Stockholders' Deficit (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Nov. 30, 2011 Accelerated Share Repurchases Program [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Accelerated Share Repurchases Program [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 October 2011 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 October 2011 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 October 2011 [Member] Accelerated Share Repurchases Program [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 November 2011 [Member]	Nov. 30, 2011 November 2011 [Member] Accelerated Share Repurchases Program [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Open Market Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Open Market Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Open Market Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Open Market Share Repurchase Program [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Preferred Stock [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Common Stock [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jul. 31, 2007 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Preference Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Convertible Junior Preference Stock Series D [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Convertible Junior Preference Stock Series D [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Manufacturing Operations [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Manufacturing Operations [Member]	Oct. 31, 2009 Manufacturing Operations [Member] Call Option [Member] Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]	Oct. 31, 2009 Manufacturing Operations [Member] Call Option [Member] Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 4.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 4.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] Manufacturing Operations [Member] Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends, declared per share	1
Ownership Percentage Stockholder Rights Plan							20.00%
Number of securities called by each right																				0.001			1
Exercise Price of Stockholder Rights Plan																				140.00
Redeemable amount per right under Shareholder Rights Plan							0.001
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized			30,000,000		30,000,000																			220,000	110,000	10,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued			0		0
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 1		$ 1																			$ 1.00	$ 1	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding																											126,403	120,096
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share																											$ 25
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion																											0.3125
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage																											120.00%
Common stock, shares authorized			220,000,000	220,000,000	220,000,000
Common stock, par value			$ 0.10	$ 0.1	$ 0.10
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding			79,300,000	80,500,000	79,300,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues																					763,534	10,666,666
Share Price																					$ 18.75	$ 18.75
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock		$ 14	$ 192	$ 14	$ 192	$ 0
Payments for Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities																															125	125
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants																													87
Long-term Debt, Fair Value																																		177
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component																																		22
Unamortized discount				75																										75			23	1
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net of Tax			(2,302)	(1,749)	(2,302)	(2,045)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax			(23)	(75)	(23)	101
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(2,325)	(1,824)	(2,325)	(1,944)
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount					75	105		175		100							75
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired									2,542,609				2,380,952			1,905,600
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Settlement Payment or Receipt												80		20
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share											$ 33.60
Forward contract for accelerated stock repurchase program						(20)				20
Treasury Stock, Additional Shares Acquired															161,657
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock				$ 0	$ 75	$ 125												$ 5	$ 70