Financial Instruments and Commodity Contracts (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

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:

		Three Months Ended January 31,
(in millions)	Location in Consolidated Statements of Operations	2016			2015
Cross currency swaps	Other income, net	$	—		$	2
Foreign currency contracts	Other income, net	(1		)	1
Commodity forward contracts	Costs of products sold	5			10
Total loss		$	4		$	13

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

The following table presents the outstanding foreign currency contracts as of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015:

(in millions)	Currency	Notional Amount		Maturity
As of January 31, 2016
Forward exchange contract	EUR	€	24	February 2016 - October 2016(A)
Forward exchange contract	MXN	₱	889	February 2016(B)
As of October 31, 2015
Forward exchange contract	EUR	€	30	November 2015 - October 2016(C)
Forward exchange contract	CAD	C$	25	November 2015
Forward exchange contract	MXN	₱	1,270	November 2015

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(A) Forward exchange contracts of €2 million settled in February 2016, €3 million matured in February 2016, €4 million mature in March 2016, €3 million mature in April 2016, and €2 million mature each month from May 2016 through October 2016.

(B)     Forward exchange contracts of ₱431 million matured in January 2016 but settled in February 2016 and ₱458 million matured and settled in February 2016.

(C)    Forward exchange contracts of €2 million settled in November 2015, €3 million matured in November 2015, €3 million matured in December 2015, €4 million matured in January 2016, and €2 million mature each month from February 2016 through October 2016.