|**Investments in Non-Consolidated Affiliates (Tables)**                                                     | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|**Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]**                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Schedule of Equity Method Investments, Summarized Financial Information, Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]   | The following table summarizes 100% of the combined assets, liabilities, and equity of our equity method affiliates as of October 31:(Unaudited)(in millions)20142013Assets:Current assets$252$254Noncurrent assets13050Total assets$382$304Liabilities and equity:Current liabilities$191$111Noncurrent liabilities128Total liabilities203119Partners' capital and stockholders' equity:NIC7577Third parties104108Total partners' capital and stockholders' equity179185Total liabilities and equity$382$304
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|Assets:                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Current assets                                                                                              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Noncurrent assets                                                                                           | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Total assets                                                                                                | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Liabilities and equity:                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Current liabilities                                                                                         | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Noncurrent liabilities                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Total liabilities                                                                                           | 203                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Partners' capital and stockholders' equity:                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|NIC                                                                                                         | 75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Third parties                                                                                               | 104                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Total partners' capital and stockholders' equity                                                            | 179                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Total liabilities and equity                                                                                | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Schedule of Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes 100% of the combined results of operations of our equity method affiliates for the years ended October 31:(Unaudited)(in millions)201420132012Net sales$527$448$704Costs, expenses, and income tax expense500412726Net income (loss)$27$36$(22)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|Net sales                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Costs, expenses, and income tax expense                                                                     | 500                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Net income (loss)                                                                                           | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Schedule of transactions with affiliates [Table Text Block]                                                 | Amounts due to and due from our affiliates arising from the sale and purchase of products and services as ofOctober 31,are as follows:(in millions)20142013Receivables due from affiliates$1$23Payables due to affiliates3032                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|Receivables due from affiliates                                                                             | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Payables due to affiliates                                                                                  | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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