Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Statement of Comprehsive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Net income (loss)	$ (24)	$ (33)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(33)	(59)
Defined benefit plans (net of tax of $0, for all entities)	33	32
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	0	(27)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(24)	(60)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	9	9
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(33)	(69)
Defined benefit plan, tax	0	(1)
Parent Company [Member]
Net income (loss)	(33)	(42)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(33)	(59)
Defined benefit plans (net of tax of $0, for all entities)	33	32
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	0	(27)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(33)	(69)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(33)	(69)
Defined benefit plan, tax	0	(1)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income (loss)	(76)	(59)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0
Defined benefit plans (net of tax of $0, for all entities)	32	31
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	32	31
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(44)	(28)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(44)	(28)
Defined benefit plan, tax	0	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income (loss)	56	68
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(33)	59
Defined benefit plans (net of tax of $0, for all entities)	1	1
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	(32)	60
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	24	128
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	9	9
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	15	119
Defined benefit plan, tax	0	(1)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net income (loss)	29	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	33	(59)
Defined benefit plans (net of tax of $0, for all entities)	(33)	(32)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	0	(91)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	29	(91)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	29	(91)
Defined benefit plan, tax	$ 0	$ 1