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| Schedule of selected financial information, by segment | (in millions)Truck Parts Global Operations FinancialServices CorporateandEliminations TotalSegment assets, as of:           April 30, 2015$2,104 $669 $514 $2,611 $1,027 $6,925October 31, 20142,245 672 657 2,598 1,271 7,443_________________________(A)Total sales and revenues in the Financial Services segment include interest revenues of $44 million and $89 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015, respectively and $42 million and $82 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2014, respectively.(B)During the second quarter of 2015, we identified a $35 million adjustment related to the first quarter of 2015 Intersegment sales and revenues.  As a result, the Truck segment and Corporate and Eliminations should have reported Intersegment sales and revenues of $39 million and $(89) million, respectively, and reported Total sales and revenues, net, of $1,670 million and $(87) million, respectively, for the three months ended January 31, 2015.  The adjustment did not impact the consolidated results for the first quarter of 2015. (C)Exclusive of purchases of equipment leased to others.(in millions)Truck Parts Global Operations FinancialServices(A) CorporateandEliminations TotalSix Months Ended April 30, 2014           External sales and revenues, net$3,220 $1,188 $469 $77 $— $4,954Intersegment sales and revenues120 28 14 35 (197) —Total sales and revenues, net$3,340 $1,216 $483 $112 $(197) $4,954Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to NIC, net of tax$(337) $241 $(197) $47 $(301) $(547)Income tax expense— — — — (11) (11)Segment profit (loss)$(337) $241 $(197) $47 $(290) $(536)Depreciation and amortization$129 $8 $14 $21 $13 $185Interest expense— — — 34 122 156Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates2 2 (1) — — 3Capital expenditures(C)38 5 4 1 2 50(in millions)TruckPartsGlobal OperationsFinancialServices(A)CorporateandEliminationsTotalSix Months Ended April 30, 2015External sales and revenues, net$3,564 $1,221 $253 $71 $5 $5,114Intersegment sales and revenues(B)72 18 29 49 (168) —Total sales and revenues, net$3,636 $1,239 $282 $120 $(163) $5,114Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to NIC, net of tax$(69) $278 $(14) $46 $(347) $(106)Income tax expense— — — — (25) (25)Segment profit (loss)$(69) $278 $(14) $46 $(322) $(81)Depreciation and amortization$99 $7 $12 $24 $11 $153Interest expense— — — 38 114 152Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates3 2 (2) — — 3Capital expenditures(C)38 — 3 2 2 45(in millions)Truck Parts Global Operations FinancialServices(A) CorporateandEliminations TotalThree Months Ended April 30, 2015           External sales and revenues, net$1,933 $607 $115 $35 $3 $2,693Intersegment sales and revenues(B)33 6 15 25 (79) —Total sales and revenues, net$1,966 $613 $130 $60 $(76) $2,693Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to NIC, net of tax$(51) $133 $1 $22 $(169) $(64)Income tax expense— — — — (18) (18)Segment profit (loss)$(51) $133 $1 $22 $(151) $(46)Depreciation and amortization$47 $4 $5 $12 $6 $74Interest expense— — — 18 57 75Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates1 1 (1) — — 1Capital expenditures(C)24 — 1 2 1 28(in millions)TruckPartsGlobal OperationsFinancialServices(A)CorporateandEliminationsTotalThree Months Ended April 30, 2014External sales and revenues, net$1,829$614$265$38$—$2,746Intersegment sales and revenues6016619(101)—Total sales and revenues, net$1,889$630$271$57$(101)$2,746Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to NIC, net of tax$(129)$133$(162)$24$(164)$(298)Income tax expense————(23)(23)Segment profit (loss)$(129)$133$(162)$24$(141)$(275)Depreciation and amortization$71$4$6$11$7$99Interest expense———175774Equity in income of non-consolidated affiliates111——3Capital expenditures(C)2611—129 |

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.
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