Financial Instruments and Commodity Contracts (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The fair values of all derivatives are recorded as assets or liabilities on a gross basis in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table presents the fair values of our derivatives and their respective balance sheet locations:

	April 30, 2014
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
(in millions)	Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets	Fair Value		Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets	Fair Value
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	—	Other current liabilities	$	2
Interest rate caps	Other current assets	2		Other noncurrent liabilities	—
Total fair value		$	2		$	2

	October 31, 2013
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
(in millions)	Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets	Fair Value		Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets	Fair Value
Foreign currency contracts	Other current assets	$	4	Other current liabilities	$	—
Interest rate caps	Other noncurrent assets	1		Other current liabilities	—
Total fair value		$	5		$	—

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the location and amount of loss (gain) recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Operations related to derivatives:

	Location in Consolidated Statements of Operations	Three Months Ended April 30,						Six Months Ended April 30,
(in millions)		2014			2013			2014		2013
Foreign currency contracts	Other expense (income), net	$	1		$	(1	)	$	1	$	(2	)
Interest rate caps	Interest expense	2			—			1		—
Cross currency swaps	Other expense (income), net	(1		)	—			—		—
Commodity forward contracts	Costs of products sold	—			2			—		2
Total loss		$	2		$	1		$	2	$	—

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the outstanding foreign currency contracts as of April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013:

(in millions)	Currency	Notional Amount		Maturity
As of April 30, 2014
Forward exchange contract	EUR	€	16	July 2014
As of October 31, 2013
Option collar contracts	EUR	€	2	October 2013
Forward exchange contract	CAD	C$	90	October 2013
Option collar contract	CAD	C$	50	October 2013
Option collar contract	BRL	US$	25	October 2013