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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2019

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Reconciliation of the Changes in Warranty Liability and Unearned Premiums

A reconciliation of the changes in the warranty liability and unearned premiums in millions of dollars follows:

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		April 28			April 29			April 28			April 29
		2019			2018			2019			2018
Beginning of period balance		$	1,687		$	1,550		$	1,652		$	1,468
Payments			(234)			(213)			(462)			(430)
Amortization of premiums received			(56)			(57)			(111)			(113)
Accruals for warranties			256			260			510			453
Premiums received			69			65			134			126
Acquisitions												80
Foreign exchange			(8)			(14)			(9)			7
End of period balance		$	1,714		$	1,591		$	1,714		$	1,591

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate standard and extended product warranty liabilities, including the beginning balance, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the standard warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability related to the amortization of extended warranty premiums, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), the aggregate changes in the liability for extended warranty premiums received, and the ending balance.

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