Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

The domestic and foreign components of Income (loss) before income taxes consist of the following for the years ended October 31:

(in millions)	2012			2011		2010
Domestic	$	(964	)	$	247	$	166
Foreign	(218		)	73		124
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(1,182	)	$	320	$	290

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The components of Income tax benefit (expense) consist of the following for the years ended October 31:

(in millions)	2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	(2	)	$	(3	)	$	30
State and local	(11		)	1			(4		)
Foreign	4			(47		)	(33		)
Total current expense	(9		)	(49		)	(7		)
Deferred:
Federal	(1,841		)	1,423			—
State and local	(137		)	106			—
Foreign	207			(22		)	(16		)
Total deferred benefit (expense)	(1,771		)	1,507			(16		)
Total income tax benefit (expense)	$	(1,780	)	$	1,458		$	(23	)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of statutory federal income tax benefit (expense) to recorded income tax benefit (expense) is as follows for the years ended October 31:

(in millions)	2012			2011			2010
Federal income tax benefit (expense) at the statutory rate of 35%	$	414		$	(112	)	$	(101	)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	(6		)	(6		)	(3		)
Alternative minimum taxes	—			—			29
Credits and incentives	10			27			2
Adjustments to valuation allowances	(2,232		)	1,499			56
Medicare subsidies	—			—			6
Foreign operations	(17		)	(19		)	(11		)
Adjustments to uncertain tax positions	11			42			5
Subpart F income	—			(1		)	(17		)
Non-controlling interest adjustment	17			19			16
Other	23			9			(5		)
Recorded income tax benefit (expense)	$	(1,780	)	$	1,458		$	(23	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The components of the deferred tax asset (liability) at October 31 are as follows:

(in millions)	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets attributable to:
Employee benefits liabilities	$	1,419		$	1,369
Net operating loss ("NOL") carry forwards	583			273
Product liability and warranty accruals	457			262
Research and development	49			74
Tax credit carry forwards	218			208
Other	285			294
Gross deferred tax assets	3,011			2,480
Less: Valuation allowances	2,664			344
Net deferred tax assets	$	347		$	2,136
Deferred tax liabilities attributable to:
Goodwill and intangibles assets	$	(77	)	$	(107	)
Other	(54		)	(39		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(131	)	$	(146	)

Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]

Changes in the liability for uncertain tax positions during the year ended October 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

(in millions)	2012
Liability for uncertain tax positions at November 1	$	82
Increase as a result of positions taken in prior periods	12
Increase as a result of positions taken in the current period	2
Settlements	(46		)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(1		)
Liability for uncertain tax positions at October 31	$	49