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REVENUE RECOGNITION - Primary Geograhical Market, Major Product Lines, and Timing (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 01, 2020 | Aug. 02, 2020 | May 03, 2020 | Feb. 02, 2020 | Nov. 03, 2019 | Jul. 28, 2019 | Apr. 28, 2019 | Jan. 27, 2019 | Nov. 01, 2020 | Nov. 03, 2019 | Oct. 28, 2018
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues | $ 9,731 | $ 8,925 | $ 9,253 | $ 7,631 | $ 9,896 | $ 10,036 | $ 11,342 | $ 7,984 | $ 35,540 | $ 39,258 | $ 37,358
Revenue recognized at a point in time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,722 | 35,417 |
Revenue recognized over time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,818 | 3,841 |
Large Agriculture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,387 | 11,727 |
Small Agriculture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,102 | 8,696 |
Turf |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,390 | 2,650 |
Construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,521 | 5,188 |
Compact Construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,269 | 1,279 |
Roadbuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,924 | 3,193 |
Forestry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 | 1,403 |
Financial Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,720 | 3,751 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,127 | 1,371 |
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,996 | 20,926 |
Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,390 | 2,820 |
Western Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,333 | 5,539 |
Central Europe and CIS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,072 | 2,209 |
Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,023 | 3,885 |
Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,726 | 3,879 |
Agriculture and Turf |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,770 | 24,129 |
Agriculture and Turf | Revenue recognized at a point in time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,545 | 23,915 |
Agriculture and Turf | Revenue recognized over time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225 | 214 |
Agriculture and Turf | Large Agriculture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,387 | 11,727 |
Agriculture and Turf | Small Agriculture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,102 | 8,696 |
Agriculture and Turf | Turf |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,390 | 2,650 |
Agriculture and Turf | Financial Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106 | 100 |
Agriculture and Turf | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 785 | 956 |
Agriculture and Turf | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,948 | 12,362 |
Agriculture and Turf | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 990 | 1,096 |
Agriculture and Turf | Western Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,764 | 3,866 |
Agriculture and Turf | Central Europe and CIS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,391 | 1,423 |
Agriculture and Turf | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,236 | 2,894 |
Agriculture and Turf | Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,441 | 2,488 |
Construction and Forestry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,181 | 11,508 |
Construction and Forestry | Revenue recognized at a point in time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,071 | 11,391 |
Construction and Forestry | Revenue recognized over time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110 | 117 |
Construction and Forestry | Construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,521 | 5,188 |
Construction and Forestry | Compact Construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,269 | 1,279 |
Construction and Forestry | Roadbuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,924 | 3,193 |
Construction and Forestry | Forestry |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 | 1,403 |
Construction and Forestry | Financial Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 30 |
Construction and Forestry | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 342 | 415 |
Construction and Forestry | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,548 | 6,082 |
Construction and Forestry | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 802 | 1,107 |
Construction and Forestry | Western Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,479 | 1,586 |
Construction and Forestry | Central Europe and CIS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 646 | 749 |
Construction and Forestry | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 553 | 719 |
Construction and Forestry | Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,153 | 1,265 |
Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,589 | 3,621 | $ 3,252
Financial Services | Revenue recognized at a point in time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106 | 111 |
Financial Services | Revenue recognized over time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,483 | 3,510 |
Financial Services | Financial Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,589 | 3,621 |
Financial Services | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500 | 2,482 |
Financial Services | Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 598 | 617 |
Financial Services | Western Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 | 87 |
Financial Services | Central Europe and CIS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 37 |
Financial Services | Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 234 | 272 |
Financial Services | Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 132 | $ 126 |

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