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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2019

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Pension and OPEB Cost

The components of net periodic pension cost and the assumptions related to the cost consisted of the following in millions of dollars and in percents:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		2019			2018			2017
Pensions	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Service cost		$	261	​	$	293	​	$	274	​
Interest cost	​		447	​		390	​		361	​
Expected return on plan assets	​		(802)	​		(775)	​		(790)	​
Amortization of actuarial loss	​		148	​		226	​		247	​
Amortization of prior service cost	​		11	​		12	​		12	​
Settlements	​		5	​		8	​		2	​
Net cost	​	$	70	​	$	154	​	$	106	​
Weighted-average assumptions	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Discount rates - service cost	​	​	4.0%	​	​	3.5%	​	​	3.5%	​
Discount rates - interest cost	​	​	4.0%	​	​	3.2%	​	​	3.0%	​
Rate of compensation increase	​	​	3.8%	​	​	3.8%	​	​	3.8%	​
Expected long-term rates of return	​	​	6.5%	​	​	6.9%	​	​	7.3%	​
Interest crediting rate - U.S. cash balance plan	​	​	3.3%	​	​	2.6%	​	​	2.8%	​

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The components of net periodic OPEB cost and the assumptions related to the cost consisted of the following in millions of dollars and in percents:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		2019			2018			2017
OPEB	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Service cost	​	$	41	​	$	45	​	$	42	​
Interest cost	​		216	​		191	​		194	​
Expected return on plan assets	​		(36)	​		(22)	​		(17)	​
Amortization of actuarial loss	​		16	​		62	​		99	​
Amortization of prior service credit	​		(72)	​		(77)	​		(77)	​
Net cost	​	$	165	​	$	199	​	$	241	​
Weighted-average assumptions	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Discount rates - service cost	​	​	4.8%	​	​	4.3%	​	​	4.7%	​
Discount rates - interest cost	​	​	4.2%	​	​	3.3%	​	​	3.2%	​
Expected long-term rates of return	​	​	5.7%	​	​	5.7%	​	​	6.3%	​

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Schedule of Benefit Plan Costs Recorded in Net Income and Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recorded in Other Comprehensive Income

The previous pension cost in net income and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations in other comprehensive income in millions of dollars were as follows:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		2019			2018			2017
Pensions	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net cost	​	$	70	​	$	154	​	$	106	​
Retirement benefit adjustments included in other comprehensive (income) loss:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net actuarial (gain) loss	​		887	​		(553)	​		(702)	​
Amortization of actuarial loss	​		(143)	​		(226)	​		(247)	​
Amortization of prior service cost	​		(11)	​		(12)	​		(12)	​
Settlements	​		(3)	​		(8)	​		(2)	​
Total (gain) loss recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss	​		730	​		(799)	​		(963)	​
Total recognized in comprehensive (income) loss	​	$	800	​	$	(645)	​	$	(857)	​

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The previous OPEB cost in net income and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations in other comprehensive income in millions of dollars were as follows:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		2019			2018			2017
OPEB	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net cost	​	$	165	​	$	199	​	$	241	​
Retirement benefit adjustments included in other comprehensive (income) loss:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net actuarial (gain) loss	​		141	​		(608)	​		(309)	​
Prior service cost	​		​	​		5	​		​	​
Amortization of actuarial loss	​		(16)	​		(62)	​		(99)	​
Amortization of prior service credit	​		72	​		77	​		77	​
Total (gain) loss recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss	​		197	​		(588)	​		(331)	​
Total recognized in comprehensive (income) loss	​	$	362	​	$	(389)	​	$	(90)	​

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Schedule of Benefit Plan Obligations, Funded Status and the Assumptions Related to Obligations

The benefit plan obligations, funded status, and the assumptions related to the obligations at November 3, 2019 and October 28, 2018, respectively, in millions of dollars follow:

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Pensions

​

OPEB

​

​

​

2019

​

2018

​

2019

​

2018

​

Change in benefit obligations

​

​

​

​

​

​

Beginning of year balance

​

$

(12,108)

​

$

(13,166)

​

$

(5,472)

​

$

(6,162)

​

Service cost

​

(261)

​

(293)

​

(41)

​

(45)

​

Interest cost

​

(447)

​

(390)

​

(216)

​

(191)

​

Actuarial gain (loss)

​

(2,174)

​

1,012

​

(187)

