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Retirement Plans and Post-Retirement Benefits (Fair Value Measurement of Plan Assets) (Details) - Pension Plan - USD ($) $ in Millions | Nov. 03, 2019 | Nov. 04, 2018 | Oct. 29, 2017
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 1,539 | $ 1,394 | $ 1,426
Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 34 | 36 |
Equity Securities, Non-U.S. |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 21 | 19 |
Fixed-Income Securities, U.S. Treasuries |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 82 | 80 |
Fixed-Income Securities, Corporate Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,372 | 1,229 |
Fixed-Income Securities, Municipal Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 19 | 17 |
Fixed-Income Securities, Government Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 10 | 13 |
Asset-backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 55 | 55 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 34 | 36 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Equity Securities, Non-U.S. |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 21 | 19 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed-Income Securities, U.S. Treasuries |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed-Income Securities, Corporate Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed-Income Securities, Municipal Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed-Income Securities, Government Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Asset-backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,484 | 1,339 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Equity Securities, Non-U.S. |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed-Income Securities, U.S. Treasuries |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 82 | 80 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed-Income Securities, Corporate Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,372 | 1,229 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed-Income Securities, Municipal Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 19 | 17 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed-Income Securities, Government Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 10 | 13 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Asset-backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 1 |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Cash Equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Equity Securities, Non-U.S. |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Fixed-Income Securities, U.S. Treasuries |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Fixed-Income Securities, Corporate Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Fixed-Income Securities, Municipal Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Fixed-Income Securities, Government Bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 0 | $ 0 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Asset-backed Securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ 0 |  |

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