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INCOME TAXES - Tax Reform (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2018	Jan. 28, 2018	Oct. 28, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
U.S. Tax Reform
Corporate federal statutory tax rate (as a percent)	21.00%			35.00%
Net provisional income tax expense (benefit)		$ 965
Discrete tax expense related to the remeasurement of net deferred tax assets		715
Deemed earnings repatriation tax		262
Net tax expense (benefit) related to lower income tax rate		$ (12)
Deemed repatriation tax payment period		8 years
Forecasted
U.S. Tax Reform
Corporate federal statutory tax rate (as a percent)			23.30%
Equipment Operations
U.S. Tax Reform
Net provisional income tax expense (benefit)		$ 1,243
Financial Services
U.S. Tax Reform
Net provisional income tax expense (benefit)		$ (278)

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