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Supplemental Financial Information (Accounts Receivable Factoring) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2021 | Feb. 02, 2020
Accounts Receivable Factoring [Abstract] |  |
Accounts Receivable, Sale | $ 927 | $ 901

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- Definition Amount of decrease from sale of accounts receivable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919244-210447 + Details
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