ORGANIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 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 at October 31 in millions of dollars:

	2012		2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$	26	$	11
Intercompany receivables	7		14
Inventories	25		30
Property and equipment — net	2		3
Other assets	5		3
Total assets	$	65	$	61
Short-term borrowings	$	5
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	48		$	56
Total liabilities	$	53	$	56