Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

Schedule of net pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) costs

	Three months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	82		$	78		$	1		$	1
Interest cost		141			142			155			187			7			8
Expected return on plan assets		(197	)		(203	)		(292	)		(290	)		(10	)		(9	)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)		13			4			107			81			(2	)		(2	)
Prior service benefit		—			—			(5	)		(6	)		(5	)		(10	)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost		(43	)		(57	)		47			50			(9	)		(12	)
Settlement loss		96			1			—			2			—			—
Special termination benefits		—			—			9			5			1			—
Net benefit cost (credit)	$	53		$	(56	)	$	56		$	57		$	(8	)	$	(12	)

	Nine months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	249		$	233		$	3		$	3
Interest cost		427			426			471			555			21			24
Expected return on plan assets		(630	)		(608	)		(884	)		(858	)		(28	)		(26	)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)		39			12			323			239			(8	)		(7	)
Prior service benefit		—			—			(15	)		(18	)		(15	)		(30	)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost		(164	)		(170	)		144			151			(27	)		(36	)
Curtailment gain		—			—			—			(5	)		—			—
Settlement loss		96			1			3			4			—			—
Special termination benefits		—			—			22			33			1			(11	)
Net benefit (credit) cost	$	(68	)	$	(169	)	$	169		$	183		$	(26	)	$	(47	)