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SPECIAL ITEMS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 01, 2020
Schedule of Impairments and Other Charges | In 2020, the company recorded impairments and other charges as follows: ​
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​ | ​ | Agriculture | ​ | Construction | ​ | Financial | ​ | Total | ​
​ | ​ | and Turf | ​ | and Forestry | ​ | Services | ​ | Pretax | ​
Factory closure | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |
China - agricultural equipment | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Non-cash impairments | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Other receivables, property, and intangible assets * | ​ | $ | 15 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 15 | ​
Severance payments * | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​
Factory closure | ​ | ​ | 20 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 20 | ​
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Non-cash fixed asset and lease impairments | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
German asphalt plant factory * 1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 62 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 62 | ​
Brazil construction equipment factory * 1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 16 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 16 | ​
Other international fixed assets * 1 | ​ | ​ | 13 | ​ | ​ | 2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 15 | ​
Other international fixed assets ** 1 | ​ | ​ | 4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 4 | ​
Equipment on operating leases *** 2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 22 | ​ | ​ | 22 | ​
Operating lease inventory *** 2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 10 | ​ | ​ | 10 | ​
Fixed asset and lease - non-cash impairments | ​ | ​ | 17 | ​ | ​ | 80 | ​ | ​ | 32 | ​ | ​ | 129 | ​
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Non-cash affiliate company impairments | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Minority investment in construction equipment company headquartered in South Africa **** 3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 43 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 43 | ​
Construction equipment joint venture located in Brazil **** 3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 7 | ​
Affiliate impairments | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 50 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 50 | ​
Total impairments and closure costs 4, 5 | ​ | $ | 37 | ​ | $ | 130 | ​ | $ | 32 | ​ | $ | 199 | ​
* Recorded in "Cost of sales" ** Recorded in "Selling, administrative, and general expenses" *** Recorded in "Other operating expenses" ****Recorded in "Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliate" 1 The impairment was the result of a decline in forecasted financial performance that indicated it was probable future cash flows would not cover the carrying amount of net assets. 2 The impairments were the result of a higher expected equipment return rates and lower estimated values of used construction equipment than originally estimated with the probable effect that future cash flows would not cover the carrying amount of the asset. 3 The impairment was the result of an other-than-temporary decline in value. 4 The after-tax effect was $180 million. 5 See Note 26 for a description of the valuation methodologies used to measure these impairments. ​ ​
2020 Employee-Separation Programs |
Schedule of Employee-Separation Programs Pretax Expenses | The programs’ total pretax expenses in 2020 were as follows: ​
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​ | ​ | Agriculture | ​ | Construction | ​ | Financial | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | and Turf | ​ | and Forestry | ​ | Services | ​ | Total | ​
Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 82 |  | $ | 22 |  | ​ | ​ |  | $ | 104 | ​
Research and development expenses | ​ | ​ | 47 | ​ | ​ | 8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 55 | ​
Selling, administrative and general expenses | ​ | ​ | 96 | ​ | ​ | 24 | ​ | $ | 15 | ​ | ​ | 135 | ​
Other operating expenses* | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 41 | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 225 | ​ | $ | 54 | ​ | $ | 15 | ​ | $ | 335 | ​
* Relates primarily to non-cash charges of $34 million from curtailments in certain OPEB plans (see Note 8) and other corporate expenses, both of which were recorded outside of operating profit. Approximately $6 million of the curtailment charge was recorded by financial services. ​
2019 Employee-Separation Programs |
Schedule of Employee-Separation Programs Pretax Expenses | During 2019, the company also completed certain employee-separation programs designed for specific functions and geographic areas as part of its on-going efforts to create a more efficient organizational structure. These programs provided for cash payments based on years of service. The expenses were recorded in the period the employees irrevocably accepted the separation offer with the following total pretax expenses: ​
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​ | ​ | Agriculture | ​ | Construction | ​ | Financial | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | and Turf | ​ | and Forestry | ​ | Services | ​ | Total | ​
Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 5 |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | $ | 5 | ​
Research and development expenses | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​
Selling, administrative and general expenses | ​ | ​ | 13 | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | 9 | ​ | ​ | 24 | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 19 | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | 9 | ​ | $ | 30 | ​
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