Finance Receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

Our Finance receivables, net, consist of the following:

(in millions)	2013		2012
Retail portfolio	$	751	$	1,048
Wholesale portfolio	1,207		1,128
Total finance receivables	1,958		2,176
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	23		27
Total finance receivables, net	1,935		2,149
Less: Current portion, net(A)	1,597		1,663
Noncurrent portion,net	$	338	$	486

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(A) 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.

Schedule of Financing Receivables, Minimum Payments [Table Text Block]

(in millions)	Retail Portfolio		Wholesale Portfolio		Total
Due in:
2014	$	434	$	1,207	$	1,641
2015	169		—		169
2016	112		—		112
2017	55		—		55
2018	26		—		26
Thereafter	15		—		15
Gross finance receivables	811		1,207		2,018
Unearned finance income	60		—		60
Total finance receivables	$	751	$	1,207	$	1,958

Finance Revenues Derived From Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the components of our Finance revenues:

(in millions)	2013		2012		2011
Retail notes and finance leases revenue	$	78	$	98	$	137
Wholesale notes interest	77		87		93
Operating lease revenue	51		40		32
Retail and wholesale accounts interest	27		34		27
Securitization Income	—		—		2
Gross finance revenues	233		259		291
Less: Intercompany revenues	75		91		91
Finance revenues	$	158	$	168	$	200