RETIREMENT PLANS AND POST RETIREMENT PENSION PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Schedule of net pension and post-retirement benefit costs

Components of net periodic costs (benefits). For the three months ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, our net pension and post retirement benefit costs (benefits) were comprised of the following:

	Three Months Ended January 31,
	U.S. Pension Plans				Non-U.S. Pension Plans				U.S. Post Retirement Benefit Plans
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
	(in millions)
Service cost—benefits earned during the period	$	—	$	—	$	7	$	7	$	—	$	—
Interest cost on benefit obligation	3		4		2		2		1		1
Expected return on plan assets	(7)		(8)		(12)		(12)		(2)		(1)
Amortization:
Actuarial losses	1		1		13		12		1		1
Prior service credits	—		—		—		—		—		(2)
Total net plan costs (benefits)	$	(3)	$	(3)	$	10	$	9	$	—	$	(1)

The service cost component is recorded in cost of sales and operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. All other cost components are recorded in other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Employer Contributions and Expected Employer Contributions

Employer contributions and expected future employer contributions for the remainder of the year were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Employer Contributions
	January 31,				For Remainder of Year
	2021		2020			2021
	(in millions)
U.S. defined benefit plans	$	—	$	—		$	—
Non-U.S. defined benefit plans	$	5	$	5		$	17