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SPECIAL ITEMS - Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs (Details) - Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 15 Months Ended
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Oct. 30, 2016 | Oct. 29, 2017 | Oct. 29, 2017
Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs |  |  |
Total voluntary employee-separation programs' expenses, pretax | $ 11 | $ 102 | $ 113
Voluntary employee-separation programs savings |  | $ 70 |
Agriculture and Turf |  |  |
Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs |  |  |
Voluntary employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent) |  | 75.00% |
Construction and Forestry |  |  |
Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs |  |  |
Voluntary employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent) |  | 17.00% |
Financial Services |  |  |
Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs |  |  |
Voluntary employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent) |  | 8.00% |
Cost of Sales |  |  |
Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs |  |  |
Voluntary employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent) |  | 30.00% |
Research and Development |  |  |
Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs |  |  |
Voluntary employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent) |  | 16.00% |
Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |  |
Voluntary Employee-Separation Programs |  |  |
Voluntary employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent) |  | 54.00% |

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