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

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- Definition

Accounts Receivable Factoring [Abstract]

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No definition available.

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The amount of any significant sales of financing receivables during the reporting period.

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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

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