PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Plan Asset Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2018
Pensions
Expected return on plan assets
Market related value period	5 years
Pensions \| U.S.
Average Annual Return
Time period for fundamental changes in capital markets affecting return expectations, low end of range	10 years
Time period for fundamental changes in capital markets affecting return expectations, high end of range	20 years
Average annual return over past 10 years (as a percent)	9.20%
Average annual return over past 20 years (as a percent)	8.20%
Pensions \| Equity Securities
Target asset allocations, pension and health care plan assets
Target allocation percentage for plan assets	42.00%
Pensions \| Debt Securities
Target asset allocations, pension and health care plan assets
Target allocation percentage for plan assets	34.00%
Pensions \| Real Estate
Target asset allocations, pension and health care plan assets
Target allocation percentage for plan assets	6.00%
Pensions \| Other Investments
Target asset allocations, pension and health care plan assets
Target allocation percentage for plan assets	18.00%
Health Care \| Equity Securities
Target asset allocations, pension and health care plan assets
Target allocation percentage for plan assets	57.00%
Health Care \| Debt Securities
Target asset allocations, pension and health care plan assets
Target allocation percentage for plan assets	30.00%
Health Care \| Real Estate
Target asset allocations, pension and health care plan assets
Target allocation percentage for plan assets	1.00%
Health Care \| Other Investments
Target asset allocations, pension and health care plan assets
Target allocation percentage for plan assets	12.00%

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Represents the average annual return over the past twenty years.

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The period over which changes in the fair value of pension plan assets are systematically recognized.

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This element represents the high end of the range for the extended period of time used to determine if fundamental changes in capital markets affect plan asset return assumptions.

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This element represents the low end of the range for the extended period of time used to determine if fundamental changes in capital markets affect plan asset return assumptions.

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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