Finance Receivables - Finance Revenues (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Finance Revenues [Line Items]
Retail Notes And Finance Leases Revenue	$ 78	$ 98	$ 137
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue	75	0	0
Gross finance revenues	233	259	291
Revenue from Related Parties	(75)	(91)	(91)
Finance revenues	158	168	200
Financing Receivable [Member]
Finance Revenues [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue	51	40	32
Wholesale Portfolio [Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member]
Finance Revenues [Line Items]
Interest Income, Operating	77	87	93
Retail And Wholesale Portfolios [Member]
Finance Revenues [Line Items]
Interest Income, Operating	27	34	27
Off Balance Sheet Securitization Transactions [Member]
Finance Revenues [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Securitization of Financial Assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2

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Finance Revenues From On Balance Sheet Receivables

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Retail Notes And Finance Leases Revenue

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The aggregate financial services revenue and operating interest income earned during the reporting period.

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A gain (loss) realized on a transfer, accounted for as a sale, of all or a portion of financial assets in which the transferor surrenders control and receives consideration other than a beneficial interest in the assets transferred. Reflects the amount of sales proceeds in excess of, or deficient from, the sum of the carrying amounts of transferred financial assets plus transaction costs.

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Amount of operating interest income, including, but not limited to, amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on securities.

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The total amount of revenue recognized for the period from operating leases, including minimum lease revenue, contingent revenue, percentage revenue and sublease revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 25

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Related Parties

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.6-07.1(c))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 07

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-Subparagraph 1

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