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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
	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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