RECEIVABLES - Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Financing receivables
Financing receivables - net	$ 27,054.1	$ 25,104.1
Financing Receivables - Other Disclosures
Financing receivables administered	31,082.0	29,273.0
Unrestricted
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	28,525.0	26,451.0
Unearned finance income	1,303.0	1,173.0
Allowance for credit losses	168.0	174.0
Financing receivables - net	27,054.0	25,104.0
Unrestricted \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	7,640.0	6,895.0
Unearned finance income	339.0	296.0
Financing receivables - net	7,301.0	6,599.0
Securitized
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	4,116.0	4,250.0
Unearned finance income	84.0	78.0
Allowance for credit losses	10.0	13.0
Financing receivables - net	4,022.0	4,159.0
Securitized \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	77.0
Unearned finance income	1.0
Financing receivables - net	76.0
Retail Notes \| Unrestricted
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	18,661.0	17,497.0
Unearned finance income	1,069.0	972.0
Retail Notes \| Unrestricted \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	2,753.0	2,467.0
Unearned finance income	261.0	231.0
Retail Notes \| Securitized
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	4,116.0	4,250.0
Unearned finance income	84.0	78.0
Retail Notes \| Securitized \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	77.0
Unearned finance income	$ 1.0
Retail Notes \| Agriculture and Turf
Financing Receivables - Other Disclosures
Maximum terms for notes and financing leases	7 years
Retail Notes \| Agriculture and Turf \| Unrestricted
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	$ 15,885.0	15,200.0
Retail Notes \| Agriculture and Turf \| Unrestricted \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	2,312.0	2,099.0
Retail Notes \| Agriculture and Turf \| Securitized
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	$ 3,441.0	3,651.0
Retail Notes \| Construction and Forestry
Financing Receivables - Other Disclosures
Maximum terms for notes and financing leases	5 years
Retail Notes \| Construction and Forestry \| Unrestricted
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	$ 2,776.0	2,297.0
Retail Notes \| Construction and Forestry \| Unrestricted \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	441.0	368.0
Retail Notes \| Construction and Forestry \| Securitized
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	675.0	599.0
Retail Notes \| Construction and Forestry \| Securitized \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	$ 77.0
Wholesale Notes
Financing Receivables - Other Disclosures
Term that the average term for wholesale notes is less than	12 months
Wholesale Notes \| Unrestricted
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	$ 4,009.0	3,665.0
Unearned finance income	10.0	12.0
Wholesale Notes \| Unrestricted \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	4,009.0	3,665.0
Unearned finance income	10.0	12.0
Sales-type Leases \| Unrestricted \| Finance Receivables - Company's Sales of Equipment
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	878.0	763.0
Unearned finance income	68.0	53.0
Revolving Charge Accounts \| Unrestricted
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	3,907.0	3,676.0
Unearned finance income	$ 45.0	47.0
Financing Leases
Financing Receivables - Other Disclosures
Maximum terms for notes and financing leases	6 years
Financing Leases \| Unrestricted
Financing receivables
Financing receivables, gross	$ 1,948.0	1,613.0
Unearned finance income	179.0	142.0
Residual values for investments in financing leases	$ 294.0	$ 244.0

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The estimate of the leased property's economic value at the end of the direct financing or sales-type lease term, excluding any amounts guaranteed by either the lessee or a third-party, as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of deferred interest and fee income, unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of acquired loans. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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