​

624

​

Amendments

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

(5)

​

Benefits paid

​

705

​

711

​

316

​

317

​

Health care subsidies

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

(22)

​

(12)

​

Acquisition*

​

​

​

​

​

(29)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Foreign exchange and other

​

35

​

47

​

​

​

2

​

End of year balance

​

(14,250)

​

(12,108)

​

(5,622)

​

(5,472)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Change in plan assets (fair value)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Beginning of year balance

​

12,602

​

12,093

​

719

​

539

​

Actual return on plan assets

​

2,081

​

316

​

82

​

6

​

Employer contribution

​

70

​

938

​

448

​

488

​

Benefits paid

​

(705)

​

(711)

​

(316)

​

(317)

​

Foreign exchange and other

​

(24)

​

(34)

​

3

​

3

​

End of year balance

​

14,024

​

12,602

​

936

​

719

​

Funded status

​

$

(226)

​

$

494

​

$

(4,686)

​

$

(4,753)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Weighted-average assumptions

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Discount rates

​

​

3.0%

​

​

4.1%

​

​

3.2%

​

​

4.5%

​

Rate of compensation increase

​

​

3.8%

​

​

3.8%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest crediting rate - U.S. cash balance plan

​

​

2.1%

​

​

3.3%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

*       See Note 4.

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Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Pretax

The amounts recognized at November 3, 2019 and October 28, 2018, respectively, in millions of dollars consist of the following:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Pensions

​

OPEB

​

​

​

2019

​

2018

​

2019

​

2018

​

Amounts recognized in balance sheet

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Noncurrent asset

​

$

840

$

1,298

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current liability

​

(56)

​

(36)

​

$

(35)

​

$

(34)

​

Noncurrent liability

​

(1,010)

​

(768)

​

(4,651)

​

(4,719)

​

Total

​

$

(226)

​

$

494

​

$

(4,686)

​

$

(4,753)

​

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income – pretax

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Net actuarial loss

​

$

4,312

​

$

3,571

​

$

912

​

$

787

​

Prior service cost (credit)

​

32

​

43

​

(28)

​

(100)

​

Total

​

$

4,344

​

$

3,614

​

$

884

​

$

687

​

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Schedule of Future Benefits Expected to be Paid from the Benefit Plans

The benefits expected to be paid from the benefit plans, which reflect expected future years of service, are as follows in millions of dollars:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		Pensions			OPEB*
2020	​	$	731	​	$	308	​
2021	​		719	​		307	​
2022	​		703	​		309	​
2023	​		698	​		310	​
2024	​		699	​		313	​
2025 to 2029	​		3,469	​		1,566	​

*       Net of prescription drug group benefit subsidy under Medicare Part D.

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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets

The fair values of the pension plan assets at November 3, 2019 follow in millions of dollars:

​

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		Total			Level 1			Level 2
Cash and short-term investments	​	$	587	​	$	353	​	$	234	​
Equity:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
U.S. equity securities	​		1,192	​		1,156	​	​	36	​
International equity securities	​		981	​		974	​	​	7	​
Fixed Income:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Government and agency securities	​		1,257	​		970	​		287	​
Corporate debt securities	​		2,416	​		1	​		2,415	​
Mortgage-backed securities	​		90	​		​	​		90	​
Real estate	​		69	​		63	​		6	​
Derivative contracts - assets*	​		208	​		17	​		191	​
Derivative contracts - liabilities**	​		(47)	​		(13)	​		(34)	​
Receivables, payables, and other	​		(106)	​		(107)	​	​	1	​
Securities lending collateral	​		476	​	​	​	​		476	​
Securities lending liability	​		(476)	​	​	​	​		(476)	​
Securities sold short	​		(279)	​		(275)	​	​	(4)	​
Total of Level 1 and Level 2 assets	​	​	6,368	​	$	3,139	​	$	3,229	​
Investments at net asset value:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Short-term investments	​	​	398	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
U.S. equity funds	​	​	1,250	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
International equity funds	​	​	764	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Fixed income funds	​	​	1,529	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Real estate	​	​	648	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Hedge funds	​	​	679	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Private equity/venture capital	​	​	1,913	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Other investments	​	​	475	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Total net assets	​	$	14,024	​	​	​	​	​	​	​

*       Includes contracts for interest rates of $171 million, foreign currency of $20 million, equity of $10 million, and other of $7 million.

