Geographic Area Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

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, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is presented below (in millions of dollars):

	2012		2011		2010
Revenues:
U.S.	$	1,446	$	1,387	$	1,496
Outside the U.S.	229		234		186
Total	$	1,675	$	1,621	$	1,682
Operating profit:
U.S.	$	494	$	474	$	409
Outside the U.S.	107		98		69
Total	$	601	$	572	$	478
Receivables:
U.S.	$	21,554	$	18,618	$	16,918
Outside the U.S.	3,650		3,461		2,942
Total	$	25,204	$	22,079	$	19,860