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| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                | Allowance for Doubtful AccountsOur two finance receivables portfolio segments, retail and wholesale, each consist of one class of receivable based on: (i) initial measurement attributes of the receivables, and (ii) the assessment and monitoring of risk and performance of the receivables. For more information, see Note 4, Finance Receivables.The following tables present the activity related to our allowance for doubtful accounts for our retail portfolio segment, wholesale portfolio segment, and trade and other receivables: October 31, 2015(in millions)RetailPortfolio WholesalePortfolio Trade andOtherReceivables TotalAllowance for doubtful accounts, at beginning of period$24 $3 $38 $65Provision for doubtful accounts, net of recoveries6 1 — 7Charge-off of accounts(A)(3) — (5) (8)Other(B)(5) — (11) (16)Allowance for doubtful accounts, at end of period$22 $4 $22 $48 October 31, 2014(in millions)RetailPortfolio WholesalePortfolio Trade andOtherReceivables TotalAllowance for doubtful accounts, at beginning of period$21 $2 $37 $60Provision for doubtful accounts, net of recoveries13 1 10 24Charge-off of accounts(A)(9) — (6) (15)Other(B)(1) — (3) (4)Allowance for doubtful accounts, at end of period$24 $3 $38 $65 October 31, 2013(in millions)RetailPortfolio WholesalePortfolio Trade andOtherReceivables TotalAllowance for doubtful accounts, at beginning of period$27 $— $24 $51Provision for doubtful accounts, net of recoveries4 2 15 21Charge-off of accounts(A)(10) — (1) (11)Other(B)— — (1) (1)Allowance for doubtful accounts, at end of period$21 $2 $37 $60_________________________(A)We repossess sold and leased vehicles on defaulted finance receivables and leases, and place them into Inventories. Losses recognized at the time of repossession and charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts were less than $1 million in both 2015 and 2014, and less than $2 million in 2013.(B)Amounts include currency translation.The accrual of interest income is discontinued on certain impaired finance receivables. Impaired finance receivables include accounts with specific loss reserves and certain accounts that are on non-accrual status. In certain cases, we continue to collect payments on our impaired finance receivables.The following table presents information regarding impaired finance receivables: October 31, 2015 October 31, 2014(in millions)RetailPortfolio WholesalePortfolio Total RetailPortfolio WholesalePortfolio TotalImpaired finance receivables with specific loss reserves$21 $— $21 $20 $— $20Impaired finance receivables without specific loss reserves— — — 1 — 1Specific loss reserves on impaired finance receivables9 — 9 6 — 6Finance receivables on non-accrual status21 — 21 21 — 21For the impaired finance receivables in the retail portfolio as of October 31, 2015 and 2014, the average balances of those receivables were $21 million during both of the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014.The Company uses the aging of its receivables as well as other inputs when assessing credit quality. The following table presents the aging analysis for finance receivables: October 31, 2015(in millions)RetailPortfolio WholesalePortfolio TotalCurrent, and up to 30 days past due$486 $1,461 $1,94730-90 days past due48 4 52Over 90 days past due20 2 22Total finance receivables$554 $1,467 $2,021 |

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