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SPECIAL ITEMS - Employee-Separation Programs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 01, 2020 | Nov. 03, 2019
OPEB |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Curtailment expense | $ 34 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 335 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | OPEB |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Curtailment expense | $ 34 |
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit (Cost) Credit, Curtailment Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible List] | Other Cost of Operating Revenue |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | $ 104 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 55 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 135 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 294 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Non-operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 41 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 51 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 29 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 53 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 133 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 31 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 18 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 43 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 92 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Construction & Forestry (CF) | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 22 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Construction & Forestry (CF) | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 8 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Construction & Forestry (CF) | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 24 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Construction & Forestry (CF) | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 54 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Financial Services (FS) | OPEB |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Curtailment expense | 6 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Financial Services (FS) | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | 15 |
2020 Employee-Separation Programs | Financial Services (FS) | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses | $ 15 |
2019 Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | $ 30
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 5
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 1
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 24
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Production & Precision Ag (PPA) |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 11
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 3
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 1
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 7
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Small Ag & Turf (SAT) |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 8
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 2
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 6
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Construction & Forestry (CF) |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 2
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Construction & Forestry (CF) | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 2
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Financial Services (FS) |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | 9
2019 Employee-Separation Programs | Financial Services (FS) | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Programs |  |
Total employee-separation programs' pretax expenses |  | $ 9

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