Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Convertible Junior Preference Stock Series D [Member]	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Stockholders' Equity balance at beginning of period at Oct. 31, 2014	$ (4,620)	$ 3	$ 9	$ 2,500	$ (4,682)	$ (2,263)	$ (221)	$ 34
Net income (loss)	(151)	0	0	0	(184)	0	0	33
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	(338)	0	0	0	0	(338)	0	0
Transfer from redeemable equity securities upon exercise or expiration of stock options	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	11	0	0	11	0	0	0	0
Stock ownership programs	0	0	0	(11)	0	0	11	0
Dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest	(36)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(36)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities	0	(1)	0	1	0	0	0	0
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance	(27)	0	0	(4)	0	0	0	(23)
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	0
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	0
Stockholders' Equity, Other	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1)
Stockholders' Equity balance at end of period at Oct. 31, 2015	(5,160)	2	9	2,499	(4,866)	(2,601)	(210)	7
Net income (loss)	(65)	0	0	0	(97)	0	0	32
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	(39)	0	0	0	0	(39)	0	0
Stock-based compensation	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Stock ownership programs	0	0	0	(5)	0	0	5	0
Dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest	(34)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(34)
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	0
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	0
Stockholders' Equity balance at end of period at Oct. 31, 2016	(5,293)	2	9	2,499	(4,963)	(2,640)	(205)	5
Net income (loss)	55	0	0	0	30	0	0	25
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	429	0	0	0	0	429	0	0
Stock-based compensation	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
Stock ownership programs	11	0	0	(15)	0	0	26	0
Dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest	(26)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(26)
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	256	0	2	254	0	0	0	0
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	(11)	0	0	(11)	0	0	0	0
Stockholders' Equity, Other	(1)	0	(1)	0	0	0	0	0
Stockholders' Equity balance at end of period at Oct. 31, 2017	$ (4,574)	$ 2	$ 10	$ 2,733	$ (4,933)	$ (2,211)	$ (179)	$ 4