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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Details 6) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets $ 2,677us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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$ 2,062us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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$ 1,969us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Real Estate | Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 446us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Private Equity/Venture Capital | Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 1,622us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Hedge Funds | Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 609us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 11,447us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 5,771us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 3,071us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 2,605us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 1,085us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 426us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 659us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 3,084us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | U.S. Equity Securities | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 3,084us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | U.S. Equity Funds      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 42us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | U.S. Equity Funds | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | U.S. Equity Funds | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 38us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | International Equity Securities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 1,972us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | International Equity Securities | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 1,972us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | International Equity Funds      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 456us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | International Equity Funds | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 74us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | International Equity Funds | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 382us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Government and Agency Securities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 436us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 412us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Government and Agency Securities | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 24us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Corporate Debt Securities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 324us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Pensions | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 96us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Pensions | Fixed Income Funds      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Pensions | Fixed Income Funds | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 127us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Fixed Income Funds | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 953us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Real Estate      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 574us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Real Estate | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 132us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Real Estate | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Real Estate | Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 434us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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Pensions | Private Equity/Venture Capital      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 1,578us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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Pensions | Private Equity/Venture Capital | Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 1,578us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Hedge Funds      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 593us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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Pensions | Hedge Funds | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets   379us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Hedge Funds | Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 593us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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Pensions | Other Investments      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 324us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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Pensions | Other Investments | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Other Investments | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 321us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 322us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 14us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 308us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Interest Rate Contracts      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 246us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Foreign Exchange Contracts      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 61us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Equity Contracts      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 11us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Assets | Other Contracts      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (39)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (9)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (30)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Interest Rate Contracts      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (6)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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(563)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Foreign Exchange Contracts      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (25)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Derivative Contracts - Liabilities | Other Contracts      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (8)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Receivables, Payables and Other      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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14us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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Pensions | Receivables, Payables and Other | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= de_ReceivablesPayablesAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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14us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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Pensions | Securities Lending Collateral      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 847us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Securities Lending Collateral | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Pensions | Securities Lending Liability      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (847)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Securities Lending Liability | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (847)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Securities Sold Short      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (477)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Pensions | Securities Sold Short | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets (477)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 557us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 328us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Level 3      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 72us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Cash and Short-term Investments      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 37us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Cash and Short-term Investments | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 18us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | U.S. Equity Securities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 223us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | U.S. Equity Securities | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 223us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Health Care and Life Insurance | U.S. Equity Funds | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 87us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Health Care and Life Insurance | International Equity Securities | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Government and Agency Securities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 164us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Government and Agency Securities | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Corporate Debt Securities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 33us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Corporate Debt Securities | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Mortgage-backed Securities      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 13us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Mortgage-backed Securities | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 13us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Fixed Income Funds      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
Total net assets 70us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Fixed Income Funds | Level 1      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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Health Care and Life Insurance | Fixed Income Funds | Level 2      
Fair Values of Pension Plan and Health Care Assets by Category      
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