Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

Net pension and post-retirement benefit cost (gain)

	Three months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	72		$	90		$	2		$	2
Interest cost		141			148			170			178			9			9
Expected return on plan assets		(198	)		(186	)		(201	)		(227	)		(9	)		(9	)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (benefit)		11			9			57			57			(1	)		—
Prior service benefit		—			—			(6	)		(3	)		(20	)		(20	)
Net periodic benefit (gain) cost		(46	)		(29	)		92			95			(19	)		(18	)
Settlement loss		5			—			—			—			—			—
Curtailment gain		—			—			—			—			(4	)		—
Special termination benefits		833			—			—			4			227			—
Net benefit cost (gain)	$	792		$	(29	)	$	92		$	99		$	204		$	(18	)

	Nine months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
	In millions
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	219		$	264		$	6		$	7
Interest cost		424			445			519			524			26			26
Expected return on plan assets		(594	)		(558	)		(614	)		(665	)		(28	)		(27	)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (benefit)		32			25			177			180			(3	)		1
Prior service benefit		—			—			(18	)		(10	)		(63	)		(62	)
Net periodic benefit (gain) cost		(137	)		(87	)		283			293			(62	)		(55	)
Settlement loss (gain)		5			—			(20	)		2			—			—
Curtailment gain		—			—			—			—			(4	)		—
Special termination benefits		833			—			2			12			227			—
Net benefit cost (gain)	$	701		$	(87	)	$	265		$	307		$	161		$	(55	)