ORGANIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

ORGANIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities of Blended Fertilizer and Other Lawn Care Products Variable Interest Entity

The assets and liabilities of this supplier VIE consisted of the following in millions of dollars:

	July 31 2012		October 31 2011		July 31 2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$	29	$	11	$	7
Intercompany receivables	13		14		14
Inventories	45		30		36
Property and equipment - net	3		3		4
Other assets	5		3		7
Total assets	$	95	$	61	$	68
Short-term borrowings	$	3
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	81		$	56	$	64
Total liabilities	$	84	$	56	$	64