RECEIVABLES (Details 6) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Analysis of Impaired Financing Receivables
Recorded investment, with specific allowance	$ 1	$ 7
Recorded investment, without specific allowance	9	9
Recorded Investment	10	16
Unpaid principal balance, with specific allowance	1	7
Unpaid principal balance, without specific allowance	9	9
Unpaid Principal Balance	10	16
Specific allowance, with allowance	1	1
Specific Allowance	1	1
Average recorded investment, with specific allowance	1	8
Average recorded investment, without specific allowance	10	12
Average Recorded Investment	11	20
Additional Financing Receivable Information
Period for a financing receivable to be considered past due	30 days
Percentage of past-due amounts to total financing receivables	0.81%	1.14%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of financing receivables outstanding	0.68%	0.86%
Financial Services
Additional Financing Receivable Information
Deposits withheld from dealers and merchants available for potential credit losses	194	188
Agriculture and Turf
Analysis of Impaired Financing Receivables
Recorded Investment	6	11
Unpaid Principal Balance	6	11
Specific Allowance	1	1
Average Recorded Investment	6	14
Construction and Forestry
Analysis of Impaired Financing Receivables
Recorded Investment	4	5
Unpaid Principal Balance	4	5
Average Recorded Investment	$ 5	$ 6

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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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