**     Includes contracts for foreign currency of $26 million, interest rates of $20 million, and other of $1 million.

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The fair values of the health care assets at November 3, 2019 follow in millions of dollars:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		Total			Level 1			Level 2
Cash and short-term investments	​	$	81	​	$	77	​	$	4	​
Equity:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
U.S. equity securities and funds	​		41	​		41	​	​	​	​
International equity securities	​		9	​		9	​	​	​	​
Fixed Income:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Government and agency securities	​		112	​		101	​		11	​
Corporate debt securities	​		43	​	​	​	​		43	​
Mortgage-backed securities	​		15	​	​	​	​		15	​
Other	​		​	​		(2)	​	​	2	​
Securities lending collateral	​		20	​	​	​	​		20	​
Securities lending liability	​		(20)	​	​	​	​		(20)	​
Securities sold short	​		(4)	​		(4)	​	​	​	​
Total of Level 1 and Level 2 assets	​	​	297	​	$	222	​	$	75	​
Investments at net asset value:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Short-term investments	​	​	4	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
U.S. equity funds	​	​	311	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
International equity funds	​	​	197	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Fixed income funds	​	​	84	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Hedge funds	​	​	9	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Private equity/venture capital	​	​	22	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Other investments	​	​	12	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Total net assets	​	$	936	​	​	​	​	​	​	​

​

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The fair values of the pension plan assets at October 28, 2018 follow in millions of dollars:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		Total			Level 1			Level 2
Cash and short-term investments	​	$	868	​	$	377	​	$	491	​
Equity:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
U.S. equity securities	​		1,495	​		1,466	​	​	29	​
International equity securities	​		1,143	​		1,136	​	​	7	​
Fixed Income:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Government and agency securities	​		764	​		500	​		264	​
Corporate debt securities	​		1,626	​	​	​	​		1,626	​
Mortgage-backed securities	​		53	​		​	​		53	​
Real estate	​		76	​		72	​		4	​
Derivative contracts - assets*	​		102	​		3	​		99	​
Derivative contracts - liabilities**	​		(115)	​		(40)	​		(75)	​
Receivables, payables, and other	​		(9)	​		(10)	​	​	1	​
Securities lending collateral	​		561	​	​	​	​		561	​
Securities lending liability	​		(561)	​	​	​	​		(561)	​
Securities sold short	​		(333)	​		(330)	​	​	(3)	​
Total of Level 1 and Level 2 assets	​	​	5,670	​	$	3,174	​	$	2,496	​
Investments at net asset value:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Short-term investments	​	​	219	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
U.S. equity funds	​	​	1,526	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
International equity funds	​	​	802	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Fixed income funds	​	​	1,290	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Real estate	​	​	654	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Hedge funds	​	​	724	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Private equity/venture capital	​	​	1,680	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Other investments	​	​	37	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Total net assets	​	$	12,602	​	​	​	​	​	​	​

*       Includes contracts for interest rates of $48 million, foreign currency of $47 million, and other of $7 million.

**     Includes contracts for interest rates of $49 million, foreign currency of $28 million, equity of $29 million, and other of $9 million.

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The fair values of the health care assets at October 28, 2018 follow in millions of dollars:

​

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		Total			Level 1			Level 2
Cash and short-term investments	​	$	78	​	$	73	​	$	5	​
Equity:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
U.S. equity securities and funds	​		54	​		54	​	​	​	​
International equity securities	​		10	​		10	​	​	​	​
Fixed Income:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Government and agency securities	​		57	​		53	​		4	​
Corporate debt securities	​		29	​	​	​	​		29	​
Mortgage-backed securities	​		11	​	​	​	​		11	​
Other	​	​	1	​	​	​	​		1	​
Securities lending collateral	​		24	​	​	​	​		24	​
Securities lending liability	​		(24)	​	​	​	​		(24)	​
Securities sold short	​		(3)	​		(3)	​	​	​	​
Total of Level 1 and Level 2 assets	​	​	237	​	$	187	​	$	50	​
Investments at net asset value:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Short-term investments	​	​	2	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
U.S. equity funds	​	​	220	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
International equity funds	​	​	146	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Fixed income funds	​	​	83	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Hedge funds	​	​	7	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Private equity/venture capital	​	​	17	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Other Investments	​	​	7	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Total net assets	​	$	719	​	​	​	​	​	​	​

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