SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA - Segment Net Sales and Revenues (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2020 USD ($)	May 03, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2020 USD ($) item	Nov. 03, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Operating Segments
Number of major business segments | item									3
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 9,731	$ 8,925	$ 9,253	$ 7,631	$ 9,896	$ 10,036	$ 11,342	$ 7,984	$ 35,540	$ 39,258	$ 37,358
Net Sales
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 8,659	$ 7,859	$ 8,224	$ 6,530	$ 8,703	$ 8,969	$ 10,273	$ 6,941	31,272	34,886	33,351
Other Revenues
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues									679	751	755
Agriculture and Turf
Net Sales and Revenues
Intersegment sales and revenues									24	34	47
Net sales and revenues									22,770	24,129
Agriculture and Turf | Net Sales
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues									22,325	23,666	23,191
Construction and Forestry
Net Sales and Revenues
Intersegment sales and revenues									1	1	0
Net sales and revenues									9,181	11,508
Construction and Forestry | Net Sales
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues									8,947	11,220	10,160
Financial Services
Net Sales and Revenues
Intersegment sales and revenues									278	348	308
Net sales and revenues									$ 3,589	$ 3,621	$ 3,252