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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
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 April 30, 2014
 
Three Months Ended April 30, 2013
(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

 
$
36

 
$
60

 
$
23

 
$
2

 
$
24

 
$
49

Provision for doubtful accounts, net of recoveries
3

 
—

 
1

 
4

 
1

 
—

 
10

 
11

Charge-off of accounts(A)
(3
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
(5
)
 
(3
)
 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
Other(B)
—

 
—

 
3

 
3

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
1

Allowance for doubtful accounts, at end of period
$
22

 
$
2

 
$
38

 
$
62

 
$
22

 
$
2

 
$
34

 
$
58


 
Six Months Ended April 30, 2014
 
Six Months Ended April 30, 2013
(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
$
21

 
$
2

 
$
37

 
$
60

 
$
27

 
$
—

 
$
24

 
$
51

Provision for doubtful accounts, net of recoveries
7

 
—

 
3

 
10

 
(1
)
 
2

 
10

 
11

Charge-off of accounts(A)
(5
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
(7
)
 
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
Other(B)
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
2

 
—

 
—

 
2

Allowance for doubtful accounts, at end of period
$
22

 
$
2

 
$
38

 
$
62

 
$
22

 
$
2

 
$
34

 
$
58

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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 the three and six months ended April 30, 2014 as well as for the three and six months ended April 30, 2013.
(B)
Amounts include currency translation.
Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]
The following table presents information regarding impaired finance receivables:
 
April 30, 2014
 
October 31, 2013
(in millions)
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Total
 
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Total
Impaired finance receivables with specific loss reserves
$
14

 
$
—

 
$
14

 
$
15

 
$
—

 
$
15

Impaired finance receivables without specific loss reserves
1

 
—

 
1

 
1

 
—

 
1

Specific loss reserves on impaired finance receivables
6

 
—

 
6

 
6

 
—

 
6

Finance receivables on non-accrual status
15

 
—

 
15

 
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:
 
April 30, 2014
 
October 31, 2013
(in millions)
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Total
 
Retail
Portfolio
 
Wholesale
Portfolio
 
Total
Current, and up to 30 days past due
$
724

 
$
1,237

 
$
1,961

 
$
699

 
$
1,204

 
$
1,903

30-90 days past due
69

 
2

 
71

 
44

 
2

 
46

Over 90 days past due
14

 
2

 
16

 
8

 
1

 
9

Total finance receivables
$
807

 
$
1,241

 
$
2,048

 
$
751

 
$
1,207

 
$
1,958