EMPLOYEE-SEPARATION PROGRAM (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2020	Oct. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020
OPEB
Employee-Separation Program
Curtailment expense	$ (21)
Employee-Separation Program
Employee-Separation Program
Total employee-separation programs' expenses, pretax	127
Employee-Separation Program | OPEB | United States
Employee-Separation Program
Curtailment expense	$ (21)
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit (Cost) Credit, Curtailment Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible List]	Cost of Revenue
Employee-Separation Program | Forecasted
Employee-Separation Program
Total employee-separation programs' expenses, pretax			$ 136
Employee-separation programs savings		$ 85	$ 65
Employee-Separation Program | Agriculture and Turf
Employee-Separation Program
Employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent)	75.00%
Employee-Separation Program | Construction and Forestry
Employee-Separation Program
Employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent)	23.00%
Employee-Separation Program | Financial Services
Employee-Separation Program
Employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent)	2.00%
Employee-Separation Program | Operating Profit
Employee-Separation Program
Total employee-separation programs' expenses, pretax	$ 105
Employee-Separation Program | Cost of Sales
Employee-Separation Program
Employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent)	37.00%
Employee-Separation Program | Research and Development
Employee-Separation Program
Employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent)	15.00%
Employee-Separation Program | Selling, Administrative and General Expenses
Employee-Separation Program
Employee-separation programs' expenses allocation (as a percent)	48.00%