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SPECIAL ITEMS - Employee-Separation Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2020 | Aug. 02, 2020
OPEB |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Curtailment expense |  | $ 21
2020 Employee-Separation Program |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 138
2020 Employee-Separation Program | OPEB |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Curtailment expense | $ 21 |
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 Program | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 41
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 19
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 55
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 115
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Other Operating Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 23
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Production & Precision Ag | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 21
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Production & Precision Ag | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 8
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Production & Precision Ag | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 19
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Production & Precision Ag | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 48
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Small Ag & Turf | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 11
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Small Ag & Turf | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 7
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Small Ag & Turf | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 19
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Small Ag & Turf | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 37
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Construction & Forestry | Cost of Sales |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 9
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Construction & Forestry | Research and Development |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 4
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Construction & Forestry | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 14
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Construction & Forestry | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 27
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Financial Services Segment | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | 3
2020 Employee-Separation Program | Financial Services Segment | Operating Profit |  |
Employee-Separation Program |  |
Total employee-separation program's expenses, pretax |  | $ 3

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