Geographic Area Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Geographic Area Information

Geographic Area Information

Note 22.  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, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is presented below (in millions of dollars):

	2013		2012		2011
Revenues:
U.S.	$	1,529	$	1,446	$	1,387
Outside the U.S.	239		229		234
Total	$	1,768	$	1,675	$	1,621
Operating profit:
U.S.	$	606	$	494	$	474
Outside the U.S.	121		107		98
Total	$	727	$	601	$	572
Receivables:
U.S.	$	24,895	$	21,554	$	18,618
Outside the U.S.	3,938		3,650		3,461
Total	$	28,833	$	25,204	$	22,079