Financial Instruments and Commodity Contracts (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The fair values of all derivatives are recorded as assets or liabilities on a gross basis in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table presents the fair values of our derivatives and their respective balance sheet locations:

	April 30, 2013
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
(in millions)	Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets	Fair Value		Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets	Fair Value
Commodity contracts	Other current assets	$	—	Other current liabilities	$	4
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	2		Other current liabilities	1
Total fair value		$	2		$	5

	October 31, 2012
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
(in millions)	Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets	Fair Value		Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets	Fair Value
Commodity contracts	Other current assets	$	—	Other current liabilities	$	3
Commodity contracts	Other noncurrent assets	—		Other noncurrent liabilities	2
Total fair value		$	—		$	5

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

he location and amount of loss (gain) recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Operations related to derivatives:

	Location in Consolidated Statements of Operations	Amount of Loss (Gain) Recognized
		Three Months Ended April 30,					Six Months Ended April 30,
(in millions)		2013			2012		2013			2012
Cross currency swaps	Other expense (income), net	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	1
Foreign currency contracts	Other expense (income), net	1			1		2			(3		)
Commodity forward contracts	Costs of products sold	(2		)	—		(2		)	(1		)
Total loss (gain)		$	(1	)	$	1	$	—		$	(3	)

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the outstanding foreign currency contracts as of April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012:

(in millions)	Currency	Notional Amount		Maturity
As of April 30, 2013
Option collar contracts	EUR	€	16	April 2013 - October 2013
Forward exchange contract	CAD	C$	50	October 2013
Option collar contract	CAD	C$	50	October 2013
Option collar contract	BRL	US$	25	October 2013
As of October 31, 2012
Option collar contracts	EUR	€	25	October 2012 - April 2013