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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA - Geographic Areas Net Sales and Revenue and Operating Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 29, 2017 | Jul. 30, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Jan. 29, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2016 | May 01, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 29, 2017 | Oct. 30, 2016 | Nov. 01, 2015
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 7,094.0 | $ 6,833.0 | $ 7,260.0 | $ 4,698.0 | $ 5,650.0 | $ 5,861.0 | $ 7,107.0 | $ 4,769.0 | $ 25,885.1 | $ 23,387.3 | $ 25,775.2
Revenues | $ 8,018.0 | $ 7,808.0 | $ 8,287.0 | $ 5,625.0 | $ 6,520.0 | $ 6,724.0 | $ 7,875.0 | $ 5,525.0 | 29,737.7 | 26,644.0 | 28,862.8
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,543.0 | 2,589.0 | 3,140.0
Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,885.1 | 23,387.3 | 25,775.2
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,021.8 | 24,102.1 | 26,454.9
Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,179.1 | 2,919.1 | 2,815.9
U.S. and Canada: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,557.0 | 16,742.0 | 18,750.0
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,247.0 | 1,856.0 | 2,445.0
Number of years used in average percentage of U.S. only as a proportion of the combined U.S. and Canada net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
U.S. and Canada: | Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,031.0 | 14,376.0 | 16,498.0
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88.00% |  |
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,724.0 | 1,305.0 | 1,643.0
U.S. and Canada: | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,526.0 | 2,366.0 | 2,252.0
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79.00% |  |
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 523.0 | 551.0 | 802.0
Outside U.S. and Canada: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,263.0 | 9,339.0 | 9,616.0
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,296.0 | 733.0 | 695.0
Outside U.S. and Canada: | Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,854.0 | 9,011.0 | 9,277.0
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,097.0 | 575.0 | 534.0
Outside U.S. and Canada: | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 409.0 | 328.0 | 339.0
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 199.0 | 158.0 | 161.0
Other Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 918.0 | $ 563.0 | $ 497.0

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