Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

The following table presents the domestic and foreign components of Loss from continuing operations before income taxes in our Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	For the Years Ended October 31,
(in millions)	2016			2015			2014
Domestic	$	(95	)	$	(215	)	$	(398	)
Foreign	63			112			(158		)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(32	)	$	(103	)	$	(556	)

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The following table presents the components of Income tax expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	For the Years Ended October 31,
(in millions)	2016			2015			2014
Current:
Federal	$	(1	)	$	(2	)	$	—
State and local	(4		)	(1		)	7
Foreign	(36		)	(64		)	(48		)
Total current expense	$	(41	)	$	(67	)	$	(41	)
Deferred:
Federal	13			2			13
State and local	(1		)	—			—
Foreign	(4		)	14			2
Total deferred benefit	$	8		$	16		$	15
Total income tax expense	$	(33	)	$	(51	)	$	(26	)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The following table presents a reconciliation of statutory federal income tax benefit (expense) recorded in Income tax expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	For the Years Ended October 31,
(in millions)	2016			2015			2014
Federal income tax benefit at the statutory rate of 35%	$	11		$	36		$	195
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	(3		)	—			(4		)
Credits and incentives	3			4			(5		)
Adjustments to valuation allowances	(132		)	(41		)	(234		)
Foreign operations	53			(48		)	(31		)
Unremitted foreign earnings	37			(31		)	(6		)
Adjustments to uncertain tax positions	(10		)	(1		)	15
Income tax related to equity components	—			—			13
Non-controlling interest adjustment	11			11			14
Other	(3		)	19			17
Recorded income tax expense	$	(33	)	$	(51	)	$	(26	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents the components of the deferred tax asset (liability):

	As of October 31,
(in millions)	2016			2015
Deferred tax assets attributable to:
Employee benefits liabilities	$	1,274		$	1,253
Net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards	1,324			1,161
Product liability and warranty accruals	362			419
Research and development	172			135
Tax credit carryforwards	262			266
Other	232			239
Gross deferred tax assets	3,626			3,473
Less: Valuation allowances	3,434			3,260
Net deferred tax assets	$	192		$	213
Deferred tax liabilities attributable to:
Unremitted foreign earnings	$	—		$	(37	)
Other	(31		)	(26		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(31	)	$	(63	)

Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible

Changes in the liability for uncertain tax positions are summarized as follows:

(in millions)	For the Year Ended October 31, 2016
Liability for uncertain tax positions at November 1	$	41
Increase as a result of positions taken in prior periods	9
Decrease as a result of foreign currency translation adjustments	—
Settlements	—
Liability for uncertain tax positions at October 31	$	50