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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Recurring, Level 3 Measurements (Details) - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis - Level 3 - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Fair Value, Recurring Level 3 Measurements from Available-for-Sale Marketable Securities
Beginning of period balance	$ 15	$ 23	$ 17	$ 28
Principal payments	(1)	(1)	(3)	(6)
Change in unrealized gain (loss)		1		1
End of period balance	$ 14	$ 23	$ 14	$ 23

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Amount of principal payments received from financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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Fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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