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SPECIAL ITEMS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
Schedule of Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)

In 2021, the company sold a closed factory that previously produced small agricultural equipment in China, resulting in a $27 million pretax gain. The fixed assets in an asphalt plant factory in Germany were impaired by $38 million, pretax and after-tax. The company also continued to assess its manufacturing locations, resulting in additional long-lived asset impairments of $12 million pretax. The impairments were the result of a decline in forecasted financial performance that indicated it was probable future cash flows would not cover the carrying amount of the net assets. The company recognized a favorable indirect tax ruling in Brazil of $58 million pretax. See Note 26 for fair value measurement information.

Expense (benefit):

PPA

SAT

CF

Total

Gain on sale – Other income

$

(27)

$

(27)

Long-lived asset impairments – Cost of sales

$

5

3

$

42

50

Brazil indirect tax – Cost of sales

(53)

(5)

(58)

Total pretax expense (benefit)

$

(48)

$

(24)

$

37

$

(35)

In 2020, the company closed a factory that produced small agricultural equipment in China, recognized impairments in the fixed assets in an asphalt plant factory in Germany, a construction equipment factory in Brazil, and other international locations, recorded impairments of equipment on operating leases and matured lease inventory, as well as impairments of the investment in certain affiliate companies. See Note 26 for a description of the valuation methodologies used to measure these impairments.

PPA

SAT

CF

FS

Total

Factory closure – Cost of sales

$

20

$

20

Long-lived asset impairments:

Cost of sales

13

$

80

93

SA&G expenses

$

2

2

4

Other operating expenses

$

32

32

Affiliate company impairments – Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliates

50

50

Total pretax impairments and closure costs

$

2

$

35

$

130

$

32

$

199

2020 Employee-Separation Programs  
Schedule of Employee-Separation Programs Pretax Expenses

The programs’ total pretax expenses in 2020 were as follows:

PPA

SAT

CF

FS

Total

Cost of sales

$

51

$

31

 

$

22

 

 

$

104

Research and development expenses

29

18

8

55

Selling, administrative and general expenses

53

43

24

$

15

135

Total operating profit impact

$

133

$

92

$

54

$

15

294

Non-operating profit impact*

41

Total pretax expense

$

335

*    Relates primarily to non-cash charges of $34 million from curtailments in certain OPEB plans (see Note 8) and other corporate expenses, both of which were recorded outside of operating profit. Approximately $6 million of the curtailment charge was recorded by financial services.

2019 Employee-Separation Programs  
Schedule of Employee-Separation Programs Pretax Expenses

During 2019, the company also completed certain employee-separation programs designed for specific functions and geographic areas as part of its on-going efforts to create a more efficient organizational structure. These programs provided for cash payments based on years of service. The expenses were recorded in the period the employees irrevocably accepted the separation offer with the following total pretax expenses:

PPA

SAT

CF

FS

Total

Cost of sales

$

3

$

2

 

 

 

$

5

Research and development expenses

1

1

Selling, administrative and general expenses

7

6

$

2

$

9

24

Total pretax expense

$

11

$

8

$

2

$

9

$

30