Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Geographic Area Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Geographic Area Information (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2017 USD ($) item	Oct. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2015 USD ($)
Geographic Area Information
Number of operating segments \| item									1
Revenues	$ 588.9	$ 571.8	$ 543.9	$ 522.4	$ 541.5	$ 538.6	$ 526.9	$ 487.2	$ 2,227.0	$ 2,094.2	$ 1,951.7
Operating profit (loss)									500.0	521.8	768.1
Receivables	28,395.7				27,714.5				28,395.7	27,714.5	29,092.4
U.S.
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									2,030.3	1,899.3	1,736.9
Operating profit (loss)									407.6	441.7	681.6
Receivables	24,189.6				24,287.9				24,189.6	24,287.9	25,779.4
Outside the U.S.
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									196.7	194.9	214.8
Operating profit (loss)									92.4	80.1	86.5
Receivables	$ 4,206.1				$ 3,426.6				$ 4,206.1	$ 3,426.6	$ 3,313.0