INCOME TAXES (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Deferred Tax Assets
Other postretirement benefit liabilities		$ 2,136	$ 1,944
Accrual for sales allowances		546	438
Pension liabilities - net		457	279
Accrual for employee benefits		249	189
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards		249	121
Share-based compensation		133	113
Inventory		131	152
Allowance for credit losses		92	115
Deferred gains on distributed foreign earnings		84	83
Deferred compensation		40	37
Other items, assets		443	348
Less valuation allowances		(285)	(74)
Deferred income tax, assets		4,275	3,745
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Tax over book depreciation		606	492
Lease transactions		317	309
Goodwill and other intangible assets		110	123
Undistributed foreign earnings		11	19
Other items, liabilities		115	112
Deferred income tax, liabilities		1,159	1,055
Additional Deferred Income Tax Information
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards, expiring from 2013 through 2032		127
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards with an indefinite carryforward period		122
Increase in tax expense due to nondeductible future health care drug expenses	$ 130