PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016
Amounts recognized in balance sheet
Noncurrent asset	$ 538.2	$ 93.6
Pensions
Amounts recognized in balance sheet
Noncurrent asset	538.0	94.0
Current liability	(40.0)	(33.0)
Noncurrent liability	(1,571.0)	(2,010.0)
Funded (unfunded) status	(1,073.0)	(1,949.0)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income - pretax
Net actuarial loss	4,358.0	5,309.0
Prior service cost (credit)	55.0	67.0
Total	4,413.0	5,376.0
Accumulated Benefit Obligations - Additional Disclosures
Accumulated benefit obligation for pension plans	12,416.0	12,410.0
Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets
Defined benefit plan, pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, accumulated benefit obligations	8,234.0	8,402.0
Defined benefit plan, pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, aggregate fair value of plan assets	7,345.0	7,016.0
Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets
Defined benefit plan, pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, projected benefit obligations	9,059.0	9,157.0
Defined benefit plan, plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, fair value of plan assets	7,448.0	7,114.0
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income that are expected to be amortized as net expense (income) and reported outside of income from operations during fiscal 2018
Net actuarial loss	225.0
Prior service cost (credit)	12.0
Total	237.0
Expected future employer contributions towards defined benefit plans, which are primarily direct benefit payments for unfunded plans	63.0
Benefits expected to be paid from the benefit plans, which reflect expected future years of service
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, next twelve months	721.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year two	726.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year three	713.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year four	701.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year five	693.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, five fiscal years thereafter	3,458.0
Health Care and Life Insurance
Amounts recognized in balance sheet
Current liability	(63.0)	(32.0)
Noncurrent liability	(5,560.0)	(6,033.0)
Funded (unfunded) status	(5,623.0)	(6,065.0)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income - pretax
Net actuarial loss	1,457.0	1,865.0
Prior service cost (credit)	(182.0)	(259.0)
Total	1,275.0	$ 1,606.0
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income that are expected to be amortized as net expense (income) and reported outside of income from operations during fiscal 2018
Net actuarial loss	67.0
Prior service cost (credit)	(77.0)
Total	(10.0)
Expected future employer contributions towards defined benefit plans, which are primarily direct benefit payments for unfunded plans	74.0
Benefits expected to be paid from the benefit plans, which reflect expected future years of service
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, next twelve months	334.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year two	337.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year three	342.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year four	346.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year five	352.0
Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, five fiscal years thereafter	$ 1,758.0