The percentage of net sales and revenues attributable to the U.S. only, based on a three-year average.

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Represents the time period over which the U.S. net sales and revenues as a proportion of aggregate U.S. and Canada net sales and revenues is calculated.

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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA - Geographic Areas Net Sales and Revenue and Operating Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2017	Jan. 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	May 01, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016	Nov. 01, 2015
Geographic Area Information
Net sales	$ 7,094.0	$ 6,833.0	$ 7,260.0	$ 4,698.0	$ 5,650.0	$ 5,861.0	$ 7,107.0	$ 4,769.0	$ 25,885.1	$ 23,387.3	$ 25,775.2
Revenues	$ 8,018.0	$ 7,808.0	$ 8,287.0	$ 5,625.0	$ 6,520.0	$ 6,724.0	$ 7,875.0	$ 5,525.0	29,737.7	26,644.0	28,862.8
Operating profit (loss)									3,543.0	2,589.0	3,140.0
Equipment Operations
Geographic Area Information
Net sales									25,885.1	23,387.3	25,775.2
Revenues									27,021.8	24,102.1	26,454.9
Financial Services
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									3,179.1	2,919.1	2,815.9
U.S. and Canada:
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									17,557.0	16,742.0	18,750.0
Operating profit (loss)									$ 2,247.0	1,856.0	2,445.0
Number of years used in average percentage of U.S. only as a proportion of the combined U.S. and Canada net sales and revenues									3 years
U.S. and Canada: \| Equipment Operations
Geographic Area Information
Net sales									$ 15,031.0	14,376.0	16,498.0
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average									88.00%
Operating profit (loss)									$ 1,724.0	1,305.0	1,643.0
U.S. and Canada: \| Financial Services
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									$ 2,526.0	2,366.0	2,252.0
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average									79.00%
Operating profit (loss)									$ 523.0	551.0	802.0
Outside U.S. and Canada:
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									11,263.0	9,339.0	9,616.0
Operating profit (loss)									1,296.0	733.0	695.0
Outside U.S. and Canada: \| Equipment Operations
Geographic Area Information
Net sales									10,854.0	9,011.0	9,277.0
Operating profit (loss)									1,097.0	575.0	534.0
Outside U.S. and Canada: \| Financial Services
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									409.0	328.0	339.0
Operating profit (loss)									199.0	158.0	161.0
Other Revenues
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									$ 918.0	$ 563.0	$ 497.0