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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]  
Allowance For Credit Losses On Receivables [Table Text Block]
The following tables present the activity related to our allowance for doubtful accounts for our retail portfolio segment, wholesale portfolio segment, and trade and other receivables:
 
Three Months Ended July 31, 2013
 
Three Months Ended July 31, 2012
(in millions)
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Trade and
Other
Receivables
 
Total
 
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Trade and
Other
Receivables
 
Total
Allowance for doubtful accounts, at beginning of period
$
22

 
$
2

 
$
34

 
$
58

 
$
26

 
$
2

 
$
17

 
$
45

Provision for doubtful accounts, net of recoveries
2

 
—

 
3

 
5

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
1

Charge-off of accounts(A)
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
(3
)
Other(B)
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Allowance for doubtful accounts, at end of period
$
22

 
$
2

 
$
35

 
$
59

 
$
26

 
$
2

 
$
15

 
$
43


 
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2013
 
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2012
(in millions)
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Trade and
Other
Receivables
 
Total
 
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Trade and
Other
Receivables
 
Total
Allowance for doubtful accounts, at beginning of period
$
27

 
$
—

 
$
24

 
$
51

 
$
31

 
$
2

 
$
17

 
$
50

Provision for doubtful accounts, net of recoveries
1

 
2

 
13

 
16

 
(1
)
 
—

 
2

 
1

Charge-off of accounts(A)
(7
)
 
—

 
—

 
(7
)
 
(4
)
 
—

 
(4
)
 
(8
)
Other(B)
1

 
—

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Allowance for doubtful accounts, at end of period
$
22

 
$
2

 
$
35

 
$
59

 
$
26

 
$
2

 
$
15

 
$
43

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(A)
We repossess sold and leased vehicles on defaulted finance receivables and leases, and place them into Inventories. Losses recognized at the time of repossession and charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts were less than $1 million for both the three and nine months ended July 31, 2013 and $1 million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012, respectively.
(B)
Amounts include currency translation.
Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]
The following table presents information regarding impaired finance receivables:
 
July 31, 2013
 
October 31, 2012
(in millions)
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Total
 
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Total
Impaired finance receivables with specific loss reserves
$
12

 
$
—

 
$
12

 
$
14

 
$
—

 
$
14

Impaired finance receivables without specific loss reserves
1

 
—

 
1

 
1

 
—

 
1

Specific loss reserves on impaired finance receivables
10

 
—

 
10

 
9

 
—

 
9

Finance receivables on non-accrual status
9

 
—

 
9

 
10

 
—

 
10
Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]
The Company uses the aging of its receivables as well as other inputs when assessing credit quality. The following table presents the aging analysis for finance receivables:
 
July 31, 2013
 
October 31, 2012
(in millions)
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Total
 
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Total
Current, and up to 30 days past due
$
783

 
$
1,151

 
$
1,934

 
$
965

 
$
1,126

 
$
2,091

30-90 days past due
49

 
1

 
50

 
72

 
1

 
73

Over 90 days past due
9

 
2

 
11

 
11

 
1

 
12

Total finance receivables
$
841

 
$
1,154

 
$
1,995

 
$
1,048

 
$
1,128

 
$
2,176