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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Oct. 29, 2023 | Oct. 30, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2021
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Pensions |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | $ 12,004 | $ 13,219 | $ 17,190
Pensions | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 6,347 |  |
Pensions | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 6,602 |
Pensions | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,382 | 1,535 |
Pensions | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 4,947 | 5,067 |
Pensions | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 18 |  |
Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 513 |  |
Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 338 |
Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 470 | 283 |
Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 43 | 55 |
Pensions | Short-term Investments | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 362 | 633 |
Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 342 |  |
Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 311 |
Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 330 | 290 |
Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 12 | 21 |
Pensions | U.S. Equity Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 92 | 54 |
Pensions | International Equity Securities and Funds | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 199 |  |
Pensions | International Equity Securities and Funds | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 196 |
Pensions | International Equity Securities and Funds | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 197 | 195 |
Pensions | International Equity Securities and Funds | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 2 | 1 |
Pensions | International Equity Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 151 | 125 |
Pensions | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,017 |  |
Pensions | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 1,296 |
Pensions | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 759 | 1,053 |
Pensions | Government and Agency Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 258 | 243 |
Pensions | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 4,389 |  |
Pensions | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 4,587 |
Pensions | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 4,389 | 4,587 |
Pensions | Mortgage-backed Securities | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 285 |  |
Pensions | Mortgage-backed Securities | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 213 |
Pensions | Mortgage-backed Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 285 | 213 |
Pensions | Fixed Income Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,418 | 1,736 |
Pensions | Real Estate Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 462 | 592 |
Pensions | Hedge Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 491 | 569 |
Pensions | Private Equity | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 18 |  |
Pensions | Private Equity | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 18 |  |
Pensions | Private Equity | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,306 | 1,322 |
Pensions | Venture Capital | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,341 | 1,553 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 53 |  |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 92 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 17 | 54 |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 36 | 38 |
Pensions | Derivative Interest Rate Contracts - Liabilities | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (309) |  |
Pensions | Derivative Interest Rate Contracts - Liabilities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (215) |  |
Pensions | Derivative Interest Rate Contracts - Liabilities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (94) |  |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (209) |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (106) |
Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (103) |
Pensions | Receivables, Prepaids, and Payables | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (137) |  |
Pensions | Receivables, Prepaids, and Payables | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (207) |
Pensions | Receivables, Prepaids, and Payables | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (137) | (207) |
Pensions | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 615 |  |
Pensions | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 684 |
Pensions | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 615 | 684 |
Pensions | Securities Lending Liability | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (615) |  |
Pensions | Securities Lending Liability | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (684) |
Pensions | Securities Lending Liability | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (615) | (684) |
Pensions | Securities Sold Short | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (73) |  |
Pensions | Securities Sold Short | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | (64) |
Pensions | Securities Sold Short | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (69) | (58) |
Pensions | Securities Sold Short | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (4) | (6) |
Pensions | Other Investments | Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 50 |  |
Pensions | Other Investments | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 49 |
Pensions | Other Investments | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 30 | 31 |
Pensions | Other Investments | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 20 | 18 |
Pensions | Other Investments | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 34 | 33 |
Health Care |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 2,028 | 2,136 |
Health Care | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 1,325 | 1,303 |
Health Care | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 677 | 669 |
Health Care | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 648 | 634 |
Health Care | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 76 | 79 |
Health Care | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 76 | 79 |
Health Care | U.S. Equity Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 40 |
Health Care | International Equity Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets |  | 22 |
Health Care | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 637 | 629 |
Health Care | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 596 | 597 |
Health Care | Government and Agency Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 41 | 32 |
Health Care | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 515 | 516 |
Health Care | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 515 | 516 |
Health Care | Mortgage-backed Securities | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 89 | 83 |
Health Care | Mortgage-backed Securities | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 89 | 83 |
Health Care | Fixed Income Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 392 | 347 |
Health Care | Real Estate Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 104 | 140 |
Health Care | Hedge Funds | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 104 | 188 |
Health Care | Private Equity | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 43 | 41 |
Health Care | Venture Capital | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 43 | 48 |
Health Care | Other Plan Assets | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 8 | (4) |
Health Care | Other Plan Assets | Level 1 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 5 | (7) |
Health Care | Other Plan Assets | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 3 | 3 |
Health Care | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 122 | 98 |
Health Care | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | 122 | 98 |
Health Care | Securities Lending Liability | Level 1 and 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (122) | (98) |
Health Care | Securities Lending Liability | Level 2 |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | (122) | (98) |
Health Care | Other Investments | Investments at Net Asset Value |  |  |
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category |  |  |
Total net assets | $ 17 | $ 7 |

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