain) | 140 |  |  | 109 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (2 | )
Prior service benefit | (8 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net periodic benefit cost | 40 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Settlement loss | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Special termination benefits | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Plan expense allocation | (15 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Net benefit cost from continuing operations | 30 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Summary of net benefit cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | 30 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Discontinued operations | 79 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Net benefit cost | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | 67 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 3 |

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- Definition 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. + References 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 + Details
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