Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

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

	For the Years Ended October 31,
(in millions)	2017			2016			2015
Domestic	$	(74	)	$	(95	)	$	(215	)
Foreign	138			63			112
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	64		$	(32	)	$	(103	)

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)	2017			2016			2015
Current:
Federal	$	4		$	(1	)	$	(2	)
State and local	10			(4		)	(1		)
Foreign	(30		)	(36		)	(64		)
Total current expense	$	(16	)	$	(41	)	$	(67	)
Deferred:
Federal	19			13			2
State and local	4			(1		)	—
Foreign	(17		)	(4		)	14
Total deferred benefit	$	6		$	8		$	16
Total income tax expense	$	(10	)	$	(33	)	$	(51	)

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)	2017			2016			2015
Federal income tax benefit at the statutory rate of 35%	$	(22	)	$	11		$	36
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	(3		)	(3		)	—
Credits and incentives	8			3			4
Adjustments to valuation allowances	(57		)	(132		)	(41		)
Foreign operations	4			53			(48		)
Unremitted foreign earnings	—			37			(31		)
Adjustments to uncertain tax positions	15			(10		)	(1		)
Intraperiod tax allocation offset to equity components	28			—			—
Non-controlling interest adjustment	9			11			11
Other	8			(3		)	19
Recorded income tax expense	$	(10	)	$	(33	)	$	(51	)

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)	2017			2016
Deferred tax assets attributable to:
Employee benefits liabilities	$	1,073		$	1,274
Net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards	1,383			1,324
Product liability and warranty accruals	290			362
Research and development	209			172
Tax credit carryforwards	262			262
Other	277			232
Gross deferred tax assets	3,494			3,626
Less: Valuation allowances	3,326			3,434
Net deferred tax assets	$	168		$	192
Deferred tax liabilities attributable to:
Other	$	(39	)	$	(31	)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(39	)	$	(31	)

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, 2017
Liability for uncertain tax positions at November 1	$	50
Decrease as a result of positions taken in prior periods	(15		)
Settlements	(1		)
Liability for uncertain tax positions at October 31	$	34