| **Postretirement Benefits (Tables)**                                                           | 9 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| **Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]                                               | Net postretirement benefits expense included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations is comprised of the following: Three Months Ended July 31, Nine Months Ended July 31, Pension Benefits Health and LifeInsurance Benefits Pension Benefits Health and LifeInsurance Benefits(in millions)2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013Service cost for benefits earned during the period$3 $5 $2 $1 $9 $15 $4 $5Interest on obligation39 36 17 16 118 108 51 47Amortization of cumulative loss23 31 4 7 70 95 12 22Amortization of prior service benefit— 1 (1) (1) — 1 (3) (3)Contractual termination benefits14 — — — 14 — — —Premiums on pension insurance— — — — — 1 — —Expected return on assets(48) (48) (8) (8) (144) (142) (24) (25)Net postretirement benefits expense$31 $25 $14 $15 $67 $78 $40 $46 |

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (h) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920
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