OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ITEMS - Amounts Recorded in and Reclassifications out of (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Interest expense	$ (374)	$ (291)	$ (1,078)	$ (881)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	31	(366)	(123)	87
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit	(2)	(14)	(23)	(76)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	29	(380)	(146)	11
Cumulative Translation Adjustment
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	27	(421)	(217)	(196)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit	(1)	1	(1)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	26	(420)	(218)	(196)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax	(27)	1	(42)	16
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	(28)	(1)	(48)	13
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, tax (expense) credit	6		9	(4)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit	6		11	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, after tax	(21)	1	(33)	12
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	(22)	(1)	(37)	10
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | Interest Rate Contracts | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Interest expense	(1)	(2)	(6)	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, tax (expense) credit			2	1
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	(1)	(2)	(4)	(2)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Debt Securities
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax	13		32
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	12		31
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, tax (expense) credit	(2)		(6)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit	(2)		(6)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, after tax	11		26
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	10		25
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Debt Securities | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other income	(1)		(1)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	(1)		(1)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax		2		(9)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		2		(10)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, tax (expense) credit		(1)		2
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit		(1)		2
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, after tax		1		(7)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes		1		(8)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other income				(1)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax				(1)
Retirement Benefits Adjustment
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	20	54	111	280
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit	(5)	(14)	(27)	(75)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes	15	40	84	205
Retirement Benefits Adjustment | Pensions
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax	(3)		(21)	46
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, tax (expense) credit	1		5	(11)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, after tax	(2)		(16)	35
Retirement Benefits Adjustment | OPEB
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax			60	60
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, tax (expense) credit			(14)	(14)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, after tax			46	46
Actuarial (Gain) Loss | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Pensions
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other operating expenses	35	53	106	168
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, tax (expense) credit	(9)	(14)	(26)	(48)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	26	39	80	120
Actuarial (Gain) Loss | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | OPEB
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other operating expenses	4	16	12	47
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, tax (expense) credit	(1)	(4)	(3)	(13)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	3	12	9	34
Prior Service (Credit) Cost | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Pensions
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other operating expenses	2	3	8	9
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, tax (expense) credit		(1)	(2)	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	2	2	6	6
Prior Service (Credit) Cost | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | OPEB
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other operating expenses	(19)	(19)	(55)	(57)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, tax (expense) credit	4	5	13	16
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	(15)	(14)	(42)	(41)
Settlements/Curtailments | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Pensions
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
Other operating expenses	1	1	1	7
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax (Expense) Credit
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, tax (expense) credit				(2)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), After Tax
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1	$ 5