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Supplemental Financial Information Supplemental Financial Information (Accounts Receivable Factoring) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 04, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017
Accounts Receivable Factoring [Abstract] |  |
Accounts Receivable Factored | $ 362 | $ 178

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- Definition The amount of any significant sales of financing receivables during the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953423-111524 + Details
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