Finance Receivables - Finance Receivables (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2013 segments		Oct. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable By Class Number of Portfolio Segments	2
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	$ 2,100,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	2,116,000,000		2,176,000,000
Less: Allowance for Doubtful accounts	24,000,000		27,000,000
Total finance receivables, net	2,092,000,000		2,149,000,000
Finance Receivables, net	1,664,000,000	[1]	1,663,000,000	[1]
Noncurrent portion, net	428,000,000		486,000,000
Retail Portfolio [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	968,000,000		1,048,000,000
Wholesale Portfolio [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	1,148,000,000		1,128,000,000
Financial Services Operations [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets Net Of Intercompany Balances	$ 2,500,000,000		$ 2,600,000,000

[1] The current portion of finance receivables is computed based on contractual maturities. Actual cash collections typically vary from the contractual cash flows because of prepayments, extensions, delinquencies, credit losses, and renewals.