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ORGANIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2013
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 in previous periods consisted of the following in millions of dollars:

 

 

 

October 31
2012

 

April 30
2012

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

26

 

 

$

17

 

Intercompany receivables

 

7

 

 

18

 

Inventories

 

25

 

 

42

 

Property and equipment - net

 

2

 

 

3

 

Other assets

 

5

 

 

9

 

Total assets

 

$

65

 

 

$

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

5

 

 

$

3

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

48

 

 

78

 

Total liabilities

 

$

53

 

 

$

81