Geographic Area Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Geographic Area Information

Geographic Area Information

Note 23.  Geographic Area Information

Based on the way the operations are managed and evaluated by management and materiality considerations, the Company is viewed as one operating segment. However, geographic area information for revenues, operating profit, which is net income of consolidated group before income taxes, and Receivables attributed to the U.S. and countries outside the U.S. is disclosed below. No individual foreign country’s revenues, operating profit or Receivables were material for disclosure purposes.

Geographic area information for the years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 is presented below (in millions of dollars):

	2011		2010		2009
Revenues:
U.S.	$	1,387	$	1,496	$	1,567
Outside the U.S.	234		186		189
Total	$	1,621	$	1,682	$	1,756
Operating profit:
U.S.	$	474	$	409	$	165
Outside the U.S.	98		69		57
Total	$	572	$	478	$	222
Receivables:
U.S.	$	18,618	$	16,918	$	15,223
Outside the U.S.	3,461		2,942		2,877
Total	$	22,079	$	19,860	$	18,100