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Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 04, 2018

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Pension and Post Retirement Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost

		Pension Benefits												Post-Retirement Benefits
		Fiscal Year												Fiscal Year
		2018				2017				2016				2018				2017				2016
		(In millions)
Service cost		$	4			$	4			$	3			$	—			$	—			$	—
Interest cost		51				53				59				3				3				3
Expected return on plan assets		(51		)		(65		)		(72		)		(4		)		(4		)		(4		)
Other		1				1				4				—				—				—
Net periodic benefit (income) cost		$	5			$	(7	)		$	(6	)		$	(1	)		$	(1	)		$	(1	)
Net actuarial (gain) loss		$	14			$	(60	)		$	88			$	(3	)		$	(3	)		$	11

Schedule of Funded Status of Pension and Post Retirement Benefit Plans [Table Text Block]

Funded Status

		Pension Benefits								Post-Retirement Benefits
		November 4, 2018				October 29, 2017				November 4, 2018				October 29, 2017
		(In millions)
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets — beginning of period		$	1,426			$	1,050			$	83			$	78
Actual return on plan assets		(65		)		108				—				7
Employer contributions		130				361				—				—
Payments from plan assets		(93		)		(93		)		(2		)		(2		)
Foreign currency impact		(4		)		—				—				—
Fair value of plan assets — end of period		1,394				1,426				81				83
Change in benefit obligations:
Benefit obligations — beginning of period		1,508				1,566				80				79
Service cost		4				4				—				—
Interest cost		51				53				3				3
Actuarial gain		(102		)		(13		)		(7		)		—
Benefit payments		(93		)		(93		)		(2		)		(2		)
Curtailments		—				(4		)		—				—
Settlements		—				(8		)		—				—
Plan amendment		3				—				—				—
Foreign currency impact		(7		)		3				—				—
Benefit obligations — end of period		1,364				1,508				74				80
Overfunded (underfunded) status of benefit obligations (a)		$	30			$	(82	)		$	7			$	3
Actuarial losses and prior service costs recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		$	(110	)		$	(85	)		$	(5	)		$	(6	)

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(a) Substantially all amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets were recorded in other long-term assets and other long-term liabilities for all periods presented.

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:

		Pension Benefits								Post-Retirement Benefits
		November 4, 2018				October 29, 2017				November 4, 2018				October 29, 2017
		(In millions)
Projected benefit obligations		$	551			$	701			$	—			$	—
Accumulated benefit obligations		$	546			$	696			$	14			$	15
Fair value of plan assets		$	528			$	603			$	—			$	—

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligation Less Than Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Plans with benefit obligations less than plan assets:

		Pension Benefits								Post-Retirement Benefits
		November 4, 2018				October 29, 2017				November 4, 2018				October 29, 2017
		(In millions)
Projected benefit obligations		$	813			$	807			$	—			$	—
Accumulated benefit obligations		$	812			$	805			$	60			$	65
Fair value of plan assets		$	866			$	823			$	81			$	83

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Expected Future Benefit Payments

Fiscal Years:		Pension Benefits				Post-Retirement Benefits
		(In millions)
2019		$	93			$	3
2020		$	91			$	3
2021		$	91			$	3
2022		$	91			$	3
2023		$	91			$	4
2024-2028		$	445			$	20

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

		Assumptions for Benefit Obligations as of				Assumptions for Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost Fiscal Year
		November 4, 2018		October 29, 2017		2018		2017		2016
Defined benefit pension plans:
Discount rate		0.50%-8.00%		0.50%-7.00%		0.50%-7.00%		0.50%-7.00%		0.75%-7.75%
Average increase in compensation levels		2.00%-10.00%		2.00%-11.00%		2.00%-11.00%		2.00%-9.15%		2.50%-11.72%
Expected long-term return on assets		N/A		N/A		1.50%-7.50%		0.25%-8.00%		1.50%-9.00%

		Assumptions for Benefit Obligations as of				Assumptions for Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost Fiscal Year
		November 4, 2018		October 29, 2017		2018		2017		2016
Post-retirement benefits plans:
Discount rate		4.30%-4.60%		3.40%-3.80%		3.40%-3.80%		3.30%-3.90%		3.90%-4.50%
Average increase in compensation levels		3.00%		3.00%		3.00%		3.50%		3.50%
Expected long-term return on assets		N/A		N/A		4.80%		4.40%		5.10%

Pension Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Fair Value Measurement of Plan Assets

		November 4, 2018
		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
		Level 1					Level 2					Level 3				Total
		(In millions)
Cash equivalents		$	36		(a)		$	—				$	—			$	36
Equity securities:
Non-U.S. equity securities		19			(b)		—					—				19
Fixed-income securities:
U.S. treasuries		—					80			(c)		—				80
Corporate bonds		—					1,229			(c)		—				1,229
Municipal bonds		—					17			(c)		—				17
Government bonds		—					13			(c)		—				13
Total plan assets		$	55				$	1,339				$	—			$	1,394

		October 29, 2017
		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
		Level 1					Level 2					Level 3				Total
		(In millions)
Cash equivalents		$	943		(a)		$	—				$	—			$	943
Equity securities:
Non-U.S. equity securities		7			(b)		—					—				7
Fixed-income securities:
U.S. treasuries		—					39			(c)		—				39
Corporate bonds		—					393			(c)		—				393
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities		—					1			(c)		—				1
Municipal bonds		—					25			(c)		—				25
Government bonds		—					18			(c)		—				18
Total plan assets		$	950				$	476				$	—			$	1,426

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(a) Cash equivalents primarily included short-term investment funds which consisted of short-term money market instruments that were valued based on quoted prices in active markets.

(b) These equity securities were valued based on quoted prices in active markets.

(c) These amounts consisted of investments that were traded less frequently than Level 1 securities and were valued using inputs that included quoted prices for similar assets in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices that were observable for the asset, such as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, collateral performance, broker/dealer quotes and indices that were observable at commonly quoted intervals.

Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the plan asset allocations by category:

		November 4, 2018						October 29, 2017
		Actual			Target			Actual			Target
Commingled funds - U.S. equities		—	%		—	%		20	%		20	%
Commingled funds - Non-U.S. equities		—			—			20			20
Commingled funds - bonds		100			100			60			60
Total		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%

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